Adolescents are heavily exposed to unhealthy outdoor food advertisements near schools, however, the marketing power of these advertisements among adolescents has not yet been explored. This study aimed to investigate the teen-directed marketing features present and quantify the overall marketing power of outdoor food advertisements located near schools to explore any differences by content (ie, alcohol, discretionary, core and miscellaneous foods) school type (ie, primary, secondary, K-12) and area-level socio-economic status (SES; ie, low vs high). ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2023
• April 2023

This study explores how the first wave of the COVID‐19 pandemic influenced family routines, relationships and technology use (smartphones and tablet computers) among families with infants. Infancy is known to be an important period for attachment security and future child development, and a time of being susceptible to changes within and outside of the family unit. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2021
• December 2021

Energy drinks (EDs) claim to boost mental performance, however, few studies have examined the prospective effects of EDs on mental health. This study examined longitudinal associations between ED use and mental health symptoms in young adults aged 20 years over a 2-year period. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2020
• November 2020

Fiona Stanley FJ FAA FASSA MSc MD FFPHM FAFPHM FRACP FRANZCOG HonDSc HonDUniv HonFRACGP HonMD HonFRCPCH HonLLB (honoris causa) Patron 08 6319 1176 ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Early Environment
• Developmental Origins of Child Health
• Expired projects

These findings reinforce current recommendations for annual influenza vaccination, particularly those at greatest risk of influenza disease. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2017
• June 2017

Common genetic variation has an important role in the etiology of schizophrenia, and larger studies will allow more detailed understanding of this disorder. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2013
• August 2013

To investigate the correlates of adolescent energy drink use using a socioecological approach to inform future interventions. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• March 2022

Maternal diet during pregnancy has long been recognised as an important determinant of neonatal outcomes and child development. Infant body composition is a potentially modifiable risk factor for predicting future health and metabolic disease. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• August 2022

These results highlight how UNICORN can enable reliable, powerful, and convenient genetic association analyses without access to the individual-level data ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2016
• May 2016

Dissection of the genetics of Parkinson's disease identifies an additional association 5' of SNCA and multiple associated haplotypes at 17q21We performed... ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2011
• January 2011