Psychotropic medications in children and adolescents: investigating longitudinal trends and determinants of use, persistence, and outcomes
Chief Investigator: Associate Professor Luke Grzeskowiak Funding Amount: $99,983 Recipient: Flinders University Overview: Considerable debate surrounds the widespread prescribing of psychotropic medications in young people. While these medications have the potential to help
Targeting regulatory T cells to protect against preterm birth
Chief Investigator: Dr Ella Green [Early Career Researcher] Funding Amount: $39,775 Recipient: The University of Adelaide Overview: Preterm birth (PTB) is the leading cause of neonatal mortality, and preterm infants
Oligonucleotide-driven treatment of an inherited, childhood-lethal polyneuropathy: Generation and characterisation of a humanised preclinical mouse model
Chief Investigator: Professor Jozef Gecz Funding Amount: $ 100,000 Recipient: The University of Adelaide Overview: One in six children has disability related to brain function. The most severe neuro-disabilities are
Investigating FDA-approved drugs in an animal model of KCNT1-childhood epilepsy to identify potential new therapies for treating children
Chief Investigator: Professor Leanne Dibbens Funding Amount: $ 100,000 Recipient: University of South Australia Overview: KCNT1 mutations cause one of the most severe forms of epilepsy in children, resulting in
Sport Therapy for Mental Health and Wellbeing: Exploring changes in psychosocial and functional performance for children and adolescents with Cerebral Palsy with 12 weeks of RaceRunning
Chief Investigator: Associate Professor Kade Davison Funding Amount: $55,964 Recipient: University of South Australia Overview: Children with Cerebral Palsy (CP) often experience feelings of stress, anxiety, and depression due to
Expanding the toolkit for the treatment of ear infections
Chief Investigator: Dr Erin Brazel [Early Career Researcher] Funding Amount : $40,000 Recipient: The University of Adelaide Overview: Bacterial ear infections are the most common bacterial disease affecting children. In
Evaluation of the Autism Detection in Early Childhood–Virtual (ADEC-V)
Chief Investigator: Professor Robyn Young Funding Amount : $85,319 Recipient: Flinders University Overview: Although signs of autism emerge in infancy, children often do not receive a diagnosis until much later, with an
Identifying embryonic regulators of health-span to improve child lifetime outcomes
Chief Investigator: Dr Yasmyn Winstanley [Early Career Researcher] Funding Amount : $40,000 Recipient: The University of Adelaide Overview: Children now are predicted to have shorter lifespan than their parents. This project will
Autistic children are often prescribed medication, including for sleep conditions such as insomnia. But is this leading to overmedication?
New Flinders University research supported by the Channel 7 Children’s Research Foundation is working on an advanced study to assess a non-drug treatment for insomnia in autistic children. “We are