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Thinking of The Kids is central to child health research institute rebrand

Western Australia’s biggest and only medical research institute dedicated to improving kids’ health and wellbeing has rebranded to The Kids Research Institute Australia.

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The Kids researchers named finalists in 2024 Premier’s Science Awards

Five The Kids Research Institute Australia researchers and a popular Institute-led science festival for kids have been named as finalists in the 2024 Premier’s Science Awards.

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Urgent action needed to tackle health impacts of climate change

The Kids Research Institute Australia supports calls from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) for transformational action if we are to secure a liveable future.

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Let the children speak: report calls for kids’ voices to be included in government policy

A new The Kids Research Institute Australia-led report into the impact of state and national policy on children’s health has called for kids and families to have more say when it comes

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PhD scholarship paves the way for Australia-first healthy skin project

A The Kids Research Institute Australia PhD student has been awarded Western Australia’s only 2022 postgraduate scholarship by the National Health and Medical Research Council

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NHMRC funding boost to child health research

The Kids researchers will use nearly $8.5 million awarded by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) to tackle health issues including respiratory disease, brain cancer, vaccination and Aboriginal health.

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New research partnership to ensure no child gets left behind

Researchers will track the progress of 12,000 children from birth to age five to identify what services are valuable to families to support the health and wellb

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Prestigious honour for Indigenous Genomics leader

Trailblazing Aboriginal doctor and health researcher Professor Alex Brown has been made a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE) in recognition of his leadership in ensuring Indigenous peoples are at the forefront of genomics efforts nationally and internationally.

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The Kids researchers awarded Raine Medical Research Foundation funding

Congratulations to three The Kids Research Institute Australia researchers, who have been awarded funding from the Raine Medical Research Foundation.

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Dietary patterns during pregnancy and maternal and birth outcomes in women with type 1 diabetes: the Environmental Determinants of Islet Autoimmunity (ENDIA) study

Dietary patterns characterised by high intakes of vegetables may lower the risk of pre-eclampsia and premature birth in the general population. The effect of dietary patterns in women with type 1 diabetes, who have an increased risk of complications in pregnancy, is not known.