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Interpretation of recent sudden infant death syndrome rates in Western Australia

Data for recent years show a shift away from a classification of 'SIDS' towards a classification of 'unascertainable', particularly for Aboriginal infants.

Strep A & ARF Therapeutics

The Strep A & ARF Therapeutics research team are working to accelerate research and clinical trials to improve penicillin formulation and treatment methods, to end RHD.

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Kids researchers using real tonsils in quest to develop new Strep A vaccine

A new study underway at the Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines and Infectious Diseases, based at The Kids Research Institute Australia, is deliberately infecting tonsils with Strep A in the laboratory to test a range of potential vaccine candidates.

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Setting the agenda: Urgent priorities to close the childhood cancer gap for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children

A review led by the First Nations Childhood Cancer team at The Kids Research Institute Australia has highlighted the urgent need for Indigenous-specific studies focused on cancer outcomes, survivorship and equity.

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Researcher receives crucial funding for caregiver support initiative

The Kids Research Institute Australia is deeply grateful to The Yellow Umbrella Foundation for their generous gift of $38,453 to help fund a new mental health initiative for parents and caregivers of children living with intellectual disability.

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King’s Birthday Honour for infectious diseases researcher

Congratulations to infectious diseases clinician-researcher Professor Asha Bowen, awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the King’s Birthday Honours List for her service to medicine in the field of clinical diseases.

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WA-based cancer pharmaceutical start-up secures CUREator funding

Researchers dedicated to developing the first cancer immunotherapy tablet have been boosted by a $374,000 CUREator top-up funding grant.

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Research to explore promising new RSV treatment supported by innovation seed funding

Researchers from the Wal-yan Respiratory Research Centre are collaborating with Virex Pharma to undertake vital research into a potential breakthrough treatment for RSV infections in young children, thanks to a $499,241 grant awarded by the WA Department of Health Innovation Seed Fund.

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New trial aims to nip chronic lung disease in the bud for First Nations kids

WA researchers will use a $1.97 million Medical Research Future Fund grant to develop a strategy for better follow-up of First Nations children after they’ve been hospitalised for respiratory infections, in a bid to halt the slide into more severe lung disease.

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Fellowship to support research into ways to improve the lung health of people born preterm

Wal-yan Respiratory Research Centre researcher Ms Denby Evans has been awarded one of four inaugural fellowships supported by the State's Future Health Research and Innovation (FHRI) Fund and Brightspark Foundation, enabling her to further her research into ways to improve the lung health of people