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A third of Western Australian one-year-olds and up to two thirds of three-year-olds have low iron, a study by The Kids Research Institute Australia has found.

ORIGINS sub-project, The Flourishing Child, has received a $746,051 grant from the Medical Research Future Fund to develop a Flourishing Assessment and Pathway Tool to address gaps in early intervention for children's mental health.

Families who introduce peanut butter and eggs to their baby’s diet at around six months of age can significantly reduce the chances of them developing a life-threatening allergy, according to a new study published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology – In Practice.

ORIGINS is celebrating a substantial funding increase for its world-class research into child and family health and wellbeing.

Helping families to unlock the mental and physical health benefits of connecting with nature and community through outdoor play - easily, and locally.

ORIGINS sub-projects are investigating the best way to provide support to new parents and positively influence the health and development of their children.

ORIGINS has welcomed its very last baby into the cohort

ORIGINS' Dental Screening project has completed its feasibility study, showing that the tested smartphone app, enabling remote screening of children's teeth by dental professionals, has the potential to help remote families access dental care, among other benefits.

Overweight and obese children reported greater psychosocial distress than healthy weight children, and these differences were more pronounced for girls than boys.

With more than one in four Australian children overweight or obese, and the significant risks this poses for health problems like asthma, depression,...