Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are currently diagnosed in the presence of impairments in social interaction and communication, and a restricted range of... ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2013
• September 2013

Schools from around the globe have turned to the Telethon Kids Institute, seeking access to invaluable lessons learned from Australian students on how to effectively reduce harm from cyberbullying. ...

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• 2018
• July

Many children with intellectual disability live with medical comorbidities. This study examined the impacts of comorbidities on quality of life (QOL) of children with intellectual disabilities and whether impacts varied with caregiver perceptions that medical needs had been met. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2021
• April 2021

These findings implicate the activation of STAT3 as one pathway that may mediate resistance to IGF-II-targeted therapy in HCC ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2018
• August 2018

A Telethon Kids Institute and Curtin University-led study has found the maternal whooping cough vaccine given to pregnant mothers in the second or third trimester significantly reduced babies’ risk of infection, protecting them at their most vulnerable age. ...

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• 2023

Australia really is a lucky country, but if we want future prosperity, then focusing on the health and wellbeing of our children is one of the most important... ...

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• 2014
• July 2014

With Perth and WA’s south-west in the grip of several days of extreme heat, Telethon Kids Institute experts share their top tips on keeping your children safe in the hot weather. ...

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• 2021
• January

We conducted a population-based, record linkage study to examine the hospital admission risk in young children who are subsequently diagnosed with attention... ...

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• 2014
• April 2014

The gut microbiome is a well-recognized modulator of host immunity, and its compositions differ between geographically separated human populations. Systemic innate immune responses to microbial derivatives also differ between geographically distinct human populations. However, the potential role of the microbiome in mediating geographically varied immune responses is unexplored. We here applied 16S amplicon sequencing to profile the stool microbiome and, in parallel, measured whole-blood innate immune cytokine responses to several pattern recognition receptor (PRR) agonists among 2-year-old children across biogeographically diverse settings. Microbiomes differed mainly between high- and low-resource environments and were not strongly associated with other demographic factors. We found strong correlations between responses to Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) and relative abundances of Bacteroides and Prevotella populations, shared among Canadian and Ecuadorean children. ...

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• 2021
• January 2021

This study aimed to validate qPCR assays for specific microbiota, for use on dental plaque samples stored on Whatman FTA cards to compare relative oral health risk in Rett syndrome. ...

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• 2024
• June 2024