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Trans Pathways

Trans Pathways is the largest study ever in Australia of gender diverse young people and their mental health and care pathways.

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PELICAN: Prematurity’s Effects on the Lungs in Children and Adults Network

The PELICAN (Prematurity’s Effects on the Lungs in Children and Adults Network) Clinical Research Collaboration was launched by the European Respiratory Society (ERS) in 2020

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PLAYCE@Home - understanding the impact of COVID-19 on children’s physical activity, health & development

Hayley Andrea Liz Phoebe Pulan Christian Nathan Wenden George Bai BSc (1st Class Hons), PhD W.Aust. BHlthSc (hons), PhD BHlthSc MPH BSc(Neuro), MPH

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PREDICT CF: Assessing the role of lung clearance index in predicting disease progression in children with cystic fibrosis

There is increasing evidence that the assessment of ventilation distribution using the multiple breath washout (MBW) technique is sensitive to changes in disease status of children with cystic fibrosis.

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Priority-setting in youth with chronic conditions

Amy Keely Liz Leanne Bec Finlay-Jones Bebbington Davis Fried Sampson BPsych(Hons), MPsych(Clinical), MHealthEcon, PhD (Clin Psych) MClinPsych/PhD

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Protective Vaccine Responses in Infants after Maternal Pertussis Vaccination (PRIME) Study

Christopher Jennifer Peter Blyth Kent Richmond MBBS (Hons) DCH FRACP FRCPA PhD RN MBBS MRCP(UK) FRACP Centre Head, Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines and

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Radiosensitisation of medulloblastoma

Raelene Nick Endersby Gottardo BSc (Hons) PhD MBChB FRACP PhD Brainchild Fellow; Co-Head, Brain Tumour Research Co-Head, Brain Tumour Research

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Study finds high RSV awareness with parents open to future immunisation

A The Kids Research Institute Australia study designed to gauge community awareness of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) has found parents and parents-to-be are highly aware of the virus and are open to immunisation to tackle it.

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Study confirms maternal whooping cough vaccine protects babies at critical age

A The Kids Research Institute Australia and Curtin University-led study has found the maternal whooping cough vaccine given to pregnant mothers in the second or third trimester significantly reduced babies’ risk of infection, protecting them at their most vulnerable age.