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Parenting

ORIGINS sub-projects are investigating the best way to provide support to new parents and their influence on the health and development of their offspring.

The Flourishing Child PhD Student Award

ORIGINS is looking for a PhD student to join The Flourishing Child sub-project, with the successful applicant receiving a $30,000 award to support their research.

ORIGINS Past Studies

ORIGINS sub-projects that are currently inactive

Research nurses, officers and assistants

Read about the research nurses and assistants at the Children's Diabetes Centre.

News & Events

DETECT Schools Program Underway

The DETECT Schools program is underway, with swabs taken at 13 of the participating schools across Western Australia. No asymptomatic COVID-19 has been detected to date.

News & Events

Antiviral drug shown to speed up COVID-19 recovery

An international research collaboration, including The Kids Research Institute Australia infectious disease specialist Tobias Kollmann, has shown that the antiviral drug Interferon can speed up the recovery of COVID-19 patients.

News & Events

Home participation resource for children with disability and complex needs

For families with a child with disability, this involves many extra care duties especially if their child has high and complex needs.

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Researchers to focus on MS inflammation puzzle

The Kids Research Institute Australia researchers will seek to better understand the relationship between antibodies and inflammation in people with multiple sclerosis (MS), thanks to a generous grant from MS Research Australia.

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Feeding change helps keep kids with intellectual disability out of hospital

Children with intellectual disability who underwent gastrostomy – a feeding tube placed into the stomach – had better overall health and fewer hospitalisations for all causes except acute respiratory illnesses, research led by The Kids Research Institute Australia has found.

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How the Australian bushfires can impact your family’s physical health

Bushfires can have a considerable impact on our physical and mental health, with some symptoms lasting long after the blaze is extinguished. And our children are amongst the most vulnerable.