Evidence for the existence of additional regulatory mechanisms of the expression of neurodegenerative disease-causing genes by antisense long noncoding RNAs ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2019
• August 2019

During the COVID-19 pandemic, breastfeeding women have experienced restricted access to support, placing them at increased risk of mental health concerns and limited breastfeeding assistance. This study investigated the effect of the pandemic on feeding choices and maternal wellbeing amongst breastfeeding mothers living in Australian and New Zealand. We conducted a cross-sectional online survey that examined feeding methods, maternal mental wellbeing, worries, challenges, and positive experiences during the pandemic. ...

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

Rates of mental illness are disproportionately high for young adult and higher education (e.g., university student) populations. As such, universities and tertiary institutions often devote significant efforts to services and programs that support and treat mental illness and/or mental distress. However, within that portfolio of treatment approaches, structured exercise has been relatively underutilised and greater research attention is needed to develop this evidence base. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2023
• November 2023

Our Geospatial Health and Development Team uses cutting-edge technologies to better understand how and why the health and wellbeing of children varies from place to place. We develop innovative geospatial methods that can harness large, complex datasets to pinpoint hotspots of elevated risk, evaluate change through time, and explore underlying drivers. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Brain and Behaviour
• Child Health Analytics Research Program

Alix Helen Keely Rigel Nicole Woolard Milroy Bebbington Paciente Wickens AW HM KB RP NW BPsych (Hons), PhD MBBS; FRANZCP; CATCAP MClinPsych/PhD MPH ( ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Projects

Despite the existence of a national alcohol guideline for breastfeeding women, maternal health practitioners are not incorporating this advice ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2019
• April 2019

Undescended testes is associated with an increased risk of testicular cancer and male infertility, and decreased paternity ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2018
• October 2018

Several studies suggest that maternal folic acid supplementation before or during pregnancy protects against childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL). ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2015
• January 2015

Researchers at Perth's Telethon Kids Institute have begun a study that could provide new insights into the role of vitamin D in the risk of multiple sclerosis ( ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• News & Events
• News & Events at Telethon Kids
• 2015
• March

Bushfires can have a considerable impact on our health, with some symptoms lasting long after the flames are extinguished. And our children are amongst the most vulnerable. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• News & Events
• News & Events at Telethon Kids
• 2021
• January