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Mental disorders in Australian 4- to 17- year olds: Parent-reported need for helpTo describe the extent to which parents report that 4- to 17-year-olds with symptoms meeting Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
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Plasmacytoid dendritic cells protect from viral bronchiolitis and asthma through semaphorin 4a-mediated T reg expansionWe found transient pDC depletion during Pneumovirus infection alone predisposed to severe bronchiolitis in early life and subsequent asthma after reinfection.
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High Dose Vitamin D supplementation alters faecal microbiome and predisposes mice to more severe colitisHigh dose vitamin D supplementation is associated with a shift to a more inflammatory faecal microbiome and increased susceptibility to colitis
Our team aims to optimise lung health early in life to ensure the best possible health outcomes later in life.
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Group A streptococcal pharyngitis: Immune responses involved in bacterial clearance and GAS-associated immunopathologiesInnate and adaptive host immune responses are fundamental for defense against streptococcal pharyngitis and are central to the clinical manifestation of disease.
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National Hybrid Closed-Loop Outpatient TrialThe national Hybrid Closed-Loop Outpatient Trial will test the use of an automated insulin delivery system to see if it is better at optimising blood glucose levels than standard therapy.
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Exploring factors impacting early childhood health among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and communitiesThe impact of perinatal outcomes, maternal social and health outcomes and level of culturally secure service availability on the health outcomes of Western Australian Aboriginal infants and children
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Western Australian DNA and Longitudinal Serum Bank for Weight RegulationThis resource will allow researchers to carry out studies which will look at the genetic causes of excessive weight gain and identify biomarkers
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Endocrine and metabolic consequences due to restrictive carbohydrate diets in children with type 1 diabetes: An illustrative case seriesThe promotion of a low carbohydrate diet in media is in contrast to published pediatric diabetes guidelines that endorse a balanced diet from a variety of foods
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Cohort profile: Pregnancy and childhood epigenetics (PACE) consortiumCurrently, DNA methylation is the most studied epigenetic phenomenon in large populations
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Investment in child and adolescent health and development: key messages from Disease Control Priorities, 3rd EditionThe realisation of human potential for development requires age-specific investment throughout the 8000 days of childhood and adolescence.
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Role of viral and bacterial pathogens in causing pneumonia among Western Australian children: A case-control study protocolPneumonia is the leading cause of childhood morbidity and mortality globally.
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Can exercise training Improve health in young people with type 2 diabetes?We are studying exercise in young people with T2DM and obese young people at risk of developing type 2 diabetes
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Building the repertoire of measures of walking in Rett syndromeThis study aimed to determine measurement properties of a modified 2MWT and a modified Rett syndrome-specific FMS-RS in Rett syndrome.