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Baby Audrey is involved in the Cub Study at CliniKids.

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Strengths wall

For Autism Month, CliniKids invited families to contribute to an "I can, I am!" strengths wall in its reception area – an idea that was wholeheartedly embraced by our little visitors and their families.

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Four The Kids Research Institute Australia research leaders named as finalists for West Australian of the Year Awards

Four outstanding members of The Kids Research Institute Australia family have been named as finalists in the 2024 Western Australian of the Year Awards.

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Screen ORIGINS study finds mobile devices a lifeline for families during lockdowns

A study of ORIGINS families has revealed a positive aspect to the COVID pandemic, with families found to benefit from the extra time together during lockdowns and mobile devices proving useful for helping them stay in touch with extended family and friends and for activities such as online classes.

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ORIGINS reaches key milestone

ORIGINS, a collaboration between The Kids and the Joondalup Health Campus, has achieved a major milestone – recruiting its 1000th family.

Translational Immunology

Our team aims to better understand how the immune response to immune challenges, such as viral infections can influence the risk of developing asthma or autoimmune disease.

Research

Kindy Readiness Project

Desiree Dr Jackie Lisa Susan Silva Davis Gibson Prescott MBBS, FRACP, MPH, PhD BSc (Hons) BA (Hons), MPsych, PhD MBBS BMedSci PhD FRACP Co-Head,

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Newborn Nasal Sampling Evaluation (NOSE) Study

A pilot study to assess recruitment and nasal sampling in newborns.

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The PrEggNut Study – Maternal diet rich in eggs and peanuts to reduce food allergies: a randomised controlled trial

Debbie Susan Palmer Prescott BSc BND PhD MBBS BMedSci PhD FRACP Head, Nutrition in Early Life Honorary Research Fellow debbie.palmer@uwa.edu.au

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Concern for toddlers as low iron levels affect one in three

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.