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How healthy (or unhealthy) is the food environment around Perth schools?This unique and innovative project will be the first to quantify the local food environment around all government and non-government Perth metropolitan primary and secondary schools.
The Australasian Research Summaries were generated by CoLab for the Evidence for Learning website in partnership with Edith Cowan University and Fraser Mustard Centre.
Children are being exposed to digital technologies at increasingly earlier ages.
Early childhood development occurs within the context of multiple environments, with a vast range of factors in these environments exerting influence on different aspects of a child’s development.
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Major grant awarded to tackle antibiotic resistanceVital research aiming to improve the treatment of potentially deadly Group A Streptococcus (Strep A) has been awarded $820,000 in the latest round of National Health and Medicine Research Council’s Ideas Grants.
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Improving delivery of secondary prophylaxis for rheumatic heart diseaseContinued progress in controlling RHD requires an understanding of how to improve delivery of regular injections of penicillin - secondary prophylaxis (SP).
Inviting expressions of interest for the INSPIRE Consumer Reference Group (CRG) of WA – a group for the Aboriginal Children’s Excellent (ACE) Lung Health studies.
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Indigenous young people's resilience and wellbeingCarrington Shepherd PhD Honorary Research Associate Honorary Research Associate Areas of research expertise: Population health; Aboriginal and Torres
Learn more about the research and programs produced as part of the Banksia Hill Project, plus related research projects at Telethon Kids Institute.
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Infant and Early Childhood SleepSelf-regulatory difficulties in infants (difficulty soothing and sleeping) tells us that the infant may be at risk of developing a range of physical and mental health difficulties in later life.
We tested the hypothesis that treatment of CF epithelial cells with ivacaftor (Iva) or ivacaftor/lumacaftor (Iva/Lum) would improve control of rhinovirus infection.
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Large-scale study of epigenetic landscape to understand and overcome diabetes in Indigenous AustraliansA large-scale study of the epigenetic landscape of Indigenous Australians could help tackle chronic diseases faced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Healthy lungs help you to breathe better. This means you can sleep better, as well as play sports, run and walk without being short winded.
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Landmark research investigating benefits of COVID-19 vaccination for kids set to launch at The Kids Research Institute AustraliaA first-of-its-kind national study looking at the optimal COVID-19 vaccination strategies for children and adolescents is set to begin at Perth’s The Kids Research Institute Australia thanks to a $3.8 million funding injection from the Australian Government’s Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF).
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WA’s Omicron wave on a downward trajectory, despite new variantsSophisticated modelling produced is predicting a steady decline in COVID-19 cases in WA throughout August, but hospitalisation rates will remain relatively high.
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Cancer immunotherapy in a tablet a step closer thanks to CUREator grantResearchers at The Kids Research Institute Australia and UWA will use a $500,000 CUREator grant to progress the development of the first cancer immunotherapy in a tablet.
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WA Health funding supports development of new mental health digital tool for autism familiesA co-designed digital tool to address anxiety concerns for children on the autism spectrum is set to be developed and trialled in Western Australia.
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International clinical trial reduced lung inflammation in young kids with cystic fibrosisPromising results from an Australian-led clinical trial could drastically change the way we care for young children with cystic fibrosis (CF).
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Pneumococcal vaccine sees hospital admissions for deadly pneumonia slashed by halfThousands of children born in Papua New Guinea (PNG) no longer face a future cut short by severe pneumonia, thanks to the introduction of pneumococcal vaccination as part of the country’s National Immunisation Program.
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New centre to focus on breaking the cycle of disadvantageThe ARC Centre of Excellence will conduct world-leading research to investigate new ways of tackling entrenched social and economic disadvantage.