Research by the Telethon Institute has shown a significant decline in the risk of birth defects amongst WA children born using Assisted Reproductive Technology. ...

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• 2012
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A new study provides more evidence that reading books to young children and helping them visually to follow the story improves a child's language. ...

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• 2011
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Just under 150 Perth women have contributed to major international research at the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research. ...

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• 2007
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After 20 years at the Institute, Hannah’s career has been a whirlwind of discovery and dedication. ...

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• 2022
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Congratulations to four outstanding Telethon Kids Institute researchers who have received funding designed to support researchers who have narrowly missed out on highly competitive national funding. ...

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• 2024
• June

The Telethon Kids Institute’s new state of the art research facility within the Perth’s Children’s Hospital (PCH) has officially opened its doors, paving the way for faster bench to bedside outcomes for children. ...

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• 2018
• September

CDKL5 deficiency disorder (CDD), a severe developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, is being diagnosed earlier with improved access to genetic testing, but this may also have unanticipated impacts on parents’ experience receiving the diagnosis. This study explores the lived experience of parents receiving a diagnosis of CDD for their child using mixed methods. ...

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• 2022
• February 2022

We assess progress towards improved case management of childhood diarrhea in Nigeria over a period of targeted health systems reform from 2013 to 2018. Individual and community data from three Demographic and Health Survey rounds are leveraged in a geospatial model designed for stratified estimation by venue of treatment seeking and State. ...

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• 2024
• May 2024

The Telethon Kids Institute is one of the nation's leading medical research organisations with impressive facilities in Subiaco, Western Australia. ...

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Congratulations to Telethon Kids Director of Communications and Development, Elizabeth Chester, who has been recognised at the Public Health Association of Australia WA awards for her outstanding effort progressing public health. ...

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• 2018
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