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Personalised analytics propel rare disease diagnoses

The Kids Research Institute Australia researchers are at the forefront of rapid improvements in the diagnosis of rare diseases.

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Helping kids get the most out of school

Professor Zubrick and Dr Kirsten Hancock are among several Telethon Kids researchers working through the Life Course Centre.

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Child removal data fuels case for change

Telethon Kids Institute research revealed Aboriginal children are 10 times more likely than non-Aboriginal children to be placed in out-of- home care.

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Thrown in the deep end, Jessica goes it alone

Jessica’s young life has been touched by domestic violence, sexual assault, addiction and hospital psychiatric admissions.

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Landmark folate research recognised as major public health achievement

The Public Health Association of Australia has rated mandatory folate fortification – which led to a dramatic decline in neural tube defects – as one of the top 10 public health achievements of the past two decades.

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Researchers identify immune cell that puts cancer to sleep

A team of Australian scientists including cancer researchers from The Kids Research Institute Australia have made a crucial breakthrough in understanding how the immune system puts cancer to sleep.

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Beating the bugs: a new resource helping to keep skin healthy

A year after launching the first National Healthy Skin Guideline to address record rates of skin infections in Australia’s Indigenous communities, The Kids Research Institute Australia has released a new resource as part of the guideline.

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Pregnant women urged to avoid e-cigarettes

Women who are pregnant or who think they could be have been urged to avoid using e-cigarettes, due to lack of evidence about their safety.

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State-first program to accelerate digital health in WA

A consortium of partners across the WA medical research sector will develop and deliver the State’s first digital health-specific program.

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“Correlation doesn’t equal causation”: Autism and caesarean sections

A new study that combines data from over 20 million births has found that a caesarean section delivery is associated with autism spectrum disorder (autism) and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).