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Early career researchers across The Kids Research Institute Australia have come together in a serendipitous project that is laying the groundwork for a more informed discussion of the impact of social media on kids and young people.
Healthy skin is a vital factor in the fight against life-threatening conditions like sepsis, heart disease and kidney disease, all of which can be caused by the bacteria Strep A.
Researchers from The Kids Research Institute Australia who are working to better understand the serious threat climate change poses to children’s health have led a study revealing the dramatically heightened risk of preterm births as the world gets hotter.
The Kids Research Institute Australia is playing a key role within a global team of experts whose work is transforming efforts to tackle a potentially deadly disease that disproportionately affects Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in remote Australia.
In a world where TikTok dances and Minecraft adventures take centre stage, kids are spending more time online than ever before.
Imagine living with a condition that requires you to make approximately 180 health- related decisions every day for the rest of your life.
Life imitates art in a new project that seeks to entrench cultural safety for young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people into WA’s mental health system.
Toddlers exposed to screen time at home are hearing fewer words and making fewer vocalisations, findings from the first longitudinal study to measure the relationship between family screen use and children’s language development have shown.
Helping children build resilience and cope with the trauma associated with medical emergencies and chronic health conditions is the focus of a promising pilot program being undertaken by The Kids Research Institute Australia.
Western Australia’s first bacteriophage manufacturing facility has been opened in a significant development that brings patients battling antibiotic-resistant infections a step closer to life-saving phage therapy.