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Personalised analytics propel rare disease diagnoses

The Kids Research Institute Australia researchers are at the forefront of rapid improvements in the diagnosis of rare diseases.

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Helping kids get the most out of school

Professor Zubrick and Dr Kirsten Hancock are among several Telethon Kids researchers working through the Life Course Centre.

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Child removal data fuels case for change

Telethon Kids Institute research revealed Aboriginal children are 10 times more likely than non-Aboriginal children to be placed in out-of- home care.

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WA-first technique fast tracks urgent vaccine policy

Analysing samples is a vital part of research, providing the answers needed to move forward with innovative new treatments and life- saving vaccines.

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Thrown in the deep end, Jessica goes it alone

Jessica’s young life has been touched by domestic violence, sexual assault, addiction and hospital psychiatric admissions.

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Landmark folate research recognised as major public health achievement

The Public Health Association of Australia has rated mandatory folate fortification – which led to a dramatic decline in neural tube defects – as one of the top 10 public health achievements of the past two decades.

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My child is wheezing – what should I do?

Almost 50 per cent of preschool children will experience at least one episode of wheeze, a whistling sound produced by the airways during breathing.

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Researchers identify immune cell that puts cancer to sleep

A team of Australian scientists including cancer researchers from The Kids Research Institute Australia have made a crucial breakthrough in understanding how the immune system puts cancer to sleep.

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My child is being bullied - how do I support them?

As a parent, it can be very stressful to learn that your child is being bullied. Our instinct is to protect our children at all costs - but how exactly should we do this?

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MRCF launches Perth-based biotech developing new treatment for Cystic Fibrosis

A The Kids Research Institute Australia spin-off company has received $20 million from the Medical Research Commercialisation Fund to develop a promising new therapy for the treatment of Cystic Fibrosis.