Outdoor play in the home yard is an important source of physical activity for many preschoolers. This study investigated if home yard size and vegetation are related to preschooler outdoor play time. ...

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At Telethon Kids, we've created a blueprint for a new kind of research institute  - one that brings together community, researchers, practitioners, ...

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Variation in receptive vocabulary ability is associated with variation in children's school achievement, and low receptive vocabulary ability is a risk... ...

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• 2013
• September 2013

Higher parental control over food choice was associated with lower adiposity, but use of food to soothe was not associated with adiposity at ages 7 and 15 ...

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• 2017
• February 2017

Port Hedland is hosting some of Australia’s most respected health researchers this week as they join forces with local health professionals to improve the health of people living in the tropical north of the country. ...

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• 2019
• June

The Telethon Kids Institute has welcomed the Federal Government's commitment to a Medical Research Future Fund to improve the long term health of Australians. ...

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• 2014
• May

Leads Scientific Advisory Committee Professor Tobias Kollmann Chief Executive Officer  Head, Systems Vaccinology at Telethon Kids Institute and ...

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There is scant literature about antepartum stillbirth management but guidelines usually recommend reserving caesarean sections for exceptional circumstances. However, little is known about caesarean section rates following antepartum stillbirth in Australia. ...

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• 2022
• February 2022

Harmful alcohol consumption contributes to poorer health for all people. For Indigenous Peoples of Australia, Canada, and New Zealand alcohol impacts their wellbeing significantly, this is partially explained by both their experiences of colonisation and the resulting impact on structural and social determinants of health. Indigenous Peoples have a recognised right to self-determination, which includes their right to contribute to policy decisions that affect them. ...

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• 2021
• April 2021

Overall, temperament had small associations with cognitive and academic outcomes after accounting for parenting and confounders ...

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• 2019
• June 2019