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Funding boost music to the ears of WA children

A $6 million commitment from Wesfarmers to Telethon will fund vital research to reduce the impact of chronic ear infections and other serious diseases.

Making FASD History in the Pilbara: celebrating International FASD Awareness Day

To mark International FASD Awareness Day, The Kids will launch a series of health promotion videos that feature local Aboriginal community members.

Alcohol-Related Harm in Young People

Melissa Fiona O'Donnell Stanley BPsych (Hons), MPsych, GradDip Ed, PhD FAA FASSA MSc MD FFPHM FAFPHM FRACP FRANZCOG HonDSc HonDUniv HonFRACGP HonMD

New research on youth-onset type 2 diabetes in northern Australia

Explore new research on youth-onset diabetes at The Kids' Institute, uncovering insights to improve health outcomes for young patients in Northern Australia.

Feeding change helps keep kids with intellectual disability out of hospital

Children with intellectual disability who underwent gastrostomy – a feeding tube placed into the stomach – had better overall health and fewer hospitalisations for all causes except acute respiratory illnesses, research led by The Kids Research Institute Australia has found.

Current research

Phage WA have a number of projects underway and these cover a broad range of phage research areas.

Epidemiology of gastrostomy insertion for children and adolescents with intellectual disability

Gastrostomy is increasingly used in multiple neurological conditions associated with intellectual disability, with no apparent accessibility barriers

Diverse diagnostic and management approaches for acute rheumatic fever in Australia and New Zealand: findings of a prospective clinical study

This study provides new knowledge on ARF characteristics and management and highlights international variation in diagnostic and management practice.

Body distribution of impetigo and association with host and pathogen factors

Impetigo or skin sores are estimated to affect >162 million people worldwide. Detailed descriptions of the anatomical location of skin sores are lacking.

Injury study aims to help frontline staff better recognise domestic violence

A The Kids Research Institute Australia research student concerned by the types of injuries he was seeing in emergency departments as a trainee doctor has spearheaded an Australia-first study.