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

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
• Paradigm shift

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
• June 2022

We describe change in gross motor function over 3 to 4 years for 70 subjects participating in the Australian Rett Syndrome Database ...

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• 2011
• October 2011

In a WA first, researchers from Telethon Kids Institute have shown that Aboriginal babies are 22.5 times more likely to be treated for skin infections than non-Aboriginal babies. ...

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• 2017
• December

The ORIGINS Project is a catalyst for change ...

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Ashleah's story What's next? Young people and their families have teamed up with youth mental health providers and researchers to deliver a report ...

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• 2020
• In the pipeline

Dr Matthew ‘Tepi’ Mclaughlin is the 2022 Telethon Kids Institute Aspire Award winner - coordinated by Western Australia’s peak body for business events, Business Events Perth. ...

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• 2022
• November

This study investigated the influence of factors at birth and in infancy on the likelihood of achieving major motor milestones in CDKL5 Deficiency Disorder (CDD). Data on 350 individuals with a pathogenic CDKL5 variant was sourced from the International CDKL5 Disorder Database. ...

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• 2022
• August 2022