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Researchers call for rethink on infant screentime

A The Kids Research Institute Australia study has found the average six-month-old Australian baby has more than one hour of screen time each day.

Putting malaria on the MAP

The Kids Research Institute Australia is at the forefront of a global effort to track and prevent malaria – one of the world’s leading causes of disease and child deaths, particularly in developing countries.

Memory wiping technique opens new frontiers in stem cell medicine

In 2006, when a Japanese scientist building on the earlier work of a British biologist discovered a way to reprogram adult cells into other cell types – making them ‘pluripotent’ – the scientific world was entranced.

Community and action at the heart of Journey Together project

A unique initiative is combining research, action and advocacy to deliver evidence- based improvements to the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal families in Perth and Western Australia’s north west.

Unravelling medical mysteries for kids with undiagnosed diseases

Three hundred and fifty million people live with an undiagnosed disease worldwide and three quarters of them are children.

Flow Facility

Flow cytometry is a technology used to measure complex cell phenotype and functions. Our Flow Facility is equipped with 3 flow cytometers/analysers, one...

RSV hospitalisation admissions slashed by new immunisation program

An Australian-first study, funded by Perth Children's Hospital Foundation, demonstrating the effectiveness of a new immunisation against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) for babies found it to be almost 90 per cent effective in reducing hospitalisation rates.

Rainbow roadmap a source of Indigenous pride

Alarming statistics laying bare the social emotional wellbeing and mental health challenges facing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBTQA+ youth are driving a multi-partner program to provide them with greater support.

About

The END RHD CRE is producing a costed, step-wise strategy to end rheumatic heart disease (RHD) as public health priority in Australia.

How to be successful

Some other ideas: As well as the 'Activity starters' in the resource downloads tab, here are some other ideas of actions you could take in your