Exercise training can improve both endothelial function and health, independent of changes in insulin sensitivity in adolescents with type 2 diabetes ...

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• Reports and Findings
• 2016
• February 2016

This research sought to explore the main factors affecting young people's image-sharing behaviors, particularly in the context of peer relationships and norms ...

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

Occupational therapy research has not fully utilized available research methods when exploring occupational therapists' views on specific interventions and service provision nor when exploring consumer priorities and the impact of occupational therapy services. Q methodology, a quantitative method for the systematic assessment of qualitative data, is an approach that can be used to examine viewpoints related to occupational therapy. ...

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• Reports and Findings
• 2021
• May 2021

This study aims to establish FASD prevalence among sentenced young people in detention in Western Australia (WA) ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2016
• June 2016

A landmark study has revealed an increase in the prevalence of mental health related issues among mothers of Aboriginal children in Western Australia. ...

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• 2019
• July

Higher urinary albumin excretion, even within the normal range, is associated with early atherosclerosis ...

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• 2014
• November 2014

Severity and disease progression in people with Cystic Fibrosis is typically dependent on their genotype. One potential therapeutic strategy for people with specific mutations is exon skipping with antisense oligonucleotides. CFTR exon 9 is an in-frame exon and hence the exclusion of this exon would excise only 31 amino acids but not alter the reading frame of the remaining mRNA. ...

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• 2022
• March 2022

Aspergillus is increasingly associated with lung inflammation and mucus plugging in early cystic fibrosis disease during which conidia burden is low and strains appear to be highly diverse. It is unknown whether clinical Aspergillus strains vary in their capacity to induce epithelial inflammation and mucus production. ...

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• Reports and Findings
• 2021
• August 2021

Antimicrobial resistance poses a significant threat to modern healthcare as it limits treatment options for bacterial infections, particularly impacting those with chronic conditions such as cystic fibrosis (CF). Viscous mucus accumulation in the lungs of individuals genetically predisposed to CF leads to recurrent bacterial infections, necessitating prolonged antimicrobial chemotherapy. Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections are the predominant driver of CF lung disease, and airway isolates are frequently resistant to multiple antimicrobials. ...

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• 2021
• February 2021

School toilets have been identified by sexuality and gender diverse (SGD) students as the least safe spaces in educational institutions. They are sites of verbal, physical and sexual victimisation. ...

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• 2022
• August 2022