School attendance should therefore be a priority for all schools, and not just those with high rates of absence or low average achievement. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2017
• March 2017

Changes in clinical practice related to pregnancy terminations have played a substantial role in shaping stillbirth and neonatal death rates in WA ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2016
• January 2016

We conducted a population-based, record linkage study to examine the hospital admission risk in young children who are subsequently diagnosed with attention... ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2014
• April 2014

Immunisation is the most effective way of protecting your child against a range of serious illnesses, including measles, hepatitis B and whooping cough. All vaccines used in Australia undergo stringent testing and ongoing monitoring. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Research Topics

No studies have yet examined high-resolution shifts in the spatial patterns of human movement in Australia throughout 2020 and 2021, a period coincident with the repeated enactment and removal of varied governmental restrictions aimed at reducing community transmission of SARS-CoV-2. We compared overlapping timeseries of COVID-19 pandemic-related restrictions, epidemiological data on cases and vaccination rates, and high-resolution human movement data to characterize population-level responses to the pandemic in Australian cities. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2023
• July 2023

The relationship between physical activity and child health and development is well-documented, yet the extant literature provides limited causal insight into the amount of physical activity considered optimal for improving any given health or developmental outcome. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• June 2022

Treatment of chronic suppurative otitis media with topical antibiotics probably results in an increase in resolution of ear discharge compared with boric acid ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2020
• January 2020

Omar Merridee Sébastien Laurence Rishi Sury Terrance Timo Raelene W. Joost Elaskalani Wouters Malinge Cheung Kotecha Johns Lassmann Endersby Lesterhuis OE MW SM LC RS T T R WJL BSc, MSc, PhD Bsc Hons (Physics), PhD PhD BPharm (Hons) MBA PhD MB ChB ( ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
• Projects

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most common chronic, life-shortening genetic condition affecting young Australians. There is no cure but researchers are working to prevent the onset of lung disease. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Research Topics

The science that interprets the way nutrients and other substances in food affect maintenance, growth, reproduction, health and disease. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Research Topics

Brad Carrington Raewyn Carol Melissa Farrant Shepherd Mutch Michie O'Donnell Photos BM CCJ RM C M BSc (Hons), PhD PhD MBChB., DipRACOG., Cert.HPRT, FRACP., PhD BPsych (Hons), MPsych, GradDip Ed, PhD Co-Head, Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing Honorary ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
• Projects

One third of children require repeat ventilation tube insertion (VTI) for otitis media. Disease recurrence is associated with persistent middle ear bacterial biofilms. With demonstration that Dornase alfa (a DNase) disrupts middle ear effusion biofilms ex vivo, we identified potential for this as an anti-biofilm therapy to prevent repeat VTI. First, safety and tolerability needed to be measured. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2023
• December 2023