Myopia (near-sightedness) is an important public health issue. Spending more time outdoors can prevent myopia but the long-term association between this exposure and myopia has not been well characterised. We investigated the relationship between time spent outdoors in childhood, adolescence and young adulthood and risk of myopia in young adulthood. The Kidskin Young Adult Myopia Study (KYAMS) was a follow-up of the Kidskin Study, a sun exposure-intervention study of 1776 children aged 6-12 years. ...

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• 2021
• March 2021

Maths, modelling and RSV: the unique combo driving virus prevention ...

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Children of East Asian ancestry born in Australia have a higher burden of most allergic diseases in the first 6 years of life, whereas asthma may follow a different pattern ...

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• 2019
• February 2019

It is known that a previous preterm birth increases the risk of a subsequent preterm birth, but a limited number of studies have examined this beyond two consecutive pregnancies. This study aimed to assess the risk and patterns of (recurrent) preterm birth up to the fourth pregnancy. ...

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• 2022
• February 2022

To investigate whether maternal coffee and/or tea consumption during the last 6 months of pregnancy was associated with risk of childhood ALL. ...

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• 2011
• February 2011

We explored familial aggregation of cancer in a population-based case-control study using genealogical record linkage and designed to overcome limitations of... ...

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• 2013
• June 2013

The field of the developmental origins of health and disease (DOHaD) focuses on prenatal influences as a crucial point in development. ...

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• 2013
• January 2013

Child temperament and caregiver psychological distress have been independently associated with social-emotional difficulties among individuals with autism. However, the interrelationship among these risk factors has rarely been investigated. ...

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• 2021
• December 2021

This study aimed to quantify the spatial and temporal patterns of dengue and their relationship to environmental factors in dengue-affected areas ...

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• 2020
• July 2020

Environmental factors including household crowding and inadequate washing facilities underpin recurrent streptococcal infections in childhood that cause acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and subsequent rheumatic heart disease (RHD). ...

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