The P3-MumBubVax intervention is feasible and acceptable in the Australian public antenatal setting ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2020
• May 2020

Researchers have found kids who experience repeat ear infections in infancy have a much higher risk of ongoing problems with ear infections in later childhood ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• News & Events at Telethon Kids
• 2018
• March

A new research project – the WA Paediatric Bronchiectasis Cohort Study – officially commenced this month with the aim of looking at children with bronchiectasis in Western Australia, like nine-year-old Holly (pictured), to better understand how this disease develops during childhood. ...

• Wal-yan Respiratory Research Centre
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• 2023
• May

Rhinovirus (RV) C can cause asymptomatic infection and respiratory illnesses ranging from the common cold to severe wheezing. The aim was to identify how age and other individual-level factors are associated with susceptibility to RV-C illnesses. Longitudinal data from the COAST (Childhood Origins of Asthma) birth cohort study were analyzed to determine relationships between age and RV-C infections. Neutralizing antibodies specific for RV-A and RV-C (three types each) were determined using a novel PCR-based assay. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2021
• April 2021

This review supports the recommended use of palivizumab for reducing RSV-associated hospitalisation rates in premature babies born at gestational age <33 weeks. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2014
• January 2014

Cereal foods are consumed globally and are important sources of polyphenols with potential health benefits, yet dietary intakes are unclear. We aimed to calculate the dietary intakes of polyphenols from cereal foods in the Melbourne Collaborative Cohort Study, and describe intakes by demographic and lifestyle factors. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2023
• May 2023

Limited research exists on the pathways through which physical activity influences cognitive development in the early years. This study examined the direct and indirect relationships between physical activity, self-regulation, and cognitive school readiness in preschool children. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2021
• November 2021

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a congenital disorder resulting in a multisystemic impairment in ion homeostasis. The subsequent alteration of electrochemical gradients severely compromises the function of the airway epithelia. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2020
• November 2020

In human asthma, and experimental allergic airways disease in mice, antigen-presenting cells and CD4(+) effector cells at the airway mucosa orchestrate, and CD4 ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2010
• May 2010

The study of small airway diseases such as post-transplant bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS) is hampered by the difficulty in assessing peripheral airway ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2009
• October 2009