Research sheds new light on the onset of type 1 diabetes in children

Posted: October 24, 2022

Type 1 diabetes (T1D) affects more than 125,000 Australians with approximately 1 in 480 children, adolescents, and young adults aged 0-19 living with type 1 diabetes in 2020. Currently, once diagnosed, T1D is an incurable...

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Research helping mums sustain breastfeeding

Posted: June 23, 2022

Breast milk has unique qualities that can protect babies from ear infections, vomiting, diarrhoea, chest infections, and asthma. However, some mothers of preterm infants can face challenges initiating and sustaining breastfeeding within the Hospital...

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B Part of It NT

Posted: November 2, 2021

At a time when vaccines are a huge topic of conversation, researchers at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital are breaking ground with a vaccine that is hoped to prevent two diseases for teens across...

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CAR-T cure for childhood cancer one step closer to clinical trials

Posted: May 11, 2021

A revolutionary therapy that homes in on and destroys cancer cells could soon be used to tackle hard to treat cancers, including those commonly seen in children. The CAR-T Cancer Immunotherapy Research project is...

The WCH Foundation is funding world-class research that will help to create a vaccine for COVID-19.

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Collaborative research project announced to inform COVID-19 vaccine

Posted: April 7, 2020

A team of South Australian scientists are joining forces in the fight against COVID-19 to greater inform the local, national and global response efforts, including the creation of a vaccine, thanks to the support...

Category: Research