Here we describe a method by which serial biopsy can be used to validate response to dacomitinib treatment in vivo using a mouse glioblastoma model ...

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• Reports and Findings
• 2017
• April 2017

Here we discuss how skin exposure to sunlight may suppress liver inflammation and the severity of NAFLD. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2015
• May 2015

Convenient, readily available and helping create a close and loving bond between baby and mother, breastfeeding is highly regarded for optimising infant health and preventing chronic disease in adulthood. ...

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By investigating the way that breastmilk guides children’s immune trajectory, we provide evidence-based recommendations for the development of happy healthy kids ...

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• Early Environment
• Immunobiology & Immunotherapeutic Program

The Infectious Disease Ecology and Modelling team led by Professor Nick Golding, combines mathematical and statistical modelling, ecology, and public health to address malaria and other infectious and vector-borne diseases. The team uses modelling and maps to measure the risk posed by some of the world’s most important and neglected diseases – including malaria, Japanese Encephalitis Virus and Covid-19 – and provide rapid modelling analyses to policy makers. ...

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• Brain and Behaviour
• Child Health Analytics Research Program

The expression pattern of FcεRI on DC and basophils differentiates asthmatic from non-asthmatic atopic children ...

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• Reports and Findings
• 2019
• September 2019

Malaria risk maps are crucial for controlling and eliminating malaria by identifying areas of varying transmission risk. In the Greater Mekong Subregion, these maps guide interventions and resource allocation. This article focuses on analysing changes in malaria transmission and developing fine-scale risk maps using five years of routine surveillance data in Laos (2017-2021). The study employed data from 1160 geolocated health facilities in Laos, along with high-resolution environmental data.  ...

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• 2024
• June 2024

Researchers exploring the potential health benefits of pets have found children who regularly walk and play with a family dog are more active, have less screen time, and sleep more. ...

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• 2022
• April

Nick Freya David Golding Shearer Duncan NG FS DD BSc DPhil BSc DPhil BSc PhD Honorary Research Fellow Honorary Research Associate Senior Infectious ...

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Because of its beneficial off-target effects against non-mycobacterial infectious diseases, bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccination might be an accessible early intervention to boost protection against novel pathogens. Multiple epidemiological studies and randomised controlled trials are investigating the protective effect of BCG against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• April 2022