We know that children with developmental disabilities sometimes require life-long support. But siblings of children with disabilities may also face ...

Mori Y, Downs J, Wong K, et al. Longitudinal effects of caregiving on parental well-being: the example of Rett syndrome, a severe neurological ...

• Rett syndrome and Related Disorders
• Our Research

David Debbie Desiree Matt Susan Martino Palmer Silva Cooper Prescott DM D DS MC SL BSc PhD BSc BND PhD MBBS, FRACP, MPH, PhD BCA Marketing, BSc ...

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Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) pose the greatest threat to human health globally. The dramatic rise in early onset NCDs - such as childhood obesity, the allergy epidemic and an increasing burden of mental ill health in children and youth - reflect the profound early impact of modern environments on developing systems. ...

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• Reports and Findings
• 2020
• September 2020

Research within this theme is exploring what it takes to help a child flourish and develop resilience as well as investigating long-term impacts on mental and physical health from childhood experience. ...

• The ORIGINS Project
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Debbie Susan Desiree Rachelle Palmer Prescott Silva Pretorius D SL DS RP BSc BND PhD MBBS BMedSci PhD FRACP MBBS, FRACP, MPH, PhD MSc (Nutrition), ...

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Apgar score, birth weight, sex, socioeconomic status, and maternal ethnicity, in addition to gestational age, have pronounced impacts on disability-free survival. ...

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• 2019
• December 2019

Complementary feeding induces dramatic ecological shifts in the infant gut microbiota toward more diverse compositions and functional metabolic capacities, with potential implications for immune and metabolic health. The aim of this study was to examine whether the age at which solid foods are introduced differentially affects the microbiota in predominantly breastfed infants compared with predominantly formula-fed infants.  ...

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• 2024
• January 2024

Brain and behaviour research encompasses a child's learning, development and mental health - and the impact and development of conditions like cerebral palsy, autism and intellectual disability. ...

• The ORIGINS Project
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Rebecca Fiona Melissa Helen Steve Desiree Glauert Stanley O'Donnell Leonard Zubrick Silva RA FJ M HM SR DS BPsych (Hons) PhD FAA FASSA MSc MD FFPHM ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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