Siblings of individuals with neurodevelopmental conditions (NDCs) are exposed to unique family environments and experience a range of psychosocial risk and resilience factors. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2023
• March 2023

The Sibling Project focuses on the wellbeing, relationships and needs of children, adolescents and emerging adults who have a sibling with a developmental disability. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Brain and Behaviour
• Development and Disability
• Child Disability

Natural killer (NK) cells have an intrinsic ability to detect and eliminate leukaemic cells. Cellular therapies using cytokine-activated NK cells have emerged as promising treatments for patients with advanced leukaemia. However, not all patients respond to current NK cell therapies, and thus improvements in efficacy are required. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• November 2022

There is a large volume of research on the persistence of advantage and disadvantage across generations. Intergenerational studies typically address family resources as independent factors, which ignores how risks cluster together and accumulate over time. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• March 2022

With immune checkpoint therapy (ICT) having reshaped the treatment of many cancers, the next frontier is to identify and develop novel combination therapies to improve efficacy. Previously, we and others identified beneficial immunological effects of the vitamin A derivative tretinoin on anti-tumour immunity. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• March 2022

The Alert Program® The Alert Program® teaches children and their caregivers about self-regulation using the metaphor of a car engine (see diagram ...

• Alcohol and Pregnancy & FASD
• Our research
• Research projects
• Hedland FASD Project

ID and/or ASD were found to be associated with an increased risk of hospitalisation compared with the remainder of the population. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2013
• February 2013

Mesothelioma is a cancer that typically originates in the pleura of the lungs. It rapidly invades the surrounding tissues, causing pain and shortness of breath. We compared cell lines injected either subcutaneously or intrapleurally and found that only the latter resulted in invasive and rapid growth. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2021
• January 2021

Limited research investigates early childhood education and care (ECEC) educators' involvement in promoting physical activity. The aim was to identify distinct profiles based on physical activity-related practices and psychosocial factors in ECEC educators and examine how they relate to the amount of time allocated to children's physical activity. A secondary analysis of educator-reported survey data from the Play Active study was undertaken. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2024
• March 2024

Children with complex needs and severe disability may undergo gastrostomy insertion to support feeding difficulties. Parent education programs are critical components of clinical care pathways but there is little information on parent-reported educational needs. This study describes the collaborative process that yielded a resource to assist parents considering gastrostomy tube placement for their children, and the evaluation of the resource.  ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2023
• November 2023