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Database a crucial tool helping to fill the CDKL5 information void

The Kids Research Institute Australia disability researcher, Associate Professor Helen Leonard, played an important role in the identification of the differences that define CDD, thanks to her extensive experience researching Rett syndrome and running an Australian online database tracking Rett cases.

Helping to create safe spaces for young LGBTQA+ Aboriginal people

The Walkern Katatdjin (Rainbow Knowledge) project has produced a suite of resources to help services become more inclusive.

Tate is in good hands at CliniKids

Discover how this family is benefitting from CliniKids' evidence-based therapies.

Unlocking the secret that could save millions of newborn lives

The veteran tuberculosis vaccine BCG has puzzled scientists for decades. Now, The Kids researchers have not only unlocked part of the secret to its success in saving the lives of newborns, but they’re at the forefront of global efforts to test its ability to fight COVID-19.

Missing Piece study guiding new strategies to prevent rheumatic fever

A Kimberley study seeking to better understand Strep A in remote settings is helping to guide new approaches to prevent acute rheumatic fever (ARF) – an auto-immune response that typically begins with a sore throat and causes high fever, tiredness and swollen joints.

Addressing climate change to safeguard the health of our children

Researchers from The Kids Research Institute Australia who are working to better understand the serious threat climate change poses to children’s health have led a study revealing the dramatically heightened risk of preterm births as the world gets hotter.

Beacon of hope for navigating online world

In a world where TikTok dances and Minecraft adventures take centre stage, kids are spending more time online than ever before.

Revolutionising diabetes management for children and families

Imagine living with a condition that requires you to make approximately 180 health- related decisions every day for the rest of your life.

Community voices to foster cultural safety

Life imitates art in a new project that seeks to entrench cultural safety for young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people into WA’s mental health system.

END RHD Community Advisory Board and Aboriginal Reference Group

The END RHD Community Advisory Board and Aboriginal Reference Group formed under the END RHD Program will will ensure a strong community voice that will help drive the RHD research agenda, and the role they play will be vital to achieve our shared goal to eliminate RHD.