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Representing a 30-year interdisciplinary collaboration between The Kids, Perth Children’s Hospital, and WA Universities, the combined global impact o…

Focus areas for the Centre

Learn more about the Focus areas for the Wal-yan Respiratory Centre

Worried about your child getting coronavirus? Here’s what you need to know

Comparatively few children have tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19). Here’s what we know so far about how children are affected.

April's epic swim

April Welsh loves a challenge. Diagnosed with diabetes just before turning 4, the 26-year-old recently she was part of a four-person team that conque…

Murine cytomegalovirus infection exacerbates complex IV deficiency in a model of mitochondrial disease

We report for the first time that a common stress condition, such as viral infection, can exacerbate mitochondrial dysfunction in a genetic model of…

Perth researchers one step closer to wiping out childhood ear infections

Researchers from The Kids Research Institute Australia have identified the main bacteria responsible for recurrent ear infections and repeat ear surg…

Aveni awarded a JDRF fellowship

Congratulations to Children’s Diabetes Centre’s Dr Aveni Haynes on being awarded a JDRF Postdoctoral Fellowship to inform type 1 diabetes prevention…

In other news ....

Diabetes-related news, funding announcements and our latest published research.

Characterisation of peripheral bone mineral density in youth at risk of secondary osteoporosis - A preliminary insight

Neuromuscular disorders, chronic diseases and low motor competence have a strong correlation to bone health for appendicular bone parameters in youth

Epigenome-wide meta-analysis of blood DNA methylation in newborns and children identifies numerous loci related to gestational age

We identified numerous CpGs differentially methylated in relation to gestational age at birth that appear to reflect fetal developmental processes ac…