The Happy Parenting Program is investigating new ways to provide support to parents with young children from an early age. ...

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TNF mRNA expression was higher in leprosy patients compared to endemic controls, but did not differ significantly between clinical subgroups ...

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Outbreaks of rotavirus diarrhea cause a large disease burden in the Alice Springs region of the Northern Territory, Australia. ...

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Economic preferences may be shaped by exposure to sex hormones around birth. Prior studies of economic preferences and numerous other phenotypic characteristics use digit ratios (2D : 4D), a purported proxy for prenatal testosterone exposure, whose validity has recently been questioned. We use direct measures of neonatal sex hormones (testosterone and oestrogen), measured from umbilical cord blood (n = 200) to investigate their association with later-life economic preferences (risk preferences, competitiveness, time preferences and social preferences) in an Australian cohort (Raine Study Gen2). ...

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We examined the association of maternal factors and infant nutrition, with the subsequent diagnosis of NAFLD in adolescents ...

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Breast- & bottle-feeding patterns & the introduction of solid feeds & sugar containing drinks to the dietary intake of a cohort of urban Aboriginal infants ...

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Seven leading Telethon Kids Institute researchers have been awarded Fellowships from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC). ...

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Susan Pat Deborah Prescott Holt Strickland SL PG DH MBBS BMedSci PhD FRACP PhD, DSc, FRCPath, FRCPI, FAA PhD Honorary Research Fellow Emeritus ...

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This commentary discusses the keys to empowering individuals & families to navigate the health, education, employment & social systems & to access relevant... ...

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