Researchers have found a clear link between the acquisition or loss of a family dog and the level of physical activity undertaken by children in the family, with the impact most noticeable in girls. ...

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• 2024
• January

By mutual agreement with the Channel 7 Telethon Trust (Telethon), the Telethon Kids Institute and Telethon Speech and Hearing will both rebrand in 2024. ...

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• 2023
• December

Nearly 170 years ago a British doctor applied geospatial mapping to identify the source of a cholera outbreak in central London. Using a street map to plot the location of the homes of the sick, Dr John Snow was able to pinpoint a ‘ground zero’ for the outbreak – a contaminated water pump. ...

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• 2023
• December

As a paediatrician and researcher, I witness on a daily basis the extraordinary benefits of Western Australian health and medical research to individual patients and the community. ...

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• 2023
• December

Eight Telethon Kids Institute-led projects will benefit from the latest round of WA Child Research Fund (WACRF) grants, announced this week by Medical Research Minister Stephen Dawson. ...

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• 2023
• October