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Bacterial slime causing persistent wet coughs for children

Researchers using powerful microscopes have identified bacterial slime in the lungs of some children with persistent wet coughs.

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The Kids researchers honoured at Premier’s Science Awards

Congratulations to Telethon Kids Institute researcher Dr Chris Brennan-Jones who was named Woodside Early Career Scientist of the Year at last night’s 2020 Premier’s Science Awards.

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Major grant awarded to tackle antibiotic resistance

Vital research aiming to improve the treatment of potentially deadly Group A Streptococcus (Strep A) has been awarded $820,000 in the latest round of National Health and Medicine Research Council’s Ideas Grants.

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The Kids Research Institute Australia researchers awarded $11 million to support vital child health research

Researchers from The Kids Research Institute Australia have been awarded more than $11 million to support vital child health projects, under the Federal Government’s Medical Research Future Fund.

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Study to protect babies from flu as flu season strikes early

Parents of babies in Perth and Adelaide are being urged to take part in a landmark study to examine the best ways to keep their child safe from influenza this winter, amid a surge in serious infections.

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Telethon donations fund early flu protection for bubs

Babies worldwide could have access to life-saving influenza vaccinations from just eight weeks of age thanks to researchers at The Kids Research Institute Australia and the generous support of the Telethon community.

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The STAMP RSV Program

STAMP RSV is a multifaceted program of work with the single focus to prepare the community for the uptake of new and emerging RSV immunisation strategies by providing the evidence to inform public health policy.

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New partnership with Down Syndrome WA

Researchers from the Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines and Infectious Diseases, based at The Kids Research Institute Australia, are partnering with Down Syndrome WA to learn more about how respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, affects children with increased medical vulnerability.

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Childhood influenza vaccination rates improves with better access

More children across Australia are being vaccinated against the flu since funding was expanded and access widened under the National Immunisation Program

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Pediatric Burn Survivors Have Long-Term Immune Dysfunction With Diminished Vaccine Response

Epidemiological studies have demonstrated that survivors of acute burn trauma are at long-term increased risk of developing a range of morbidities. The mechanisms underlying this increased risk remain unknown. This study aimed to determine whether burn injury leads to sustained immune dysfunction that may underpin long-term morbidity. Plasma and peripheral blood mononuclear cells were collected from 36 pediatric burn survivors >3 years after a non-severe burn injury (<10% total body surface area) and from age/sex-matched non-injured controls.