To determine the frequency of protracted bacterial bronchitis (PBB) in children referred to tertiary care with chronic cough and describe management prior to referral. A retrospective cohort study of all new patients with a history of ≥4 weeks of cough seen at the only tertiary paediatric outpatient respiratory service in Western Australia. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2021
• August 2021

Without a booster dose, the effectiveness of 3 doses waned more rapidly from 2 to 4 years of age than previously documented for children >6 years of age who... ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2014
• February 2014

Comparing gut bacteria in newborns from around the world. ...

• The ORIGINS Project
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• Microbiome

We found no evidence of gender-specific effects for the outcomes of academic achievement, educational expectations or educational attainment in adulthood. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2017
• August 2017

Pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) therapy is accompanied by treatment-related toxicities (TRTs) and impaired quality of life. In Australia and New Zealand, children with ALL are treated with either Children's Oncology Group (COG) or international Berlin-Frankfurt-Munster (iBFM) Study Group-based therapy. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• September 2022

School attendance should therefore be a priority for all schools, and not just those with high rates of absence or low average achievement. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2017
• March 2017

Telethon Institute awarded two national Centres of Research Excellence ...

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• 2010
• July

Reduced eye contact early in life may play a role in the developmental pathways that culminate in a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder. However, there are contradictory theories regarding the neural mechanisms involved. According to the amygdala theory of autism, reduced eye contact results from a hypoactive amygdala that fails to flag eyes as salient. However, the eye avoidance hypothesis proposes the opposite-that amygdala hyperactivity causes eye avoidance. This review evaluated studies that measured the relationship between eye gaze and activity in the 'social brain' when viewing facial stimuli. ...

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• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• February 2022

Analysis of worldwide research shows that despite advances in neonatal care, preterm babies have lower lung function throughout their life. ...

• Wal-yan Respiratory Research Centre
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• 2022
• August

The current study investigated the extent to which low levels of joint attention in infancy and parent-child book reading across early childhood increase the... ...

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• 2013
• January 2013