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WA researchers awarded $9.7 million for ground-breaking child health studiesWA researchers awarded $9.7 million for ground-breaking child health studies
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No alcohol in pregnancy safest choiceChild health researchers are urging community support to help women avoid alcohol in pregnancy and if planning a pregnancy.
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Telethon Institute to move to QEII siteThe Board of The Kids for Child Health Research has confirmed that the Institute is planning to move to the QEII site.
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New approach needed to tackle child abuse and neglectLeading child advocates have called for a new approach to tackling child abuse and neglect amid rising rates of abuse notifications
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New Study Focuses on Teen Sex IssuesWestern Australian researchers are surveying secondary school students to find out what factors put young people at risk of unintended pregnancy.
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The Kids Research Institute Australia researcher awarded prestigious Eureka awardProfessor Andrew Whitehouse awarded the most prestigious award in the country for young researchers – the 3M Eureka Prize for Emerging Leader in Science.
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Important help for people bereaved by suicideMore help will be available for people bereaved by suicide as the result of two initiatives launched in Perth today.
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New system for predicting asthma in childrenAsthma researchers at Perth's The Kids for Child Health Research are developing a world first system for predicting the severity of asthma in children
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Computer algorithm links facial masculinity to autismA new study led by The Kids Research Institute Australia has found a link between masculine facial features and autism.
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Rheumatic heart disease remains a major killer in Oceania regionA new study shows that people living in the Oceania region, including Australia, have the highest risk in the world of dying from rheumatic heart disease.
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Novel CoLab seeks to narrow the early childhood gapA new partnership between The Kids and the Minderoo Foundation is trying to change the ways Government and communities address disadvantage and neglect.
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Student wellbeing just as important as academic successA team of researchers passionate about the social and emotional wellbeing of children have been refining a survey questionnaire.
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New national tool to help improve FASD diagnosisExpected to shine a light on hidden harm from alcohol use during pregnancy, Australia’s first national FASD diagnostic tool has been developed by the Institute.
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Funding boost to melanoma researchA The Kids Research Institute Australia researcher will investigate new ways to harness the body’s own immune system to fight melanoma, thanks to Cancer Council WA funding.
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Local researchers lead biggest ‘artificial pancreas’ outpatient studyThe Children’s Diabetes Centre at The Kids Research Institute Australia is leading the longest and largest at-home trial of a hybrid closed-loop insulin pump system.
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Children with disabilities 3 times more likely to be maltreated but risk varies by disability typeA new study has found children with disabilities are 3 times more likely to be maltreated compared to other children but that risk varies by type of disability.
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New grant to upskill local Aboriginal women as community health researchersAboriginal women in Western Australia's Kimberley region will be become qualified as community health researchers thanks to a grant awarded to The Kids.