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Australia’s biggest longitudinal study following the health and wellbeing of children from their conception through to childhood, has welcomed its 10,000th and final participant.

A leading tuberculosis researcher from The Kids Research Institute Australia and Curtin University has been named a finalist for the Association of Australian Medical Research Institutes (AAMRI) 2024 Rising Star Award.

Congratulations to trailblazing Western Australian paediatric anaesthetist and researcher Professor Britta Regli-von Ungern-Sternberg, who has been awarded a prestigious Prime Minister’s Prize for Science for globally influential research that has made surgery and recovery safer for babies and children.

Led by The Kids Research Institute Australia and Aboriginal health organisations in close partnership with nine Aboriginal communities in Western Australia’s Kimberley region, the five-year SToP Trial set out to identify the best possible methods to See, Treat and Prevent painful skin sores and scabies.

Child health experts are concerned by a significant increase in the number of Australian children requiring learning support at school.

Congratulations to respiratory health researcher and clinician Dr Pam Laird, who was last night named joint winner of Early Career Scientist of the Year at the 2024 Premier’s Science Awards.

One of WA’s biggest ever philanthropic gifts will transform childhood cancer research and treatment by improving outcomes for children with cancer and discovering more effective and less toxic treatments.

In celebration of World Breastfeeding Week (August 1-7), we're thrilled to share our latest research that's revolutionising our understanding of breast milk and supporting breastfeeding mothers.

Business leader Naomi Flutter has been appointed Chair of The Kids Research Institute Australia.

A project that aims to understand and support the mental health of Australians with complex gender-affirmation experiences has received the $150,000 Embrace Big Idea Grant for 2024.