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Community partnership sets priorities for preterm lung health research

Respiratory disease remains one of the most significant complications of preterm birth, with lasting consequences.

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SHIP CT: A Phase 3 randomised, double-blind, controlled trial of inhaled 7% hypertonic saline versus 0.9% isotonic saline for 48 weeks in patients with Cystic Fibrosis at 3-6 years of age in parallel with the North American SHIP clinical trial.

SHIP-CT, led by Professor Stephen Stick, Director of the Wal-yan Respiratory Research Centre at The Kids, is a unique study in preschool-aged children (from 3-6 years of age) with CF using images of the lung from chest CT scans as the main outcome measure.

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Cybersafety

Even in the safety of their home, there are many risky places a child or teenager can visit online. This can be due to the content they see, who they come into contact with, and personal information they share.

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Parents’ top tips for managing their kids’ device use

Have you ever wondered how other parents manage their kids’ device use? As part of a survey for our Cyber Savvy Project, The Kids researchers asked a group of parents for their top tips regarding their child's use of devices.

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Setting smart phone rules

Mobile phones are an important part of diabetes management but its also important to set some family rules for your child's technology use.

Donors and Fundraisers

We rely on the support of donors & fundraisers to be able to conduct the life changing pediatric research we do on a day-to-day basis. Will you help?

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$1.5 million funding advances translational research outcomes in early childhood and family health

ORIGINS, the largest longitudinal cohort study of its kind in Australia, delivered in partnership between The Kids Research Institute Australia and Joondalup Health Campus, has received $1.5 million funding from the Minderoo Foundation.

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Heatwave health: How to protect your family during extreme heat

With Perth and WA’s south-west in the grip of several days of extreme heat, The Kids Research Institute Australia experts share their top tips on keeping your children safe in the hot weather.

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State Government boost for vital child health research

Eight The Kids Research Institute Australia-led projects will benefit from a Western Australian Government boost to health research for the State’s children and young people.

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It’s not just physical illness that will have an impact: A ground-breaking study is investigating the effect of COVID-19 on community wellbeing

In an Australian-first study, researchers at The Kids Research Institute Australia are investigating the effects of COVID-19 on the wellbeing of more than 2,000 families in the northern suburbs of Perth, measuring their perceived stress, financial hardship and family functioning during the pandemic.