Maternal stressful life events during pregnancy have been associated with immune dysregulation and increased risk for asthma and atopy in offspring. Few studies have investigated whether prenatal stress is associated with increased overall or specific infectious diseases in childhood, nor explored sex differences. We sought to examine the relationship between the nature and timing of maternal stress in pregnancy and hospitalisation with infection in offspring. ...

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

Atopic diseases are the most common chronic conditions of childhood. The apparent rise in food anaphylaxis in young children over the past three decades is of particular concern, owing to the lack of proven prevention strategies other than the timely introduction of peanut and egg. ...

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

Childhood obesity is one of the most serious public health challenges of the 21st century and is affected not only by individual choice but also by societal and environmental influences. Childhood obesity is higher in children living in regional and remote compared with major cities, in one-parent families and for those with a disability. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2021
• November 2021

Atopic diseases are the most common chronic conditions of childhood. The apparent rise in food anaphylaxis in young children over the past three decades is of particular concern, owing to the lack of proven prevention strategies other than the timely introduction of peanut and egg. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2021
• September 2021

Kevin Natasha Helen Runions Pearce Monks KC NP H BSc (Hons) BEd MA PhD PhD (Public Health), PostGrad Dip (Health Promotion), BApp Sc MPH BA(Psych) ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2021
• March 2021

Regular physical activity provides children with health and developmental benefits. This study investigated if active play and walking with the family dog was associated with better social-emotional development in young children. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2021
• March 2021

Results highlight the need for a culturally appropriate information and education of the importance of chronic wet cough in children ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2019
• July 2019

Respiratory IgE-sensitization to innocuous antigens increases the risk for developing diseases such as allergic asthma. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2018
• March 2018

The proportion of children and adolescents in Australia with mental disorders who used services for emotional and behavioural problems ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2016
• September 2016

Mental disorders should be a leading intervention point for suicide prevention both in the primary health sector and in the mental health sector specifically ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2016
• September 2016