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Phage power: Researchers awarded fellowships to tackle cystic fibrosis infectionsTwo researchers from The Kids Research Institute Australia’s Wal-yan Respiratory Research Centre have secured lucrative fellowships to advance cutting-edge phage therapy research for people living with cystic fibrosis (CF).
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Funding boost for cancer, antimicrobial resistance, and pain management treatmentsThe Kids Research Institute Australia researchers will share in $2.3 million awarded by the Western Australian Department of Health Innovation Seed Fund.
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Information is power: Health campaign arms Aboriginal communities against chronic wet coughA culturally secure health campaign designed to alert Aboriginal families, community health workers and clinicians to the dangers of a prolonged wet cough has been so successful that it could offer a blueprint for how to manage other chronic diseases affecting Aboriginal communities throughout Austr
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Perth researchers lead world-first clinical trial in Chile to stop COVID-19 outbreaksPerth researchers are leading an international clinical trial focused on preventing the spread of COVID-19 by testing the effectiveness of the drug interferon in reducing the infectiousness of people who contract the virus.
A public health campaign to raise awareness about the dangers of chronic wet cough in Aboriginal children is helping to improve detection, diagnosis and management of the condition.
COMBAT CF is one of two long-standing international trials which have resulted in new early intervention options helping to reduce progressive lung damage in kids living with CF.
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Thumbs up from first preterm study participant to use new lung function testing equipmentNatasha, who is a participant in the West Australian Lung Health in Prematurity (WALHIP) study, this week became the first person to receive a lung health assessment using new state-of-the-art lung function testing equipment at Perth Children’s Hospital.
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Researchers one step closer to preventing asthma in childrenWal-yan Respiratory Research Centre PhD student Niamh Troy has found how OM85 helps babies fight off severe lung infections.
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Wearable devices could change clinical care for kids with cystic fibrosisA bold respiratory research project will investigate whether wearable devices could drastically change clinical care for children living with chronic diseases such as cystic fibrosis.
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Wal-yan Centre welcomes new PhD scholarship awardeeThe Wal-yan Respiratory Research Centre this month welcomed new PhD scholarship awardee Yaqin Alziyadat, whose exciting research work will support the Centre’s vision to ensure all children have healthy lungs for life.