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Playgroup Week celebrates importance of early childhood intervention

National Playgroup Week, the annual event run by Playgroup Australia, will take place across the country from 20 March to 27 March.

Folate success helps Aboriginal kids

More than 30 years of research into the links between folate and neural tube defects has paid off for The Kids Research Institute Australia researcher Professor Carol Bower.

Centre of Research Excellence enables national FASD approach

Researchers at The Kids Research Institute Australia will establish a national framework to tackle Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD).

The Kids pays tribute to Telethon pioneer

The Board and staff of The Kids Research Institute Australia are mourning the passing of former Institute Board member and supporter Sir James Cruthers.

The Kids researcher wins Premier’s Science Award

The Kids researcher Dr Hannah Moore has been named Woodside Early Career Scientist of the Year at the 2015 Premier's Science Awards.

Cystic fibrosis research a Eureka Prize finalist

A world-leading cystic fibrosis research program, based at The Kids Research Institute Australia, is a finalist in the 2015 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes.

New study recommends changes to cystic fibrosis monitoring in young children

A new Australian study that looked at the long term impacts of early lung infections in young kids with cystic fibrosis has recommended changes to monitoring

New blueprint for child health research

Delivering tangible and measurable improvements to the health and wellbeing of children is at the centre of a bold new blueprint for child health research in WA

Tackling FASD in youth in detention

Researchers at The Kids for Child Health Research have been awarded more than $1.4M to assess how many juvenile offenders are affected by FASD.

App for Autism

An innovative iPad App developed in Western Australia could be the key to improved outcomes for kids with autism.