A study which set out to determine ways to predict the long-term lung health of young adults born very preterm has shown that a childhood history of respiratory hospital admission should be a key consideration in the management of preterm children and adults. ...

• Wal-yan Respiratory Research Centre
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• 2023
• May

A new study to determine if it’s safe for children who were born preterm to attend day care officially commenced this month. ...

• Wal-yan Respiratory Research Centre
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• 2023
• March

A new study has found a common asthma drug is effective for some very premature babies who go on to suffer from lung complications. ...

• Wal-yan Respiratory Research Centre
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• 2023
• July

Community engagement for the Ngulluk Koolunga Ngulluk Koort (Our Children, Our Heart) Project. ...

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Many children with intellectual disability live with medical comorbidities. This study examined the impacts of comorbidities on quality of life (QOL) of children with intellectual disabilities and whether impacts varied with caregiver perceptions that medical needs had been met. ...

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

Gastrostomy placement was associated with improvement in BMI in females with Rett syndrome, but its long-term impact on individuals and their families is unclear ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2018
• September 2018

We investigated parental observations to identify QOL domains in children with Down Syndrome and determined whether domains differed between children and teens. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2017
• February 2017

Since the discovery of MECP2 duplication syndrome (MDS) in 1999, efforts to characterise this disorder have been limited by a lack of large datasets, with small case series often favouring the reporting of certain conditions over others. This study is the largest to date, featuring 134 males and 20 females, ascertained from the international MECP2 Duplication Database (MDBase). ...

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• 2022
• April 2022

Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a rare genetic condition with multi-system involvement ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2019
• September 2019

An increased prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) among children of immigrant backgrounds has been observed ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2019
• September 2019