Search the site

Research

IgG Responses to Pneumococcal and Haemophilus Influenzae Protein Antigens Are Not Impaired in Children with a History of Recurrent Acute Otitis Media

Vaccines including conserved antigens from Streptococcus pneumoniae & nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae have the potential to reduce of otitis media.

Research

Gene polymorphisms, breast-feeding, and development of food sensitization in early childhood

The effect of breast-feeding on the development of allergic disease is uncertain

Research

Essential fatty acids and mood: A systematic review of observational studies

Essential polyunsaturated (omega-3 and omega-6) fatty acids have been proposed to play a role in the aetiology of mood disorders. However, a systematic...

Research

Validity and Psychometric Properties of the Early Development Instrument in Canada, Australia, United States, and Jamaica

There is an increasing support from international organizations and the research community for stepping beyond infant or child mortality as the most common...

Research

The associations between physical activity, screen time and weight from 6 to 14 yrs: The Raine Study

To examine the strength and direction of the relationship between physical activity level, screen use and BMI in a cohort at ages 6, 8, 10 and 14 yrs as part...

Research

Back and neck pain are related to mental health problems in adolescence

There is a high prevalence of mental health problems amongst adolescents

Adding up the minutes to give kids with Rett syndrome valuable physical activity

Affecting approximately 400 people in Australia, Rett syndrome is a rare neurological disorder that occurs almost exclusively in girls and affects mobility and development, impacting everything from walking and talking to eating and breathing.

Critical data ensures RSV immunisation hits right targets and saves lives

Prevention of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is now a real possibility thanks to the rollout of an immunisation program backed by a decade’s worth of epidemiological research led by The Kids Research Institute Australia.

Fighting lung disease

Culturally secure intervention to facilitate medical follow up for Aboriginal children, after being hospitalised with chest infections, have proven to improve long-term lung health outcomes.

News & Events

Latest RSV results pave way for world-first vaccine

The Kids Research Institute Australia researchers leading the Western Australian site of a global respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) study can now fine-tune development of a world-first vaccine for pregnant mothers.