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Probiotics for treatment and primary prevention of allergic diseases and asthma: looking back and moving forward

Review treatment and primary prevention studies, recent meta-analyses, and discuss the current understanding of the role of probiotics in this context

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Dissecting the regulation of bile-induced biofilm formation in staphylococcus aureus

Wall teichoic acid may be important for protecting S. aureus against exposure to bile

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Bile signalling promotes chronic respiratory infections and antibiotic tolerance

Bile acid signalling is a leading trigger for the development of chronic phenotypes underlying the pathophysiology of chronic respiratory disease

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Theory-Based Design and Development of a Socially Connected, Gamified Mobile App for Men About Breastfeeding (Milk Man)

The development of Milk Man followed a best practice approach, including the involvement of a multidisciplinary team and grounding in behavior change theory

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Out-of-Home Care versus In-home Care for Children Who Have Been Maltreated: A Systematic Review of Health and Wellbeing Outcomes

Compared developmental health or wellbeing outcomes for maltreated children placed in out-of-home care with those cared for in their home

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iming of Introduction of Solids and Early-Onset Allergic Disease

Strategies to prevent early-life food allergen sensitisation prior to commencement of solid foods are needed and should be the focus of future research

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The association between dog walking, physical activity and owner’s perceptions of safety: cross-sectional evidence from the US and Australia

This multi-site international study provides further support for the potential for dog walking to increase levels of daily physical activity

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Successful Treatment of Congenital Erythroleukemia With Low-Dose Cytosine Arabinoside

We report a term male with congenital acute erythroleukemia who achieved sustained remission with low-dose cytosine arabinoside alone

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Differential gene network analysis for the identification of asthma-associated therapeutic targets in allergen-specific T-helper memory responses

Differential network analysis of allergen-induced CD4 T cell responses can unmask covert disease-associated genes and pin point novel therapeutic targets

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Heat-mediated reduction of apoptosis in UVB-damaged keratinocytes in vitro and in human skin ex vivo

UVB-induced p53-mediated cell cycle arrest and apoptosis are reduced in the presence of heat stress, leading to increased survival of DNA damaged cells