Skip to content
The Kids Research Institute Australia logo
Donate

No results yet

Search

Research

Experience of gastrostomy using a quality care framework: The example of rett syndrome

Gastrostomy assisted the management of feeding difficulties and poor weight gain, and was acceptable to families

Research

The trajectories of sleep disturbances in Rett syndrome

This paper demonstrated that the evolution of sleep problems differed between subgroups of girls and women with Rett syndrome, in part explained by age and...

Research

Dog walking is associated with more outdoor play and independent mobility for children

It is plausible that dog-facilitated activity rather than dog ownership per se encourages children's physical activity behaviors.

Research

Anti-infective proteins in breast milk and asthma-associated phenotypes during early childhood

The impact of breast milk feeding on susceptibility to asthma in childhood is highly controversial, due in part to failure of the majority of studies in the...

Research

Common variation near ROBO2 is associated with expressive vocabulary in infancy

In this paper we conduct a genome-wide screen and follow-up study of expressive vocabulary in toddlers of European descent from up to four studies of the...

Research

Incidence of nonmelanoma skin cancer in relation to ambient UV radiation in white populations, 1978-2012 empirical relationships

This paper examined dose-response relationships between ambient UVR levels and NMSC incidence at the population level.

Research

Diagnostic work-up of neurological syndromes in a rural African setting: Knowledge, Attitudes and practices of health care providers

This publication documented health care provider knowledge, attitudes and practices related to this syndrome in two rural health zones in Bandundu Province,...

Student opportunities

The Children's Diabetes Centre provides student opportunities for integrated research and clinical projects across all our research areas.

Nutrition

Our researchers are trying to learn more about the effect different types of food have on blood glucose levels and how to give the best insulin dose to manage a variety of foods.