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Feasibility and safety of introducing cashew nut spread in infant diets-A randomized trial

To reduce peanut allergy prevalence, infant feeding guidelines now recommend introducing peanuts in an age-appropriate form (such as peanut butter) as part of complementary feeding. However, due to a lack of randomized trial evidence, most infant feeding and food allergy prevention guidelines do not include tree nuts. The aims of this trial were to determine safety and feasibility of dosage consumption recommendations for infant cashew nut spread introduction.

Associations between the human immune system and gut microbiome with neurodevelopment in the first 5 years of life: A systematic scoping review

The aim of this review was to map the literature assessing associations between maternal or infant immune or gut microbiome biomarkers and child neurodevelopmental outcomes within the first 5 years of life. We conducted a PRISMA-ScR compliant review of peer-reviewed, English-language journal articles.

Maternal and family factors and child eating pathology: Risk and protective relationships

This study aimed to identify maternal and family factors that may predict increases or decreases in child eating disorder symptoms over time, accounting for...

Custom mental health app empowers new mums with lifelong wellbeing skills

ORIGINS Co-Director, Dr Jackie Davis, collaborated with researchers at The Kids to develop and pilot the Mums Minds Matter study.

Clustering of psychosocial symptoms in overweight children

The aims of the present study were to (i) examine the relationship between children's degree of adiposity and psychosocial functioning; and (ii) compare patterns of clustering of psychosocial measures between healthy weight and overweight/obese children.

ORIGINS features in ABCs Four Corners alongside Dr Norman Swan

The episode investigates the alarming rise in early-onset adult cancers and the research efforts to understand why and what Australia can do the reduce its diagnoses.

Applications Open for The WA Country Health Service Advanced Trainee Research Support Program (ATRSP)

If you're required to undertake an Advanced Trainee Research Project (ATRP) as part of your RACP Advanced Training, the Advanced Trainee Research Support Program (ATRSP) is here to support you every step of the way.

Useful Sub-project Documents

A list of documents, forms and resources for current or potential collaborators to download

Antenatal Sample Collection

Instructions on the various antenatal samples collected by the Origins project and how to collect them.