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Lung health of Aboriginal children hospitalised with chest infections improved following co-designed interventionA co-designed and culturally secure intervention to improve medical follow-up for Aboriginal children hospitalised with acute chest infections resulted in higher follow-up rates and improved longer-term lung health outcomes for children.

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Wal-yan Centre scholarship awardees to research interventions for improving lung healthAs part of the Wal-yan Respiratory Research Centre’s aim to support the next generation of scientists in children’s respiratory research, a competitive scholarship program was introduced this year.

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The discoveries that have set our research apart primarily relate to the factors early in life that cause life-long respiratory problems.

Portable equipment is available to enable bedside and community-led research in rural and remote communities, including Indigenous communities where children are disproportionately affected by chronic respiratory conditions.

The lungs represent a key interface between the body and the environment.

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In other news ....Diabetes-related news, funding announcements and our latest published research.


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Gut health and type 1 diabetes riskCheck out the Centre's Professor Liz Davis featured in an article about gut health and type 1 diabetes risk in The Post.

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Meat mattersType 1 diabetes patients require about 50 per cent more insulin with a high protein meal then with a low protein meal to maintain a stable blood glucose level, according to new research from the Children’s Diabetes Centre at The Kids Research Institute Australia.