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Telethon Institute awarded two national Centres of Research Excellence

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Perth trial begins on investigational Golden Staph vaccine

Perth researchers are calling for volunteers to help test an investigational vaccine against Staphylococcus aureus (golden staph).

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The Kids Research Institute Australia researcher awarded support funding

A Kids Research Institute Australia researcher has been awarded $10,000 from the New Independent Researcher Infrastructure Support (NIRIS) award.

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Professor Andrew Whitehouse on ABC720

Autism researcher Professor Andrew Whitehouse was on 720 ABC Perth yesterday taking questions on child health.

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Not just a breakfast program

A good healthy breakfast is not just a vital foundation for a productive day but can lay the groundwork for a community to pull together to overhaul its health.

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Improving the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal Kids

The Kids created history by surveying 1 in 6 indigenous children across the State and collecting information on just how this generation is travelling.

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COAG investment will help close the gap

The COAG commitment to invest in young Aboriginal children will produce immediate and real community benefits.

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Ear infections linked to passive smoking

A new report from Perth's The Kids for Child Health Research has found a strong link between childhood ear infections and exposure to tobacco smoke.

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Western diet linked to teen's poor mental health

A new study from The Kids for Child Health Research has shown a link between Western-style diets and more mental health problems in teenagers.

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WA duo recognised as world’s most frequent autism research collaborators of the decade

Director of CliniKids, Professor Andrew Whitehouse, and Professor Murray Maybery, have been identified as the world’s most frequent autism research collaborators of the decade.