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An innovative program set to run for about two and a half years aims to halve the number of children affected by skin infections.
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.
An Australian-first study demonstrating the effectiveness of a new immunisation against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) for babies found it to be almost 90 per cent effective in reducing hospitalisation rates and helped more than 500 WA families avoid a hospital stay.
Experts are warning Aboriginal parents in Western Australia with newborn babies to be vigilant about Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) as winter progresses.
In partnership with Playgroup WA, this sub-project is investigating the impact of playgroups on mental health and socio-emotional outcomes in parents and children within ORIGINS.
A close call with meningococcal disease ignited a passion in Iain Buchan to do whatever he can to keep WA children safe from life-threatening infectious diseases.
In honour of International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we celebrate women in STEM and their incredible contributions to the field, aiming to inspire the next generation of female scientists.
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.
ORIGINS sub-project, The Flourishing Child, has received a $746,051 grant from the Medical Research Future Fund to develop a Flourishing Assessment and Pathway Tool to address gaps in early intervention for children's mental health.
Families who introduce peanut butter and eggs to their baby’s diet at around six months of age can significantly reduce the chances of them developing a life-threatening allergy, according to a new study published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology – In Practice.