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Early ORIGINS: Disease prevention starts with the early years

The Joondalup Health Campus and The Kids are investigating how childhood and adult-onset diseases can be prevented during foetal development and in the early years of life.

Perth kids’ exposure to technology under microscope

The link between increasing anxiety among young children and too much screen time at the expense of “nature time” will be the focus of a new Perth study.

For researchers

ORIGINS is a community resource that invites collaborative sub-projects and initiatives.

Sub-Project Initiation and Approval Process

Accessing the ORIGINS cohort, database or biological samples involves a process of review and approval.

Sub-project Implementation Process

Information about Sub-Project Implementation Process

For volunteers

ORIGINS is fortunate to have a small passionate and dedicated group of longstanding volunteers.

ORIGINS Data Catalogue

ORIGINS Biobank

The ORIGINS Biobank is collecting biological samples from participant families at 10 timepoints between the time of pregnancy and the child turning five years of age.

ORIGINS Databank

ORIGINS is collecting physiological, biological and clinical data from the mother, partner/father and child at numerous points to track development and change.

For participants

Information for the 10,000 families participating in ORIGINS. Recruitment has now closed.