Healthy, HAPPY kids and teens

We support research into the prevention, treatment and management of some of the most burdensome diseases and conditions of childhood and the teenage years, so that our next generation has the brightest possible future ahead.

Childhood Cancer

Cancer is one of the leading causes of disease burden in childhood. Despite improvements in the treatment of some types of childhood cancer in recent decades, there is still much to be done to give children with cancer the best possible chance to both survive, and thrive.

Establishing the South Australian Paediatric Cancer Immunotherapy Centre

Immunotherapy treatment for cancer takes a patient’s own immune cells, and teaches them to attack and kill cancer cells. We are funding research which establishes the South Australian Paediatric Cancer Immunotherapy Centre, by bringing together three groups of experts in a new collaboration to develop, test and validate CAR-T for childhood brain cancer. These pre-clinical trials will help pave the way for clinical trials and a clinical delivery program in South Australia.

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Genomic predictors of brain cancer survival

Paediatric brain cancers are amongst the hardest cancers to treat. Conventional treatment can result in survivors experiencing significant and debilitating long-term complications. Professor Jordan Hansford is undertaking genomic analyses on brain tumour samples to better understand the mechanisms of childhood brain cancer, and factors associated with survival, so that we can predict the behaviour of tumours and determine the best way to treat them.

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Shedding light on the onset of type 1 diabetes in children

Young children with type 1 diabetes (T1D) don’t often present with classical symptoms until the condition has progressed to diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), resulting in hospitalisation. This can be very traumatic for children and their families. Research conducted by Dr Megan Penno used continuous glucose monitoring to better understand the changes that occur in glucose patterns before the clinical onset of T1D in young children at risk of developing the disease, so that children can be diagnosed earlier, reducing the risk of DKA.

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Eating disorders

Infectious Diseases

Long-term effects of respiratory infections in kids and teens

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Non-surgical treatment for craniosynostosis

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Respiratory Diseases

For many children, the simple task of breathing can be a challenge, and one that can lead to lengthy hospital stays. From asthma to cystic fibrosis, respiratory disease in childhood can place a significant burden on children and their families. Research plays an important role in helping children with respiratory diseases to breathe easy and lead a healthy and happy life.

Innovative research encouraging vaccinations

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Rapid diagnosis of lung infection in rural and remote regions

Dr Tom Goddard of the Women’s and Children’s Health Network and his team, with the support of our Bloom Research Program, will develop a rapid diagnostic tool to allow clinicians to diagnose and treat lung infections in Aboriginal children living in rural and remote regions in a timely manner.

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An artificially intelligent app for asthma management

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