SHIP-CT showed that 48-week treatment with inhaled 7% hypertonic saline (HS) reduced airway abnormalities on chest CT using the manual PRAGMA-CF method relative to isotonic saline (IS) in children aged 3-6 years with cystic fibrosis (CF). An algorithm was developed and validated to automatically measure bronchus and artery (BA) dimensions of BA-pairs on chest CT. Aim of the study was to assess the effect of HS on bronchial wall thickening and bronchial widening using the BA-analysis. ...

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• 2023
• May 2023

This study aimed to explore the factors that predict functioning in families with a child with Down syndrome using a mixed methods design. ...

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• 2012
• October 2012

Case households had fewer immunized mothers (22% vs 32%) or fathers (20% vs 31%) but were more likely to include additional and older children. After... ...

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• 2014
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MEDIA ENQUIRIES Fact sheets Associated research projects Media Contacts The Telethon Kids Institute is deeply concerned by the decision by the WA ...

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• 2022
• November

Food allergies have become more common in our community, with up to one in ten young children now affected. Reactions can range from mild rashes to life threatening anaphylaxis and breathing difficulties. The most common food allergies are to egg, peanut, tree nuts, cow’s milk, fish, shellfish, wheat and soy. ...

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Recurrences frequently occur following surgical removal of primary tumors. In many cancers, adjuvant therapies have limited efficacy. Surgery provides access to the tumor microenvironment, creating an opportunity for local therapy, in particular immunotherapy, which can induce local and systemic anti-cancer effects. ...

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• 2023
• July 2023

To investigate associations between functioning, community participation, and quality of life (QoL) and identify whether participation mediates the effects of functioning on QoL. ...

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• 2021
• January 2021

L-R: Emily Shoesmith, Evan Gallant Harvey, Belle Butler (on hoist), Charlie Schmah.  A quality of life tool developed by disability researcher Jenny ...

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• 2020
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Professor Fiona Stanley, Director of the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, has been inducted into the Science Hall of Fame. ...

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• 2010
• December

CDKL5 deficiency disorder (CDD) was first identified as a cause of human disease in 2004. Although initially considered a variant of Rett syndrome, CDD is now recognised as an independent disorder and classified as a developmental epileptic encephalopathy. ...

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• 2022
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