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Summer series: The impact of heat and the sun on our health

The Aussie summer provides some great opportunities for families to connect in an active and social way. But with it comes a range of factors that can impact on child and family health.

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The benefits of UV exposure

For decades Australians have been told to minimise sun exposure to prevent skin cancer.

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New ten-year action plan on FASD provides welcome support

Researchers into fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) have welcomed the Federal Government’s announcement of a ten-year national action plan that will drive efforts to reduce the impact of FASD on individuals, families and communities.

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Major conference tackles FASD from the head and the heart

Hundreds of delegates from around Australia, Canada and New Zealand arrive in Perth this week to discuss the latest knowledge about fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) at the 2nd Australasian FASD Conference 2018.

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Fertility techniques linked to intellectual disability

A The Kids Research Institute Australia study showing a link between intellectual disability and some forms of ART has reinforced the need for co-ordinated long-term monitoring of outcomes of children conceived using these techniques.

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The Kids study hopes to help kids with neuromuscular disorders sleep more easily

Mackenzie was 10 months old when her parents, Jodie and Scott, were given the life-changing news that their daughter would never walk.

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Australia’s first regenerative and genetic medicine program for children’s lung disease

A new program that uses cutting edge stem cell techniques to repair lung damage in children will be established at The Kids Research Institute Australia with support from the Telethon-Perth Children’s Hospital Research Fund (TPCHRF).

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Children’s voices must be heard

Around seven per cent of children and young people live in poverty, and one third are developmentally vulnerable when they start full-time school.