The Make FASD History campaign, led by community researchers and the Telethon Kids Institute, has made huge inroads into prevention, diagnosis and therapy. ...

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• News & Events at Telethon Kids
• 2016
• May

Telethon Kids successfully pushed for the mandatory fortification of flour in Aus with the vitamin folic acid for the primary prevention of neural tube defects ...

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• News & Events at Telethon Kids
• 2015
• June

A number of studies at Telethon Kids Institute show that reading and talking with your child and sharing language-based encounters, can have a huge impact. ...

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• News & Events at Telethon Kids
• 2014
• April

In this chapter we present the research questions motivating the book and outline key themes and issues guiding the chapters. We provide a broad overview of the Australian social, political and economic context to give readers an understanding of some of the key features of Australian society. ...

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• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• October 2022

The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between dust levels and health in Indigenous children in Western Australia ...

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• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2019
• July 2019

Abdominal pain in children and adolescents associates with depression, anxiety, being bullied, unhappiness and reduced overall health-rating during adolescence ...

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• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2020
• February 2020

Information and communication technology has allowed individuals to engage in aggressive behavior on multiple distinct platforms with different capabilities ...

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• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2016
• May 2016

Early first sexual intercourse (FSI) is a risk factor for unplanned abstract teenage pregnancy, sexually transmitted infection, and adverse social, emotional... ...

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• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2015
• February 2015

The effect of prenatal life stress on BP was accentuated by a higher BMI. Fetal programming events as a result of prenatal stress may underpin some of these... ...

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• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2015
• April 2015

The field of the developmental origins of health and disease (DOHaD) focuses on prenatal influences as a crucial point in development. ...

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• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2013
• January 2013