The aim of this study was to investigate the association between diet during the first 3 years of life and cognitive outcomes at 10 years of age. ...

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• 2013
• July 2013

We systematically reviewed the published evidence for the developmental origins of health and disease hypothesis among aboriginal populations from Australia,... ...

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• 2012
• December 2012

Children with early-life recurrent otitis media (OM) will often endure pain, sleep disturbances, and other developmental setbacks that impact the surrounding family system. The aim of this study was to investigate the psychological well-being and family functioning of caregivers of children with early-life recurrent OM (rOM). ...

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• 2023
• August 2023

This protocol adapted an experimental animal model of disease for sensitization to ovalbumin during the immediate post-weaning period beginning at 21 days of age ...

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• 2019
• March 2019

Pat Holt PG PhD, DSc, FRCPath, FRCPI, FAA Emeritus Honorary Researcher Patrick.Holt@telethonkids.org.au Emeritus Honorary Researcher Prof Holt ...

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• Human Immunology

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) increases the risk of perioperative adverse events in children. While polysomnography (PSG) remains the reference standard for OSA diagnosis, oximetry is a valuable screening tool. The traditional practice is the manual analysis of desaturation clusters derived from a tabletop device using the McGill oximetry score. However, automated analysis of wearable oximetry data can be an alternative. This study investigated the accuracy of wrist-worn oximetry with automated analysis as a preoperative OSA screening tool. ...

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• 2023
• August 2023

The EU LifeCycle Project was launched in 2017 to combine, harmonise, and analyse data from more than 250,000 participants across Europe and Australia, involving cohorts participating in the EU-funded LifeCycle Project. The purpose of this cohort description is to provide a detailed overview over the major measures within mental health domains that are available in 17 European and Australian cohorts participating in the LifeCycle Project. ...

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• 2021
• November 2021

Liz Tim Davis Jones EA TW MBBS FRACP PhD MBBS DCH FRACP MD Head, Chronic & Severe Diseases Research Focus Area; Clinical Lead, Diabetes and Obesity ...

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• Chronic and Severe Diseases
• Diabetes, Metabolism and Clinical Sciences
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This study is looking for the causes of type 1 diabetes, so that we can find ways to prevent it. Type 1 diabetes in children is twice as common as it ...

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• Chronic and Severe Diseases
• Diabetes, Metabolism and Clinical Sciences
• Diabetes and Obesity Research

We are living in a time of unprecedented risk for noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), such as obesity, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer... ...

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• 2015
• January 2015