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Cutting edge spatial maps reveal Western Pacific hotspots for parasitic wormsA global research team led by geospatial modelling experts from The Kids Research Institute Australia and Curtin University has provided the first detailed maps identifying hotspots across the Western Pacific Region where debilitating parasitic worms are rife.
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New partnership with Down Syndrome WAResearchers from the Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines and Infectious Diseases, based at The Kids Research Institute Australia, are partnering with Down Syndrome WA to learn more about how respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, affects children with increased medical vulnerability.
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First Early-Stage Type 1 Diabetes Clinic underway in WAAn Early-Stage Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) Clinic aims to revolutionise diabetes care and support families navigating the beginning of an early-stage T1D diagnosis.
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Generous new funding to fast-track rare disease diagnosis and unlock new treatmentsResearch that screens novel genetic variants identified in disease will be fast-tracked by a funding boost, offering new hope of an early diagnosis for families of children with a rare or undiagnosed genetic disease.
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New national role for The Kids’ Executive DirectorThe Australian Government has appointed the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Council for 2024 to 2027.
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Pioneering new treatments for leukaemia in children with Down syndromeA team of world-leading scientists has secured $5 million in funding from the Leukaemia and Lymphoma Society to advance the fight against leukaemia in children with Down syndrome.
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ORIGINS celebrates it’s 10,000th baby, reaching key recruitment milestoneAustralia’s biggest longitudinal study following the health and wellbeing of children from their conception through to childhood, has welcomed its 10,000th and final participant.