The Chronobiology team works to understand the factors that contribute to poor lung and heart function in newborn infants and find ways to prevent heart and lung disease. ...

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Alexander Anthony Dr Katherine Larcombe Kicic Landwehr A A KL BScEnv (Hons) PhD BSc (Hons) PhD BSc(Hons) Team Leader, Respiratory Environmental ...

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Research into the potential health impacts of vaping is starting to back up concerns that electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are not as benign as ...

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• 2022
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Children with asthma face serious mental health risk, but the pathways remain unclear. This study aimed to examine bullying victimisation and perpetration in children with asthma and a comparison sample without a chronic health condition, and the role of bullying in moderating psychosocial adjustment outcomes for those with asthma. A sample of children with and without asthma, and their parents, were recruited from hospital clinics. ...

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• 2021
• June 2021

Alexander Larcombe A BScEnv (Hons) PhD Team Leader, Respiratory Environmental Health Team Leader, Respiratory Environmental Health Associate ...

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Valued at a total of $440,000, the Wal-yan Respiratory Research Centre Inspiration Awards 2022 will support five cutting-edge research projects.   ...

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• 2022
• October

Despite their increasing popularity, and Australia's unique regulatory environment, how and why Australian adults use e-cigarettes and their perceptions of their safety, efficacy and regulation have not been extensively reported before. In this study, we screened 2217 adult Australians with the aim of assessing these questions in a sample of current or former e-cigarette users. ...

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• 2023
• March 2023

It is therefore clear that gavage can have significant impacts on experimental animals in terms of their stress response and overall morbidity and mortality ...

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• 2019
• December 2019

Evaluating the difference of the effects of Laryngeal mask airways compared to endotracheal tubes in older children (>1 year) in incidents of PRAE in infants. ...

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• 2017
• February 2017

We propose that mechanical abnormalities of the airway wall acquired through disrupted fetal growth impact susceptibility to disease ...

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• 2019
• August 2019