Over many years, it has been shown that cancer represents a significant proportion of excess mortality for people with mental illness. ...

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• 2015
• January 2015

Who is doing this research? Investigators (all investigators are from Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia) ...

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Risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia following parental occupational exposure to pesticides. ...

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• 2012
• June 2012

Half of the mortality in diabetes is seen in individuals <50 years of age and commonly predicted by the early onset of diabetic kidney disease (DKD). In type 1 diabetes, increased urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio (uACR) during adolescence defines this risk, but the pathological factors responsible remain unknown. ...

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• 2021
• August 2021

Mums-to-be shouldn't worry unnecessarily about potential risks during their pregnancy ...

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Impairment in social motivation (SM) has been suggested as a key mechanism underlying social communication deficits observed in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). However, the factors accounting for variability in SM remain poorly described and understood. The current study aimed to characterize the relationship between parental and proband SM. Data from 2,759 children with ASD and their parents from the Simons Simplex Collection (SSC) project was included in this study. ...

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• 2021
• May 2021

Cross-sectional studies implicate neutrophilic inflammation and pulmonary infection as risk factors for early structural lung disease in infants and young... ...

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• 2012
• June 2012

Policy Context Indicator Information View the Maps Alcohol, tobacco and cannabis are the substances most frequently used by young people1. Common ...

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Multiple sclerosis is rare in tropical areas, but quite common in developed countries. ...

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• 2012
• July 2012

What is type 1 diabetes? Type 1 diabetes is a chronic autoimmune disease that results from the immune system attacking the insulin-producing cells of ...

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