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Suicide prevention guidelines to drive better services for LGBTQA+ young people

Researchers have developed Australia’s first comprehensive guidelines for clinical and community services supporting LGBTQA+ youth.

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Sophisticated modelling shows WA’s Omicron outbreak still has months to run

Western Australia’s Omicron outbreak is far from over, with new modelling showing the number of total infections is only at its half-way point.

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Call for urgent funding boost for RHD in Australia

There are calls for a significant and urgent injection of $40 million in funding to tackle Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) following Monday night’s Four Corners episode.

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Federal politicians urged to adopt transport priorities that keep kids happy, healthy and safe

The Kids Research Institute Australia has backed a series of transport priorities to keep children safer on the roads, boost physical activity levels, and save the economy billions of dollars.

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THINKING BIG @The Kids Research Institute Australia

We want to hear from people across the WA community - about the big issues and concerns facing our children, young people, and their families. Share your voice and views to help guide our research for happy, healthy kids.

CDKL5 Publications

Publications from 2017 dating back to 2004 of CDKL5 researchers.

Our Research

We aim to share our research findings with families so that they may better understand Rett syndrome and the future for their family.

Parental perspectives on the communication abilities of their daughters with Rett syndrome

We interviewed 17 parents with a daughter with Rett syndrome to gain their perspectives on how their daughter communicates and barriers.

Clinical severity and X-chromosome inactivation

For this study, we examined how Rett syndrome characteristics can be affected by X-inactivation for 2 of the common types of mutation - p.R168X and p.T158M.

Feeding experiences and growth status in a Rett syndrome population

We set out to describe the feeding difficulties and nutrition of girls with Rett syndrome and to examine what factors may be influencing their nutrition.