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Minderoo Foundation funds vaccine trial to protect WA healthcare workers from COVID-19At least 2,000 WA healthcare workers will help test whether an existing tuberculosis vaccine can reduce their chance of COVID-19 infection, lessen the severity of symptoms and boost immunity.
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Replication of rare aggressive brain cancer could pave the way for better treatmentsIn an Australian-first, The Kids Research Institute Australia researchers have developed a new tool that could improve outcomes for children with a highly aggressive type of brain cancer.
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WA data crucial to key stillbirth findingA 1970s initiative which saw midwives begin collecting key data about all births in Western Australia has been crucial to new findings about stillbirth.
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Embracing the mental health of our children and young peopleEmbrace – a new research collaboration based at The Kids – will bring a new focus to understanding and improving the mental health of children and young people.
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Bobbie brings baby’s brain to lifeA lovable blue creature by the name of Bobbie has won the hearts and minds of Western Australians.
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Investment in kids provides ongoing rewardsCorporates and private investors are beginning to realise the benefits of investing in early years initiatives, according to international demographer and economist Professor David Bloom.
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Five-year Hedland FASD Project wraps upA five-year, $5 million research program funded by BHP and aimed at reducing the prevalence and impact of FASD in the Pilbara officially wrapped in South Hedland last night.
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Churchill Fellow to explore how other countries get kids back to schoolThe Kids Research Institute Australia researcher Dr Kirsten Hancock will use a prestigious Churchill Fellowship to investigate how other countries handle school absenteeism.
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The Kids welcomes Australian Nobel Laureate for prestigious lectureThe Kids is delighted to have Australian Nobel Laureate and former Australian of the Year Professor Peter C Doherty AC deliver The Governor’s Lecture.
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New app for parents develops kids’ essential life skillsA new app utilising ground breaking research into the early years will assist parents and carers develop their child’s life skills while going about their daily routines.