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CIRCA DIEM is using an inexpensive set of eye masks and ear plugs to teach babies born too soon how to tell the difference between night and day – a simple skill which could have lifelong implications for their health and development.
The Chronobiology team works to understand the factors that contribute to poor lung and heart function in newborn infants and find ways to prevent heart and lung disease.
Each year, 11% (15 million) of the world’s babies are delivered before 37 weeks’ gestation.
Beacon would not have been made possible without the generous support and collaborations of the following organisations.
You are so valuable to us! Not only can you help fund our research into what makes kids healthy and happy, but you can also raise awareness of how important that work is.
We rely on our fundraisers enormously. Not only are they out there raising money to help fund our research into children’s health, they’re raising awareness within the community about the broad scope of work we do. They are helping to create hope for children and their families. Want to get involved?
One of Australia’s leading cancer research centres continues to be powered by parents who decided to fight back. Hard.
At 6 weeks old David was diagnosed as having cystic fibrosis. His parents say that his involvement in research offers them their greatest hope for his future.
Chloe recently decided to bake cupcakes to sell to her school friends and teachers and it was all for a cause very close to her heart - autism research.
A brave young man stepped up to the plate on Friday to do his part in the battle against cancer.