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Celebrating 35 years of impact at The Kids Research Institute AustraliaCoinciding with the Institute’s 35th year of research to improve the health and wellbeing of children and families, the 2025 Impact Report celebrates research which has been translated into policy or practice, and which has led to a paradigm shift in the way we respond to childhood health and wellbeing.
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New research calls for re-introduction of sugar intake monitoringA new study by the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research has called for better collection of data on food sugar levels as obesity levels continue to rise
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Urgent action needed to improve the mental health and save the lives of Australian doctors and medical studentsA world-first survey of Australian doctors and medical students has shown they are burnt-out and likely to have poorer mental health than the general community.
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Fiona Stanley appointed to Prime Minister's Science, Engineering and Innovation CouncilFiona Stanley appointed to Prime Minister's Science, Engineering and Innovation Council
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New research links poor language to lack of Vitamin D in wombNew research has found that children of mums who had low levels of Vitamin D during pregnancy are twice as likely to have language difficulties.
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WA leads world's largest study of language developmentWestern Australia will lead the largest, longest and most comprehensive study of language and literacy development in the world
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National funding success for child health researchersResearchers from the Telethon Institute have today been awarded $3.46 million in competitive grants and two early career fellowships from the NHMRC.
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A world first for Aussie kids putting Australia's children on the mapIn a world first, 96 per cent of communities in Australia now have vital information about their children's development
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Children and young people with CP needed for respiratory studyWest Australian study will look at the breathing and airway problems of children and with cerebral palsy (CP) to prevent serious respiratory problems
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How mums talk influences children’s perspective-taking abilityNew research shows that kids whose mums talk more frequently about others' thoughts tend to be better at taking another's perspective than other children.