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Probiotic supplementation in the neonatal period results in improved gut colonisation with probiotic bacteria in the short term. There is limited information on the long-term sustainability of this colonisation. 

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Atopic diseases are the most common chronic conditions of childhood. The apparent rise in food anaphylaxis in young children over the past three decades is of particular concern, owing to the lack of proven prevention strategies other than the timely introduction of peanut and egg.

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Socio-environmental factors, including the neighbourhoods in which children live and grow, are key determinants of children's developmental outcomes.

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The current study sought to increase our understanding of the factors involved in the early vocabulary development of Australian Indigenous children.

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This paper describes the Australian Early Development Index, a developmental census conducted by the Australian Government across the entire population of...

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The objective of this paper is to determine how well the EDI predicts a child's later literacy and numeracy outcomes as assessed by the National Assessment...

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A project from the Raine Study shows testosterone levels in the womb have little impact on later childhood behavior.

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Researchers at Perth's Telethon Institute are one step closer to preventing serious lung disease which is the main cause of suffering in cystic fibrosis.

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This week more than 7500 government and non-government schools across Australia will start taking part in the world's most comprehensive collection of

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Almost 30% of 14-year-old Australian children fall within a group identified as being at future increased risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes or stroke