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A new study underway at the Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines and Infectious Diseases, based at The Kids Research Institute Australia, is deliberately infecting tonsils with Strep A in the laboratory to test a range of potential vaccine candidates.

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Perth investigators involved in a major global trial have launched an innovative Cultural Information Hub to maximise cultural safety for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander patients participating in research.

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The Centre is currently involved in an international effort to develop revolutionary closed- loop 'artificial pancreas' technology. It is also leading a multi-centre Australian trial of these portable devices at home in young people with diabetes.

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Recent diabetes technology is helping 12-year-old Drina keep on top of her condition and be independent, while significantly easing the disease burden on her family.

In addition to our busy lives, there’s a lot going on around us locally and across the world.

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At The Kids, our vision is simple - happy healthy kids. Our goal is to make a real difference in our community to benefit children and families everywhere. Our values underpin the way we work and make decisions: collaboration, courage, evidence, respect.

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Our research focuses on identifying practical ways to provide trauma-informed care for children and families visiting the hospital.

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The EQ-5D-Y-5L is a generic preference-based measure of health-related quality of life for children. This study aimed to describe the distributional properties, test-retest reliability, and convergent validity of the EQ-5D-Y-5L in children with intellectual disability (ID). 

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Two The Kids Research Institute Australia researchers behind a new book featuring the voices of Kids with DCD.