Did you know? CDKL5 Development Disorder (CDD) is caused by mutations in the cyclin-dependent kinase-like 5 (CDKL5) gene, which provides instructions ...

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• 2022
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In this study of healthy adults aged 50-85 and 18-24 years, SA3Ag elicited a rapid and robust immune response and was well tolerated, with no notable safety... ...

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• 2015
• February 2015

The functionality and effects of TLR7 and TLR8 polymorphisms on cellular and antibody responses was investigated after the first measles vaccine dose. ...

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• 2012
• March 2012

Researchers from Telethon Kids Institute have been awarded a $1.1 million NHMRC ‘Targeted Call for Hearing Health’ grant to conduct the first ever study following Aboriginal babies from birth through to five years to uncover the true prevalence of middle ear infections and hearing loss. ...

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• 2022
• October

The aim of this study is to describe the strategies used by competitive athletes with T1D to successfully manage their condition during sport and exercise. ...

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Group A β-haemolytic Streptococcus (GAS), a Gram-positive bacterium, causes skin, mucosal and systemic infections. Repeated GAS infections can lead to autoimmune diseases acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD). Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia have the highest rates of ARF and RHD in the world. ...

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• 2022
• March 2022

An international team of researchers has pioneered a technique which gives unprecedented insight into the dramatic changes occurring in a baby’s body in the first week of life. ...

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• 2019
• March

Occupational therapy research has not fully utilized available research methods when exploring occupational therapists' views on specific interventions and service provision nor when exploring consumer priorities and the impact of occupational therapy services. Q methodology, a quantitative method for the systematic assessment of qualitative data, is an approach that can be used to examine viewpoints related to occupational therapy. ...

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• 2021
• May 2021

Streptococcus pyogenes (also known as group A Streptococcus , Strep A) is an obligate human pathogen with significant global morbidity and mortality. Transmission is believed to occur primarily between individuals via respiratory droplets, but knowledge about other potential sources of transmission via aerosols or the environment is limited. Such knowledge is required to design optimal interventions to control transmission, particularly in endemic settings. ...

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• 2023
• September 2023

Researchers led by the team at the Children’s Diabetes Centre at Telethon Kids have taken a key step to a fully automated closed-loop insulin delivery system. ...

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• 2017
• July