2012

December 17, 2012

Researchers at Perth's Telethon Institute for Child Health Research have found new genetic differences in one of the rarest and most aggressive types of children's cancer that may present new opportunities in treating the disease, NUT-midline carcinoma (NMC).

December 11, 2012

A correlation between brain tumours in young children and their parents' exposure to diesel exhaust fumes before the birth has been described in a newly published study by researchers at the Western Australian Institute for Medical Research (WAIMR) and the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research (TICHR).

December 5, 2012

New research from the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research has uncovered likely mechanisms for the link between arsenic in drinking water and increased risk of developing chronic lung disease.

November 29, 2012

Leading researchers into the effects of alcohol in pregnancy have thrown their support behind the recommendations of a national Inquiry into Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD).

November 26, 2012

This media release was issued by the AUSTRALIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCE Common myths about immunisation have been laid to rest in a comprehensive new booklet written by the nation’s top immunologists and published by the Australian Academy of Science.

October 19, 2012

Researchers from Perth’s Telethon Institute for Child Health Research have today been awarded $3.46 million in competitive grants and two early career fellowships from the Federal Government’s National Health and Medical Research Council.

October 4, 2012

A new study led by the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research has uncovered a significant link between vitamin B levels and the mental health and wellbeing of children and adolescents.

September 29, 2012

Researchers from Perth’s Telethon Institute for Child Health Research will lead a comprehensive national survey of the mental health of Australia’s children.

September 28, 2012

A new study by the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research has uncovered a significant decline in the risk of birth defects amongst WA children born using Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART).

September 27, 2012

A national study led by Perth’s Telethon Institute for Child Health Research has found that folic acid supplements before and during pregnancy reduces the risk of childhood brain tumours.

September 24, 2012

A forward-thinking program aimed at developing future research leaders has earned the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research a national award for excellence.

September 21, 2012

Professor Moira Clay from the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research has taken over the reins of a key international body designed to support research administrators and managers across Australia and the Asia Pacific region.

September 17, 2012

The Fraser Mustard Centre, launched today in South Australia, aims to improve the development, education, health and wellbeing of Aussie kids by ensuring key policy makers have first-hand access to world-class research and expertise.

September 14, 2012

A new research scholarship to combat childhood brain tumours will be launched tonight in honour of two year old Perth toddler Ethan Davies.

September 12, 2012

A new study has found that young children with severe or persistent asthma are at higher risk of developing many common mental health problems.

August 17, 2012

Western Australia will lead the largest, longest and most comprehensive study of language and literacy development in the world after being awarded a prestigious international grant.

June 25, 2012

The new super science of bioinformatics has been given a $1.3 million boost with the launch of the The McCusker Charitable Foundation Bioinformatics Centre at Perth's Telethon Institute for Child Health Research.

June 11, 2012

A Perth researcher dedicated to reducing serious chest and ear infections in children has been recognised with the award of Officer in the Order of Australia (AO).

May 7, 2012

Researchers are an important step closer to finding a vaccine that protects against a wide range of strains of meningococcal B – the most common cause of meningococcal disease in Western Australia.

May 3, 2012

More than 300 guests from as far afield as Canada, the UK, USA, Scandanavia and across Australia have descended on Perth for a major international conference celebrating the role of data linkage in improving health and social outcomes.

May 2, 2012

This week more than 7500 government and non-government schools across Australia will start taking part in the world’s most comprehensive collection of information about the development of Australia’s children.

April 18, 2012

Today WA-based charity The Meningitis Centre will celebrate its milestone 20th year of providing meningitis awareness and support to Australian families.

April 3, 2012

Researchers from Perth’s Telethon Institute for Child Health Research will join more than 50 scientists from 36 research institutions around the world to improve early nutrition to boost long-term health.

March 28, 2012

A young researcher with a passion for helping people with Down syndrome has been recognised as the recipient of a prestigious West Australian research scholarship.

March 6, 2012

Telethon Institute for Child Health Research scientist Dr Anthony Bosco has been recognised for his cutting edge research investigating asthma attacks in children.

February 14, 2012

New research from Perth’s Telethon Institute for Child Health Research has found that children of mums who had low levels of Vitamin D during pregnancy are twice as likely to have language difficulties.

February 9, 2012

A program of research at Perth’s Telethon Institute for Child Health Research to uncover the key drivers to improve child health and wellbeing has been today recognised as one of the Ten of the Best Research Projects of 2011 by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).

January 27, 2012

New research from Perth’s Telethon Institute for Child Health Research has found that boys who are exposed to high levels of testosterone before birth are twice as likely to experience delays in language development.

January 20, 2012

Telethon Institute for Child Health Research Patron Professor Fiona Stanley has been reappointed to Australia’s peak science advisory body, the Prime Minister’s Science, Engineering and Innovation Council (PMSEIC).

January 17, 2012

New research from Perth’s Telethon Institute for Child Health Research shows that consumption of sugary drinks is high amongst Australian children and adolescents with the majority consumed in the home.

January 12, 2012

Pregnant women who already have an autistic child are being sought for a study by the Autism Research Team at WA’s Telethon Institute for Child Health Research.