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The Kids Research Institute Australia researchers will share in $2.3 million awarded by the Western Australian Department of Health Innovation Seed Fund.

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A culturally secure health campaign designed to alert Aboriginal families, community health workers and clinicians to the dangers of a prolonged wet cough has been so successful that it could offer a blueprint for how to manage other chronic diseases affecting Aboriginal communities throughout Austr

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Perth researchers are leading an international clinical trial focused on preventing the spread of COVID-19 by testing the effectiveness of the drug interferon in reducing the infectiousness of people who contract the virus.

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Measurement of lung volumes across the life course is critical to the diagnosis and management of lung disease. The aim of the study was to use the Global Lung Function Initiative methodology to develop all-age multi-ethnic reference equations for lung volume indices determined using body plethysmography and gas dilution techniques.

The Respiratory Physiology Platform at the Wal-yan Respiratory Research Centre offers access to specialist equipment housed within the outpatient research department at Perth Children’s Hospital, dedicated for research use.

The Kids Research Institute Australia, Perth Children’s Hospital Foundation and Perth Children’s Hospital have formed a strategic partnership to support the establishment and operation of the Wal-yan Respiratory Research Centre.

On average, a person can expect to take more than 700 million breaths in their lifetime.

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most common life‐shortening genetic disease affecting children.

Respiratory disease is a global issue and international networks are critical to informing best-practice approaches to the clinical care and management of childhood respiratory health.

Learn more about all of the Clinical Trials, Platforms & Cohorts at the Wal-yan respiratory centre.