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Reading books boosts child language

A new study provides more evidence that reading books to young children and helping them visually to follow the story improves a child's language.

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Telethon Adventurers fund new brain tumour research fellowship

The Telethon Adventurers have announced a new research fellowship to investigate the genes involved in childhood brain tumours.

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New study shows long term mental health benefits from extended breastfeeding

A new study from Perth's Telethon Institute for Child Health Research has shown that children who are breastfed for longer than six months have a lower risk

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Perth researchers decipher genetic pattern that predicts leukaemia relapse

Cancer researchers at Perth's The Kids for Child Health Research have discovered a genetic pattern that predicts the likelihood of relapse

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Birth Rates Rise After Baby Bonus Payments

Fertility rates increased following the introduction of the Federal government's "Baby Bonus" payments.

About the centre

The Centre includes researchers at The Kids Research Institute Australia’s Diabetes Research Team and the Diabetes Service at the Perth Children’s Hospital.

Research fellows

Read about the research fellows at the Children's Diabetes Centre, Martin de Bock, Aveni Hayes, Ashleigh Lin and Marie-Anne Burckhardt.

PhD Students

Read about the students currently undertaking their PhD as a part of the Children's Diabetes Centre.

Our research

We're searching for answers to some of the most common and complex childhood diseases, conditions and issues. In addition to our four research themes (Indigenous Health, Brain and Behaviour, Chronic and Severe Diseases, Early Environment), you can also discover more about specific research we're involved in and the technology we use.