Research
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Reducing eating disorder risk in adolescents with obesity
Joint research from The Children’s Hospital at Westmead and University of Sydney has identified that a small proportion of adolescents with obesity may have an undiagnosed eating disorder, and many more have risk factors.Thursday 4 March 2021 -
Rare diseases - not as rare as you think
Don’t be fooled by the word ‘rare’ in Rare Disease. Collectively, rare diseases are very common, with rare genetic disorders affecting 180,000 children in NSW. In developed countries, rare diseases account for 6 out of 10 childhood deaths.Friday 26 February 2021 -
DIPG discovery offers hope for a devastating disease
A revolutionary drug combination discovered by scientists from the Kids Cancer Centre (KCC) at Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick and the Children’s Cancer Institute (CCI) has shown astonishing results; eradicating cancer cells of the currently incurable Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG),
Monday 15 February 2021 -
Calling all kids between 8 – 16. We're researching Virtual Reality play!
We're researching Virtual Reality play! Who wants to join in?
A group of researchers at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead and The University of Sydney are running a series of workshops on VR play.
Thursday 10 December 2020 -
Sydney to undertake clinical studies of needle-free vaccine patch
Clinical studies to look at the potential of needle-free delivery for at-risk groupsMonday 23 November 2020