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Identification and characterization of a dendritic cell precursor in parenchymal lung tissue

This is the first study to describe a pulmonary precursor cell for dendritic cells in lung tissue

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Endocrine and metabolic consequences due to restrictive carbohydrate diets in children with type 1 diabetes: An illustrative case series

We describe a series of 6 cases where adoption of a low carbohydrate diet in children impacted growth and cardiovascular risk factors with potential long-term sequelae.

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The Promise of Electroencephalography for Advancing Diagnosis and Treatment in Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs), such as autism spectrum disorder (ASD), attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and intellectual disability (ID), commonly emerge during early development and impact functioning across cognitive, social-emotional, communication, and sensorimotor domains.

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Cannabis-induced attenuated psychotic symptoms: implications for prognosis in young people at ultra-high risk for psychosis

This study examined UHR transition risk as a function of cannabis use characteristics which vary largely between people, due to a variety of factors.

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Worries, 'weirdos', neighborhoods and knowing people: a qualitative study with children and parents regarding children's independent mobility

This study involved focus groups with 132 children and 12 parents in primary and secondary school in Victoria to explore children's independent mobility.

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Influence of exposure to perinatal risk factors and parental mental health related hospital admission on adolescent deliberate self-harm risk

Adolescent deliberate self-harm (DSH) has been found to be associated with a range of bio-psycho-social factors.

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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and child sexual abuse in institutional settings

The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse commissioned The Kids Research Institute Australia to collaborate on a report

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School absence and its effect on school performance for children born with orofacial clefts

We aimed to describe school absence and its relationship with school performance for children with and without orofacial clefts.

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Prevalence of celiac disease in 52,721 youth with type 1diabetes: International comparison across three continents

Tim Jones TW MBBS DCH FRACP MD Co-head, Diabetes and Obesity Research Co-head, Diabetes and Obesity Research Areas of research expertise: Diabetes