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National funding for bright ideas targeting ear infections and dangerous fungiTwo projects led by The Kids Research Institute Australia have been awarded more than $2.5 million to fund innovative ideas focused, respectively, on combating persistent ear infections and investigating how dangerous fungi invade the bodies of immunocompromised people.
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The Kids researchers named finalists in 2024 Premier’s Science AwardsFive The Kids Research Institute Australia researchers and a popular Institute-led science festival for kids have been named as finalists in the 2024 Premier’s Science Awards.
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The Kids Research Institute Australia welcomes world-leading new laws for vapesThe Kids Research Institute Australia welcomes the Federal Government's stringent vaping reforms that took effect on 1 July 2024.
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The Kids respiratory researcher wins prestigious prize at 2021 Premier’s Science AwardsThe Kids Research Institute Australia researcher, Niamh Troy, has been named a joint winner of the Exxon Mobile Student Scientist of the Year award at the Premier’s Science Awards.
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Evidence from Australian cohort studies about asthma trajectories and transitions across the life course: a narrative reviewAsthma affects more than 300 million people worldwide and is frequently associated with other medical conditions in adults, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, ischaemic heart disease, and stroke. Despite the huge burden, there has been little progress toward prevention and cure, possibly related to a one-size-fits-all approach.