We still do not have a RF vaccine, although the recent announcement that the Australian and New Zealand governments are jointly sponsoring a program to fast... ...

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• 2013
• September 2013

Once you hear it, you won’t be able to get it out of your head – and that’s exactly the point of the new song ‘Boom Boom’. ...

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• 2019
• July

Adjuvant activity of the Toll receptor 9 agonist CpG 1826 was compared when given subcutaneously (s.c.) together with ovalbumin (s.c.[CpG + Ova]), or when given by either s.c. or intradermally (i.d.) routes two days prior to s.c. ovalbumin. ...

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• 2022
• February 2022

Distinct differences in microbiome compositions were found in both oropharyngeal and fecal samples of Australian Chinese and Chinese-born Chinese children ...

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• 2019
• August 2019

A catchy song written by kids as part of the END RHD Communities Project – a collaboration between Barunga Community, Telethon Kids Institute, ...

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• 2020
• Research translation

Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is the most important cause of acquired cardiovascular disease in children and young adults. Virtually non-existent in most of Australia, it still predominantly affects Aboriginal communities. ...

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Vitamin D is synthesised by ultraviolet (UV) irradiation of skin and is hypothesized to be a direct mediator. ...

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• 2012
• September 2012

Injection of BM-differentiated DCs from nonchimeric mice restored the reduced immune responses of PGE2-chimeric mice. ...

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• Reports and Findings
• 2013
• February 2013

Between 3rd - 5th May 2018, researchers from Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and the United States (representing their Uganda collaboration) convened in Fremantle, Western Australia to attend the Strep A Spectrum Meetings: from Science to Strategy. ...

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• 2018
• May

The Aussie summer provides some great opportunities for families to connect in an active and social way. But with it comes a range of factors that can impact on child and family health. ...

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• 2019
• December
• Summer series: The impact of heat and the sun on our health