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The Happy Parenting Program is investigating new ways to provide support to parents with young children from an early age.

The BioMood project will study how following a Mediterranean diet during pregnancy affects the gut microbiome, metabolism, and inflammation, with the expectation that it will promote a healthier microbiome and better mental health.
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PLAYCE@Home - understanding the impact of COVID-19 on children’s physical activity, health & developmentYoung children are no exception when it comes to the importance of friendships and social interaction for maintaining good health and well-being. This COVID-19 research project involves surveying parents and monitoring how their young children are coping during this time of social distancing.

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The Wal-yan Respiratory Research Centre turns three!As the Wal-yan Respiratory Research Centre turns three, we celebrate our achievements, and say thank you to our amazing community.
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Estimated Therapy Costs and Downstream Cost Consequences of iBASIS-Video Interaction to Promote Positive Parenting Intervention vs Usual Care Among Children Displaying Early Behavioral Signs of Autism in AustraliaThe growing global prevalence of autism spectrum disorder is associated with increasing costs for support services. Ascertaining the effects of a successful preemptive intervention for infants showing early behavioral signs of autism on human services budgets is highly policy relevant.

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Excellence Award for top ranked The Kids researcherThe Kids Research Institute Australia and UWA researcher Dr Sally Brinkman has been recognised with a national Research Excellence Award.

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Aboriginal Elders Honorary research appointment is a historic moment for The Kids Research Institute AustraliaExecutive Director Jonathan Carapetis said he was honoured to be able to work with the Elders in creating a bridge between the Institute’s research and the lives of Aboriginal children and families.
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Immune function during early adolescence positively predicts adult facial sexual dimorphism in both men and womenOur results support a fundamental assumption that facial sexual dimorphism is an indicator of immune function during the development of facial sexual dimorphism
The Opportunity CoLab is a partnership between The Kids Research Institute Australia and the Minderoo Foundation. CoLab's mission is to bring
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Otitis media at 6-monthly assessments of Australian First Nations children between ages 12–36 months: Findings from two randomised controlled trials of combined pneumococcal conjugate vaccinesIn remote communities of northern Australia, First Nations children with hearing loss are disproportionately at risk of poor school readiness and performance compared to their peers with no hearing loss. The aim of this trial is to prevent early childhood persisting otitis media (OM), associated hearing loss and developmental delay.