Preliminary evidence suggests that prenatal testosterone exposure may be associated with language delay. However, no study has examined a large sample of... ...

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• 2012
• January 2012

Exposure of skin to UV radiation (UVR) prior to allergen exposure can inhibit inflammatory airways disease in mice by reducing effector CD4+ T cells in both... ...

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• 2011
• December 2011

We have conducted an association study in a novel sample derived from the Australian population to further investigate the role of dyslexia candidate genes. ...

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• 2011
• March 2011

Fetal androgens influence fetal growth as well as postnatal neurocognitive ability. ...

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• 2010
• March 2010

A new study from Perth's Telethon Institute for Child Health Research has shown that children who are breastfed for longer than six months have a lower risk ...

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• 2010
• January

The incidence of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in adults is inadequately defined and the impact of SARS-CoV-2-related non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) is underexplored. Using laboratory data, we described the detection rate of RSV in adults ≥16 years in Western Australia (WA) between 2017 and 2023. ...

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• 2024
• April 2024

The formation of online communities instils a sense of connectedness which can ameliorate the mental health concerns that result from minority stressors for lesbian, gay, queer, intersex, asexual, and other diverse genders/sexualities (LGBTQIA+). The aim of this study was to explore how LGBTQIA + people communicate social and mental health concerns on TikTok. ...

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• 2023
• September 2023

Findings from this study provide empirical evidence for the heterogeneity of sleep problems and their development ...

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• 2016
• December 2016

In the 21st century, rheumatic fever (RF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) are neglected diseases of marginalized communities. ...

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• 2013
• May 2013

This review article examines the evidence of the impact of in utero and postnatal vitamin D exposure on allergy risk in childhood ...

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• 2014
• December 2014