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Acute lower respiratory tract infection (ALRI) remains a major worldwide cause of childhood mortality, compelling innovation in prevention and treatment. Children in Papua New Guinea (PNG) experience profound morbidity from ALRI caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae. As a result of evolutionary divergence, the human PNG population exhibits profound genetic variation and diversity. To address unmet health needs of children in PNG, we tested whether genetic variants increased ALRI morbidity. 

The Kids Research Institute Australia position on schools and COVID-19 in Western Australia

Video technology is helping researchers learn more about the earliest features of autism, and in turn is helping families gain access to better interventions.

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A letter to the WA public from Jonathan Carapetis and Fiona Stanley.

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