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Discover Series: Diabetes

What would you discover to help a child? At The Kids, our researchers are committed to Type 1 Diabetes research that makes a real difference.

Diabetes burnout - what is it?

Diabetes burnout is a state in which someone with diabetes grows tired of managing their condition, may ignore it for a period or become disengaged with diabetes management.

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Trial aims to improve survival rates for kids with brain cancer

An international clinical trial led by The Kids Research Institute Australia Cancer Centre is trialling a drug which could increase cure rates for aggressive forms of childhood brain cancer.

Leveraging global lung health expertise to help preterm bubs

The world’s leading preterm scientists and doctors have joined forces to help give babies born very prematurely, the best possible life.

Estimated dietary intake of polyphenols from cereal foods and associated lifestyle and demographic factors in the Melbourne Collaborative Cohort Study

Cereal foods are consumed globally and are important sources of polyphenols with potential health benefits, yet dietary intakes are unclear. We aimed to calculate the dietary intakes of polyphenols from cereal foods in the Melbourne Collaborative Cohort Study, and describe intakes by demographic and lifestyle factors.

Effects of a positive education programme on secondary school students’ mental health and wellbeing; challenges of the school context

Previous research has demonstrated wellbeing benefits for positive education programmes (PEPs) facilitated by clinicians or experts or outside the school context. The current study explored the effects of a Year 10 PEP led by teachers trained in positive education and embedded within the Australian secondary school context.

Pragmatic Low-Dose Oral Immunotherapy for Preschool Children With Peanut Allergy: A Randomised Controlled Trial

Peanut allergy is the most common childhood-onset, persistent food allergy. Peanut oral immunotherapy (OIT) is a potential treatment, but few studies prospectively examine the outcome of peanut OIT in young children using parent-measured doses compared to standard care (peanut avoidance).

Cochrane corner: hearing aids for mild to moderate hearing loss in adults

The evidence supports the widespread provision of hearing aids as the first-line clinical management for those seeking help for hearing difficulties

Parents’ interest in their child's education and children's outcomes in adolescence and adulthood: Does gender matter?

We found no evidence of gender-specific effects for the outcomes of academic achievement, educational expectations or educational attainment in adulthood.