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Premier’s Science Awards finalists recognised for work in physical activity, cancer and mental healthFour The Kids Research Institute Australia researchers from a diverse range of fields have been named as finalists for the prestigious 2022 Premier’s Science Awards.
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Ideas Grants to support innovative researchTwo research teams, led by The Kids Research Institute Australia, have been awarded more than $2 million to fund innovative projects.
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Exploring the associations between coping, resilience, well-being and glycaemic control in adolescents with type 1 diabetes and their parentsKeely Leanne Bebbington Fried MClinPsych/PhD BSc DipEd MSpEd EdD McCusker Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Type 1 Diabetes Senior Research Fellow 08
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How the Australian bushfires can impact your family’s physical healthBushfires can have a considerable impact on our physical and mental health, with some symptoms lasting long after the blaze is extinguished. And our children are amongst the most vulnerable.
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Julie Bishop Award aims to help young female researchers jump career hurdlesThe Kids Research Institute Australia Chair Julie Bishop has pledged $50,000 to fund an award designed to help young female researchers overcome persistent barriers to career and leadership success.
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Healthway Kimberly CompassionIn this project, we aim to understand how mindfulness, compassion, and related constructs are experienced by Aboriginal people in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.
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Infant and Early Childhood SleepSelf-regulatory difficulties in infants (difficulty soothing and sleeping) tells us that the infant may be at risk of developing a range of physical and mental health difficulties in later life.
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Supporting parents with young children to create healthy screen time behavioursScreen time is an increasing challenge faced by parents across Australia.
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Low maternal serum vitamin D during pregnancy and the risk for postpartum depression symptomsPregnancy is a time of vulnerability for vitamin D insufficiency, and there is an emerging literature associating low levels of 25(OH)-vitamin D with...
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Family satisfaction following spinal fusion in Rett syndromeFamilies participating in the population-based and longitudinal Australian Rett Syndrome Database whose daughter had undergone spinal fusion provided data on...