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Older maternal age linked to mental health symptoms in daughters

Researchers at The Kids Research Institute Australia have found daughters born to older mothers have higher rates of some mental health problems.

Community Lecture: Personalised Medicine, the new frontier

At this special Telethon Kids Institute lecture, Professor Leroy Hood will share his career journey and talk about the emergence of personalised medicine.

Less ‘fast food’ outlets near schools could help reduce obesity

Teaching a class of year eleven students about nutrition ten years ago is what gave Dr Gina Trapp the idea for her research.

Folate success helps Aboriginal kids

More than 30 years of research into the links between folate and neural tube defects has paid off for The Kids Research Institute Australia researcher Professor Carol Bower.

Tackling FASD in youth in detention

Researchers at The Kids for Child Health Research have been awarded more than $1.4M to assess how many juvenile offenders are affected by FASD.

Youth Health report

Research for the Commissioner for Children & Young People seeking the views of >1,000 young people about their experiences accessing/using health services

New blueprint for child health research

Delivering tangible and measurable improvements to the health and wellbeing of children is at the centre of a bold new blueprint for child health research in WA

Ependymoma Awareness Day

Ethan was not even two when he was diagnosed with a rare type of brain tumour known as an ependymoma.

Vitamin D link to depression in mothers

Research by The Kids Research Institute Australia shows a link between low vitamin D during pregnancy and post-natal depression.