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Lab results confirm promise of new immunotherapy gel for kids cancer

Newly published research from The Kids Research Institute Australia and The University of Western Australia has found a gel applied during surgery to treat sarcoma tumours is both safe and highly effective at preventing the cancer from growing back.

Funding boost to help turn research into practical change

Research projects sharing in a $2.1 million funding boost will seek to translate research findings into changes that benefit patients and help the health system run more efficiently.

Giving wings to a generation of Indigenous leaders

In 2005, The Kids Research Institute Australia won a National Health & Medical Research Council Indigenous Capacity Building Grant.

The Kids study hopes to help kids with neuromuscular disorders sleep more easily

Mackenzie was 10 months old when her parents, Jodie and Scott, were given the life-changing news that their daughter would never walk.

Top scientist recruited to WA for HOT NORTH Fellowship

The Kids has recruited Dr Timothy Barnett to embark on a Fellowship to help close gaps in health outcomes between Indigenous and non-indigenous kids

Cerebral Palsy Respiratory Health

We know from research that the risk of death from respiratory disease is 14 times higher for adults with cerebral palsy than for other adults. Respiratory disease is the most common cause of premature death in children and young people with cerebral palsy and one of the main causes of hospitalisation.

Four BrightSpark Fellowships awarded to early-career researchers at The Kids

Congratulations to four outstanding early-career researchers from The Kids Research Institute Australia, who have been awarded BrightSpark Foundation fellowships and project funding for 2026.

$35 million to develop vaccine with potential to save half a million lives per year

A vaccine to prevent rheumatic heart disease (RHD) and other life-threatening conditions caused by the common Strep A bacteria is a step closer thanks to funding announced by Minister for Indigenous Health, Hon Ken Wyatt AM, MP, in Perth today.

Data goldmines yield priceless breakthroughs

Child health and development researchers are increasingly turning to Western Australia's extensive population datasets for their ground-breaking work.

Toxic, harmful chemicals found in popular Australian e-liquids

Perth researchers have found toxic and harmful chemicals in several dozen e-cigarette liquids readily available in Australia.