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Some heroes wear capes. Some heroes wear lab coats. And some heroes wear school uniforms, just like you!Ten-year-old Isabelle decided to make and sell loom band bracelets to raise money for The Kids Research Institute Australia.
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The Wal-yan Centre’s Annual Reports highlight the achievements of our researchers, which bring us closer to our vision to ensure that all children have healthy lungs for life.
The Health Promotion and Education Research Program, led by Head Professor Donna Cross, combines over 14+ years of cyber safety research, involving over 30 projects investigating young people’s online behaviours, totalling over $5 million in funding since 2007.
Cyberbullying is when an individual or a group repeatedly uses Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) to intentionally fear, distress, or harm to another person, who finds it hard to stop it from happening.
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Prevalence of and risk factors for human rhinovirus infection in healthy aboriginal and non-aboriginal western australian childrenHuman rhinovirus (HRV) species C (HRV-C) have been associated with frequent and severe acute lower respiratory infections and asthma in hospitalized children.
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Polymorphisms in key innate immune genes and their effects on measles vaccine responses and vaccine failure in children from MozambiqueDespite an effective vaccine, measles remains a major health problem globally, particularly in developing countries. More than 30% of children show primary...
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Multiple sclerosis: A disease of affluence?Multiple sclerosis is rare in tropical areas, but quite common in developed countries.
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Comparison of three methods for the recovery of skin pathogens from impetigo swabs collected in a remote community of Northern Territory, AustraliaImmediate plating of impetigo swabs is the gold standard for bacterial recovery but is rarely feasible in remote regions.
The END RHD CRE focuses priority research projects that will help achieve the singular target of producing the Endgame Strategy.