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Study shows e-cigarettes can harm lungsA study led by researchers at The Kids Research Institute Australia has shown that electronic cigarettes can cause lung damage.
The Kids Research Institute Australia, Perth Children’s Hospital Foundation and Perth Children’s Hospital have formed a strategic partnership to support the establishment and operation of the Wal-yan Respiratory Research Centre.
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Helping families to unlock the mental and physical health benefits of connecting with nature and community through outdoor play - easily, and locally.
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How growing up disadvantaged set Isabelle Adams on a path to help othersTo celebrate NAIDOC week we sat down with Isabelle Adams, the coordinator of The Kids Research Institute Australia's Kulunga Aboriginal Research Development Unit (KARDU).
ORIGINS has sub-projects exploring the link between a mother's diet during pregnancy and health outcomes of the child. Projects also explore nutrition and eating habits during the early years.
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Tackling allergy prevention in early lifeThe Childhood Allergy and Immunology Research Team at The Kids Research Institute Australia are currently conducting four studies, through ORIGINS, investigating nutritional strategies in the diets of mothers and babies and how these may reduce the development of allergies.
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Child health and obesity the focus of international built environment studyResearch data from more than one million Australian and Welsh children will be examined to help better understand how the built environment affects child health and obesity, as part of an international research project to be co-led by The Kids Research Institute Australia.
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The ORIGINS Project Biobank: A Collaborative Bio Resource for Investigating the Developmental Origins of Health and DiseaseEarly onset Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), including obesity, allergies, and mental ill-health in childhood, present a serious and increasing threat to lifelong health and longevity. The ORIGINS Project (ORIGINS) addresses the urgent need for multidisciplinary efforts to understand the detrimental multisystem impacts of modern environments using well-curated large-scale longitudinal biological sample collections.