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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.
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 sub-projects that are currently inactive
Read about the research nurses and assistants at the Children's Diabetes Centre.

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DETECT Schools Program UnderwayThe 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.

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Antiviral drug shown to speed up COVID-19 recoveryAn 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.

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Home participation resource for children with disability and complex needsFor 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 puzzleThe 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 hospitalChildren 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 healthBushfires 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.