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Efficacy and safety of influenza vaccination during pregnancy: realizing the potential of maternal influenza immunization

Pregnant women are at higher risk of severe complications following influenza infection compared to the general population. Influenza vaccination during pregnancy can offer direct protection to pregnant women and passive immunity to infants up to 6 months of age via maternal antibodies. Pregnant women are a high priority group for influenza immunization.

Evidence for shared deficits in identifying emotions from faces and from voices in autism spectrum disorders and specific language impairment

While autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and specific language impairment (SLI) have traditionally been conceptualized as distinct disorders, recent findings...

Childhood behavior problems and age at first sexual intercourse: A prospective birth cohort study

Early first sexual intercourse (FSI) is a risk factor for unplanned abstract teenage pregnancy, sexually transmitted infection, and adverse social, emotional...

Novel peptide-based drugs for the treatment of sonic hedgehog-dependent medulloblastoma

Medulloblastoma, the most common pediatric malignant brain tumor, consists of at least four distinct molecular subgroups.

Onset of maternal psychiatric disorders after the birth of a child with intellectual disability: A retrospective cohort study

Mothers of a child with intellectual disability (ID) have more psychiatric disorders after the birth of their child than other mothers.

The AEDI: From Research to Policy

Here we summarise some recent research using the AEDI data and show how the Fraser Mustard Centre is using such research to help inform policy-makers.

Grey matter changes associated with deficit awareness in mild cognitive impairment: A voxel-based morphometry study

We examined the association of insight and grey matter volume using a voxel-based morphometry approach in volunteers with and without mild cognitive impairment.

High use of complementary and alternative medication among children with autism is not associated with the severity of core symptoms

This study provided evidence for high rate of alternative medicine use in an Australian paediatric ASD population, similar to other countries.

The relationship between personality traits and psychotic like experiences in a large non-clinical adolescent sample

Our findings suggest that the chance of having psychotic like experiences is more likely for adolescents with certain personality traits.

The social determinants of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander suicide...

Consideration of suicide among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples must be situated within a context that recognises the impact of racism...