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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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The Challenge of Diagnosing Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis in Children: A Review of Existing and Emerging Tools

Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality for immunocompromised children, particularly for patients with acute leukaemia and those undergoing haematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Timely diagnosis, using a combination of computed tomography (CT) imaging and microbiological testing, is key to improve prognosis, yet there are inherent challenges in this process. For CT imaging, changes in children are generally less specific than those reported in adults and recent data are limited.

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Respiratory Health Effects of In Vivo Sub-Chronic Diesel and Biodiesel Exhaust Exposure

Biodiesel, which can be made from a variety of natural oils, is currently promoted as a sustainable, healthier replacement for commercial mineral diesel despite little experimental data supporting this. The aim of our research was to investigate the health impacts of exposure to exhaust generated by the combustion of diesel and two different biodiesels.