Researchers have shown that the so called 'autism epidemic' is due to an increase in the diagnosis of children with less severe behavioural symptoms. ...

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Hybrid closed-loop (HCL) therapy improves glycaemic control in adolescents with type 1 diabetes; however, little is known about their lived experience using these systems. The aim of this study was to explore the lived experiences of youth with type 1 diabetes using HCL therapy, and their parents, to provide insight into their lived experiences. ...

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this study is the first to show an association between immune activation history in the mother and increased ASD symptom severity in children with ASD ...

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This study describes how an informed consent process was developed for people with intellectual disability and how it is working in a current study ...

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• 2018
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What measures have been put in place to ensure privacy protection and security of data? All data displayed in the Child Development Atlas are ...

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Our research covers a broad range of areas from the influence of mutation type on health outcomes to factors impacting on the lives of familes. ...

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Since the discovery of MECP2 duplication syndrome (MDS) in 1999, efforts to characterise this disorder have been limited by a lack of large datasets, with small case series often favouring the reporting of certain conditions over others. This study is the largest to date, featuring 134 males and 20 females, ascertained from the international MECP2 Duplication Database (MDBase). ...

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In girls and women with Rett syndrome, we assessed the accuracy of the StepWatch Activity Monitor™ and investigated relationships between daily step counts,... ...

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Latest news In the media Researchers from the Rio Tinto Children’s Diabetes Centre, a JDRF Global Centre of Excellence, have been awarded funding ...

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Helen Jenny Leonard Downs HM JA MBChB MPH BApplSci (physio) MSc PhD Principal Research Fellow Program Head, Development and Disability +61 419 956 ...

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