Skip to content
The Kids Research Institute Australia logo
Donate

No results yet

Search

News & Events

Program aims to stop skin infections in their tracks

An innovative program set to run for about two and a half years aims to halve the number of children affected by skin infections.

News & Events

Telethon smashes records as West Australians dig deep for sick kids

Huge congratulations to Telethon on another record-breaking year, with generous West Australians donating just over $38 million to help sick kids.

News & Events

Two The Kids researchers appointed Academy Fellows

The Kids Researchers Professor Susan Prescott and Professor Donna Cross have been appointed Fellows of the prestigious Australian Academy of Health and Med

News & Events

Long-term The Kids Research Institute Australia researchers honoured by prestigious Academy

Professors Carol Bower & Steve Zubrick have been inducted as new Fellows to the prestigious Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences.

Research

Early Moves

The Early Moves study is investigating whether a baby’s early movements can predict difficulties with learning (known as cognitive impairment) later in childhood.

News & Events

Atlas maps a pathway to happy, healthy childhood

The Child Development Atlas is proving popular even before its official launch - bringing together government services.

News & Events

Endgame for deadly heart disease will save hundreds of lives

Rheumatic heart disease, a deadly yet entirely preventable heart disease taking the lives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, is finally on the verge of elimination thanks to new research

Research

Intellectual Disability

About 2 per cent of children are estimated to have an intellectual disability. The cause of the condition is unknown in at least 50 per cent of cases.

Research

Rett Syndrome

A severe neurodevelopmental disorder mostly affecting girls.

Biospecimen Service

BioSpecs is a flexible service that supports laboratory research by providing expert technical assistance in pre-analytical sample processing and nucleic acid extractions.