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Collaboration key to wet cough prevention

Prevalence of chronic lung disease in Aboriginal children is conservatively estimated at 1.5 per cent

Pharmacological ablation of the airway smooth muscle layer—Mathematical predictions of functional improvement in asthma

Findings provide further proof of concept that pharmacological targeting of airway smooth muscle thickness will be beneficial and may be facilitated by azithromycin

Families shape future of Down syndrome care

A collaborative study between UWA, Perth Children’s Hospital, The Kids and advocacy and support group Down Syndrome WA, has identified the top priorities, according to patients and carers, for clinical care and research for children with the genetic cond

Wastewater-based epidemiological surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 new variants BA.2.86 and offspring JN.1 in South and Southeast Asia

Anthony Kicic BSc (Hons) PhD Rothwell Family Fellow; Head, Airway Epithelial Research Anthony.Kicic@thekids.org.au Rothwell Family Fellow; Head,

Associate Professor Anthony Kicic

Rothwell Family Fellow; Head, Airway Epithelial Research

Chronobiology

The Chronobiology team works to understand the factors that contribute to poor lung and heart function in newborn infants and find ways to prevent heart and lung disease.

Impaired airway epithelial cell responses from children with asthma to rhinoviral infection

Human rhinovirus infection delays repair and inhibits apoptotic processes in epithelial cells from non-asthmatic and asthmatic children

Environmental microbial exposure and protection against asthma

This article looks at the clinical implications of the research into microbial exposure & protection against asthma.

Prevention - what is the most promising approach?

This paper is an editorial comment by Professor Patrick Holt on the potential for developing early intervention strategies in children with allergies and asthma

Early immunological influences on asthma development: opportunities for early intervention