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Phage therapy a CF ‘game changer’

Cutting-edge work is offering new hope to children with Cystic Fibrosis.

Don’t stop her now – Gina’s having a ball

Despite the risk of having a hypo (low blood glucose levels), Gina said she refused to let T1D stop her from exercising.

Staying acT1ve with type 1 diabetes

A ground-breaking new app developed by The Kids researchers may soon make exercising safer for young people with type 1 diabetes.

Research supports an innovative suicide prevention program

A series of suicides among young people south of Perth in 2016 sparked a major overhaul of how support is offered to the people left behind after someone takes their own life.

Landmark study heralds new era for diabetes management

One hundred years after the discovery of insulin, technology advancements are being heralded as the dawn of a new era for managing type 1 diabetes (T1D) in young people.

Animals in Research

We unite experts and communities to improve child health through research that has impact, using animals only when no other methods are suitable. We are also a signatory to the ANZCCART Animals in Research Openness Agreement.

Tapping into the healing nature of water

In Aboriginal culture, water is life, holding powerful spiritual and cultural significance and acting as a vital source of connection, food and medicine.

Redefining the future for kids in Tajikistan

Fieldworkers learning how to collect eHCI data A fieldworker collects data for the eHCI in Tajikistan The rugged, landlocked Central Asian country of

Pneumococcal vaccine sees hospital admissions for deadly pneumonia slashed

New research has revealed the extraordinary impact of a collaborative project between The Kids Research Institute Australia and the Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research, with rates of hospitalisation for pneumonia dropping by nearly 60 per cent thanks to the introduction of the pneumococcal vaccine

Gut bacteria not the cause of autism

A long-held belief linking gut bacteria to autism has been debunked by an Australian research team that included researchers from CliniKids at The Kids Research Institute Australia.