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Celebrating our final births

ORIGINS has welcomed its very last baby into the cohort

Dental screening app shown to have potential to help remote families

ORIGINS' Dental Screening project has completed its feasibility study, showing that the tested smartphone app, enabling remote screening of children's teeth by dental professionals, has the potential to help remote families access dental care, among other benefits.

The CUB Study

Communicating with and Understanding your Baby

The SunPreg Study

Determining the associations of sun exposure in early life on the development of non-communicable diseases.

Child health and obesity the focus of international built environment study

Research data from more than one million Australian and Welsh children will be examined to help better understand how the built environment affects child health and obesity, as part of an international research project to be co-led by The Kids Research Institute Australia.

ORIGINS Co-Director nominated in the 2024 Western Australian of the Year Awards

ORIGINS Co-Director nominated in the 2024 Western Australian of the Year Awards

Tackling allergy prevention in early life

The Childhood Allergy and Immunology Research Team at The Kids Research Institute Australia are currently conducting four studies, through ORIGINS, investigating nutritional strategies in the diets of mothers and babies and how these may reduce the development of allergies.

Screen ORIGINS study finds mobile devices a lifeline for families during lockdowns

A study of ORIGINS families has revealed a positive aspect to the COVID pandemic, with families found to benefit from the extra time together during lockdowns and mobile devices proving useful for helping them stay in touch with extended family and friends and for activities such as online classes.

ORIGINS reaches key milestone

ORIGINS, a collaboration between The Kids and the Joondalup Health Campus, has achieved a major milestone – recruiting its 1000th family.

BENEFIT Trial

Breastfeeding and Eating Nuts and Eggs for Infant Tolerance