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Cancer Council WA supports development of less toxic treatments for childhood brain cancer

The Kids Research Institute Australia researcher, Dr Raelene Endersby, will work to develop less toxic treatments for children with brain cancer, thanks to support from Cancer Council WA.

The Kids Research Institute Australia Cancer Centre Researcher wins Cancer Council WA Fellowship

Cancer Council WA has awarded a Post-Doctoral Fellowship to Dr Ben Wylie, for his project to help kids with sarcoma.

The Kids Research Institute Australia Cancer Researcher recognised in 2021 Business Events Perth Aspire Awards

One of The Kids Research Institute Australia’s leading young researchers will travel to the world’s premier conference on childhood brain cancer.

“Natural killer” donor cells fighting kids leukaemia

New research by The Kids shows donor immune cells are highly effective at boosting the body’s response against leukaemia.

Child health research set to benefit from national grants

Researchers at The Kids Research Institute Australia have been awarded $4.6 million in national funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) to help support child health research.

The Kids researchers seek cure for devastating glioma

The Kids Research Institute Australia’s cancer researchers will use funds raised in the name of a brave three-year-old girl to launch a new assault on the devastating form of childhood cancer which took her life.

Funding boost to melanoma research

A The Kids Research Institute Australia researcher will investigate new ways to harness the body’s own immune system to fight melanoma, thanks to Cancer Council WA funding.

Grandparents’ Experiences of Childhood Cancer: A Qualitative Study

A child's cancer diagnosis has a significant impact on the lives of grandparents. Grandparents experience the stress of worrying about both their adult children and their grandchildren. Our study aimed to explore the lived experience of grandparents of children diagnosed with cancer.

Prognostic significance of molecular subgroups in survival outcome for children with medulloblastoma in Malaysia

Advancements in genomic profiling led to the discovery of four major molecular subgroups in medulloblastoma (MB), which have now been incorporated into the World Health Organization classification of central nervous system tumors. The current study aimed to determine the prognostic significance of the MB molecular subgroups among children in Malaysia. 

Inflammation induces α1-adrenoceptor expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of patients with complex regional pain syndrome

Persistent regional and systemic inflammation may promote pain and hyperalgesia in complex regional pain syndrome. In this study, we investigated whether stimulation of α1-adrenoceptors on peripheral blood mononuclear cells might contribute to this inflammatory state.