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Consensus communication on early peanut introduction and the prevention of peanut allergy in high-risk infantsThe purpose of this article is to highlight emerging evidence for existing allergy prevention guidelines regarding potential benefits of supporting early...
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Kindy Readiness ProjectDesiree Jackie Lisa Susan Silva Davis Gibson Prescott DS JD LG SL MBBS, FRACP, MPH, PhD BSc (Hons) BA (Hons), MPsych, PhD MBBS BMedSci PhD FRACP
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Newborn Nasal Sampling Evaluation (NOSE) StudyDesiree Stephen Susan Silva Stick Prescott DS SM SL MBBS, FRACP, MPH, PhD MB BChir PhD MRCP FRACP MBBS BMedSci PhD FRACP Co-Head, The ORIGINS Project
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The PrEggNut Study – Maternal diet rich in eggs and peanuts to reduce food allergies: a randomised controlled trialDebbie Susan Palmer Prescott D SL BSc BND PhD MBBS BMedSci PhD FRACP Head, Early Life & Life-Course Health Program; Team Lead, Nutrition in Early
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Cow’s milk protein allergies on the rise in our kidsUp to three out of every 100 babies develop cow's milk protein allergy (CMPA) in their first year of life – and this number appears to be on the rise
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Genome-wide DNA methylation profiling identifies a folate-sensitive region of differential methylation upstream of ZFP57-imprinting regulator in humansThis study identified that expsoure to folate has effects on the regulation of DNA methylation during fetal development.
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Epigenetics in immune development and in allergic and autoimmune diseasesThis paper is a review about the importance of alterations to the DNA molecule, rather than the DNA sequence, in the development of the immune system, and...
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Childhood obesity: what we have learnt from our failure to engage mothers in our interventionWith more than one in four Australian children overweight or obese, and the significant risks this poses for health problems like asthma, depression,...
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Fish oil supplementation in early infancy modulates developing infant immune responsesMaternal fish oil supplementation during pregnancy has been associated with altered infant immune responses and a reduced risk of infant sensitization and...
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Comparison of neonatal T regulatory cell function in Papua New Guinean and Australian newbornsWe compared neonatal T reg from children born in western conditions (Australia) with those of neonates born in high microbial conditions (Papua New Guinea)...