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Computational research helps boost rare disease diagnosis

Researchers at The Kids Research Institute Australia working to provide confident diagnoses for children suffering from rare diseases have created a new computer algorithm to help pinpoint the mutations responsible for the conditions.

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The impact on diabetes

Co-Head of the Diabetes Centre at The Kids, Professor Liz Davis, says people with diabetes may get dehydrated more quickly.

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The Kids Research Institute Australia researchers share in TPCHRF funding

Six The Kids Research Institute Australia researchers are among those who have received grant funding from the Telethon-Perth Children’s Hospital Research Fund (TPCHRF).

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The Kerry M Stokes Chair of Child Health announced

Curtin University, the Channel 7 Telethon Trust and The Kids Research Institute Australia have proudly announced The Kerry M Stokes Chair of Child Health, to establish a world-class research program for the benefit of children and the adults they will become.

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Complexity of Influenza Outbreaks during the World Youth Day 2008 Mass Gathering and its Impact on Community Seasonal Influenza Activity

How Influenza outbreaks during mass gatherings have been rarely described, and detailed virologic assessment is lacking.

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Skull base osteomyelitis: Fungal versus Bacterial Infection

An 18-year (1990-2007) retrospective review of patients with Skull-base osteomyelitis (SBO) presenting to Westmead Hospital was performed.

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Free testosterone levels in umbilical cord blood predict infant head circumference in girls

Fetal androgens influence fetal growth as well as postnatal neurocognitive ability.

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Early motor development is part of the resource mix for language acquisition -

Early motor development is part of the resource mix for language acquisition - a commentary on Iverson's 'Developing language in a developing body: the relat...

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Dietary intake and food sources of fatty acids in Australian adolescents

Dietary fat consumed during childhood and adolescence may be related to the development of cardiovascular and other chronic diseases in adulthood.

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Distribution of airway narrowing responses across generations and at branching points, assessed in vitro by anatomical optical coherence tomography

Previous histological and imaging studies have shown the presence of variability in the degree of bronchoconstriction of airways sampled at different locations.