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Approximately 1.7 million Australians have kidney disease. The potential toxicity of new drugs is a major problem in the search for better treatments. A safer way is needed to test new therapies, especially in children, to avoid additional risk or harm.
Adults who have been conceived through use of IVF and other assisted reproductive technologies (ART) have mostly grown up as healthy individuals. Hear from lead researcher Professor Jane Halliday, Mum Leanne Vink and her IVF-conceived daughter Olivia who participated in the world's largest
Being transgender or gender diverse (collectively described as being trans) is part of the natural spectrum of human diversity. Transgender children and adolescents do not identify with the gender presumed for them at birth, and ongoing research is helping to better support their lifelonghealth and
Thrombosis occurs when a blood clot forms in the blood’s circulatory system, stopping blood from flowing properly around the body.
Scabies is a contagious tropical skin condition caused by tiny mites that burrow under the skin. It causes intense itch, discomfort and can be fatal.
Rotavirus is a highly infectious virus of the gut that typically affects babies and young children. The diarrhoeal disease can be fatal.
Rett syndrome (RTT) is a rare genetic disorder that affects brain development and causes disability from early childhood. It is most frequently seen in girls.
There are more than 7,000 rare genetic diseases, of which about three-quarters affect children.Genetic disease conditions are caused by changes in genes. Some conditions are inherited and occur in more than one person in a family. Others can occur for the first time in the person with the condition.
A newborn baby’s health lays the foundation for their health and wellbeing throughout life.When a baby is born sick, they need extra medical support.
Neuromuscular disorders are a range of conditions that affect the nerves controlling a child’s muscles.
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