Congenital hemiplegia is the most common form of cerebral palsy (CP). Children with unilateral CP show signs of upper limb asymmetry by 8 months corrected age (ca) but are frequently not referred to therapy until after 12 months ca. This study compares the efficacy of infant-friendly modified constraint-induced movement therapy (Baby mCIMT) to infant friendly bimanual therapy (Baby BIM) on upper limb, cognitive and neuroplasticity outcomes in a multisite randomised comparison trial. ...

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• 2017
• September 2017

Stephen Yuliya Stick Karpievitch SM YK MB BChir PhD MRCP FRACP PhD, MS, BS Head, P4 Respiratory Health for Kids Ai and Data Analytics Lead, ...

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• Chronic and Severe Diseases
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Pulmonary inflammation in surveillance bronchoalveolar lavage has a cumulative effect on structural lung disease extent, more so than infection ...

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• 2019
• July 2019

Promoting psychological well-being and preventing distress among pregnant women is an important public health goal. In addition to adversely impacting the mother's health and well-being, psychological distress in pregnancy increases the risk of poor pregnancy outcomes, compromises infant socioemotional development and bonding, and heightens maternal and child vulnerability in the postpartum period. Mindfulness and compassion-based interventions show potential for prevention and early intervention for perinatal distress. ...

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• 2020
• October 2020

Penelope Strauss PS BA, MPH, PhD Research Fellow in Youth Suicide Prevention 08 6319 1297 Penelope.strauss@telethonkids.org.au Research Fellow in ...

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The ORIGINS Project participated in the inaugural Wadjak Northside Social Emotional Wellbeing Expo on 24 October at the Wadjak Northside Aboriginal Community Centre. ...

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An outline of ORIGINS sub-projects by name ...

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Radio National Law Reports 2016 28 November Record Indigenous incareration rates could be avoided 10 February 2016 Family trauma behind Aboriginal ...

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While individual diseases are rare, as a group, rare diseases are common. Recent estimates suggest that between 3% and 6% of the world’s population are affected by rare disease. ...

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Psychosocial characteristics and predictors of health-care use in families of young children with cystic fibrosis in Western Australia Discover. ...

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