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Pandemic healthcare disruptions contributed to 76,000 extra malaria deaths: reportDisruptions of malaria case management caused by the COVID-19 pandemic likely contributed to an extra 76,000 malaria deaths in sub-Saharan Africa, according to analysis by The Kids Research Institute Australia and Curtin University.
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Lab results confirm promise of new immunotherapy gel for kids cancerNewly published research from The Kids Research Institute Australia and The University of Western Australia has found a gel applied during surgery to treat sarcoma tumours is both safe and highly effective at preventing the cancer from growing back.
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WA Government delivers funding boost to research sectorMEDIA ENQUIRIES Mailing list Discover. Prevent. Cure. Media Contacts Be Inspired About The Kids Please direct general enquiries to our reception on (
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NHMRC grants to benefit vulnerable and disadvantaged children and young peopleTwo leading The Kids Research Institute Australia researchers will use more than $1.1 million in National Health and Medical Research Council funding to improve outcomes for some of the world’s most vulnerable children and young people.
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The Kids study hopes to help kids with neuromuscular disorders sleep more easilyMackenzie 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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The Kids Cancer Researcher wins prestigious Cancer Council WA awardThe Kids Research Institute Australia cancer researcher, Dr Jason Waithman, has been named Cancer Council WA’s 2021 Cancer Researcher of the Year.
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The Kids welcomes Australian Nobel Laureate for prestigious lectureThe Kids is delighted to have Australian Nobel Laureate and former Australian of the Year Professor Peter C Doherty AC deliver The Governor’s Lecture.
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Urgent action needed to tackle health impacts of climate changeThe 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.
We are delighted to share that The Kids has successfully completed its Athena SWAN Bronze Action Plan.