Although previous evidence suggests that the infection fatality rate from COVID-19 varies by age and sex, and that transmission intensity varies geographically within countries, no study has yet explored the age-sex-space distribution of excess mortality associated with the COVID pandemic. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2022
• January 2022

Social media may play a role in the "contagion" mechanism thought to underpin suicide clusters. Our pilot case-control study presented a novel methodological approach to examining whether Facebook activity following cluster and non-cluster suicides differed. ...

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• 2021
• December 2021

In a community-based birth cohort of 158 Australian infants followed to age 2 years, the incidence rate of human parainfluenza virus (HPIV) was 0.42 (95% CI = 0.33, 0.54) episodes per child-year with episodes occurring year-round, peaking in the spring season. ...

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• 2020
• September 2020

Slightly less than 1 h of general anaesthesia in early infancy does not alter neurodevelopmental outcome at age 5 years ...

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• 2019
• February 2019

Contact us For general inquiries including collaborations, please contact Senior Program Manager Jess Sheppard: Phone: (08) 6456 4616 Email: ...

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A pre-emptive intervention for the autism spectrum disorder prodrome had no immediate treatment effect on early autism spectrum disorder symptoms ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2019
• September 2019

An intentional approach to promoting social and emotional wellbeing through the arts ...

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We are looking for people aged between 9 and 18 years with type 1 diabetes to participate in a mobile food study. You will be asked to take images of what you eat over a consecutive four-day period using the Mobile Food Record App. There will be no dietary restrictions in place during this period. ...

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The aim of this study is to describe the strategies used by competitive athletes with T1D to successfully manage their condition during sport and exercise. ...

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Hybrid closed-loop systems are made up of an insulin pump, continuous glucose monitor and a maths program or algorithm. The algorithm collects data ...

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