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Nutrition & Metabolism

ORIGINS has a large number of sub-projects exploring the link between a mother's diet during pregnancy and health outcomes of the child. Projects also explore nutrition and eating habits during the early years as well as general gut health

Current Collaborators

A list of organisations that currently collaborate with ORIGINS.

New FHRI funding to support research helping kids have a healthier start to life

ORIGINS has secured $500,000 in funding from the WA Government’s Future Health Research and Innovation (FHRI) Fund.

School Readiness Project

Investigating school readiness in ORIGINS' five-year-olds

Preparing For Your Kids Check Appointment

Find information on each session, and your pre-appointment checklist to ensure you are prepared.

Cognition & Neurodevelopment

A child's brain undergoes massive change in the first few years of life, forming millions of new neural connections. They must quickly learn how to function in the world.

Virtually More Convenient

ORIGINS is now offering telehealth appointments for the paediatric assessment at the one- and three-year timepoints

FAQs

Find answers to frequently asked questions about ORIGINS.

For students

ORIGINS welcomes undergraduate, Honours, PhD, Masters, and Doctor of Medicine students, in addition to junior doctors or trainees wishing to undertake a research placement or project as part of their studies.

Dimensions of the diet-exercise relationship in later life: A qualitative study

Diet and physical activity are two lifestyle behaviours that are critical for healthy ageing. The aim of this study was to explore how older adults negotiate dietary and physical activity decisions to identify areas of intersection between these two behaviours and inform health promotion interventions targeting both diet and exercise.