Preterm babies have a heightened risk of infection as their immune system is not mature. The Neonatal Health Team is exploring new ways to diagnose, prevent and treat infections in WA's smallest patients . ...

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Both the Nature play and fundamental movement skills professional development programs were effective in improving educators’ self-efficacy to engage children ...

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• 2020
• January 2020

Raelene Nick Jessica Annabel Meegan Jacqueline Endersby Golding Buck Short Howlett Whitehouse R NG JB AS MH JW BSc (Hons) PhD BSc DPhil DPhil BMedRes ...

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Melissa Gail Matt Jenny Andrew Licari Alvares Cooper Downs Whitehouse Watch and listen to Andrew ML GA MC JA AJ PhD PhD BCA Marketing, BSc Statistics ...

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A pre-emptive intervention for the autism spectrum disorder prodrome had no immediate treatment effect on early autism spectrum disorder symptoms ...

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• 2019
• September 2019

A new research project aims to demonstrate how influenza vaccination in children could be a highly cost-effective health care intervention in Australia. ...

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• 2017
• November

Birth order effects have been linked to variability in intelligence, educational attainment and sexual orientation. First- and later-born children have been linked to an increased likelihood of an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) diagnosis, with a smaller body of evidence implicating decreases in cognitive functioning with increased birth order. ...

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• 2021
• August 2021

Leading researchers into the effects of alcohol in pregnancy have thrown their support behind the recommendations of a national Inquiry into FASD. ...

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• 2012
• November

New study confirms link between alcohol and birth defects ...

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• 2010
• October

Researchers at the Telethon Kids Institute and University of Western Australia have recently published data describing the use of an attention training game designed for school-aged children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). ...

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• 2019
• April