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This research project will investigate the traits of preterm lung disease, looking into the long-term lung health of children born preterm, aiming to identify traits that could help guide better treatments in the future.

The PELICAN (Prematurity’s Effects on the Lungs in Children and Adults Network) Clinical Research Collaboration was launched by the European Respiratory Society (ERS) in 2020

Cystic fibrosis is an inherited condition that results in chronic lung disease. In recent years, a new type of medication called CFTR modulators has become available.

Bronchiectasis is a chronic lung disease that impairs quality of life and reduces life expectancy.

Perth researchers have found toxic and harmful chemicals in several dozen e-cigarette liquids readily available in Australia.

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

The Kids Research Institute Australia researchers are investigating whether a simple urine test could predict whether young children with wheezing symptoms will go on to develop asthma.

When Samuel and James Considine were born in October 2003, perilously close to what the medical world describes as the limit of viability, each weighed just 700 grams and could fit into the palm of their father’s hand.

Asthma affects about half a million Australian children and is one of the most common reasons why kids need to see a doctor or go to emergency.

A study led by researchers at The Kids Research Institute Australia has shown that electronic cigarettes can cause lung damage.