Pneumococcal surface protein A is immunogenic and natural anti-PspA immune responses are acquired through exposure and develop with age ...

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• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2016
• August 2016

Children with intellectual disabilities are more likely to experience sleep disorders of insomnia, excessive daytime sleepiness and sleep breathing disorders than typically developing children. The present study examined risk factors for these sleep disorders in 447 children (aged 5-18 years), diagnosed with an intellectual disability and comorbid autism spectrum disorder, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome or Rett syndrome. Primary caregivers reported on their child's sleep using the Sleep Disturbance Scale for Children (SDSC), as well as medical comorbidities and functional abilities. ...

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• Reports and Findings
• 2021
• May 2021

Individuals with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) often have excessive daytime sleepiness and emotional/behavioral disturbances. The objective of this study was to examine whether daytime sleepiness was associated with these emotional/behavioral problems, independent of nighttime sleep-disordered breathing, or the duration of sleep. ...

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• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• March 2022

PPV is immunogenic in 9-month-old children at high risk of pneumococcal infections and does not affect the capacity to produce protective immune responses ...

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• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2019
• February 2019

Chris Peter Valerie Lea-Ann Ruth Jaimee Melinda Charlie Elke Tamara Robyn Brennan-Jones Richmond Swift Kirkham Thornton Rich Edmunds McLeod Seppanen ...

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Impetigo is a highly contagious bacterial infection of the superficial layer of skin. Impetigo is caused by group A Streptococcus (Strep A) and Staphylococcus aureus, alone or in combination, with the former predominating in many tropical climates. Strep A impetigo occurs mainly in early childhood, and the burden varies worldwide. It is an acute, self-limited disease, but many children experience frequent recurrences that make it a chronic illness in some endemic settings. ...

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• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• September 2022

We have quantified the relative influence of perinatal risk factors associated with skin infection hospitalisations in WA children ...

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• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2019
• September 2019

Summer holidays are nearly over, and with that, the never-ending requests for snacks that seem to come all day, every day. ...

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• News & Events at Telethon Kids
• 2024
• January

Anti-bullying organisation Dolly’s Dream has partnered with the Telethon Kids Institute to get Beacon, the free cyber safety app, into the hands of parents and carers across the nation. ...

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• News & Events at Telethon Kids
• 2023
• August

Newly published research from Telethon Kids Institute and The University of Western Australia has found a gel applied during surgery to treat sarcoma tumours is both safe and highly effective at preventing the cancer from growing back. ...

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• News & Events at Telethon Kids
• 2023
• July