Congratulations to Dr Lea-Ann Kirkham - one of just 10 recipients from around the world to receive a prestigious Robert Austrian Award at the International Symposium on Pneumococci and Pneumococcal Diseases. ...

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Quantitative assessment of airway dimensions in youngchildren with cystic fibrosis lung disease using chestcomputed tomography Discover. Prevent. ...

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This article discusses the relationships between gut colonization & inflammatory noncommunicable diseases, in regards to their treatment and prevention. ...

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• 2015
• November 2015

This paper examined the link between low serum Vitamin D levels and development of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in adolescents between 14 and 17... ...

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• 2014
• May 2014

Researchers within the Cancer Immunology and Biology group are working to develop safer immunotherapy and personalised medicine treatments across various deadly childhood cancers, including brain cancer, sarcoma, leukaemia, and neuroblastoma. ...

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Perth researchers who were involved in an international study which examined two different techniques used to intubate newborns and young babies during surgery expect the findings to lead to a change in global practice. ...

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• 2022
• December

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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• 2022
• March 2022

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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• 2021
• May 2021

Reliance on hospital discharge diagnosis codes alone will likely underestimate the burden of respiratory viruses ...

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• 2017
• November 2017

This study assessed factors that could influence equipment and respite services use among Australian families caring for a girl/woman with Rett syndrome and... ...

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• 2011
• September 2011