A growing body of evidence supports the concept of a systemic response to non-severe thermal trauma. This provokes an immunosuppressed state that predisposes paediatric patients to poor recovery and increased risk of secondary morbidity. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• July 2022

Teachers play a vital role in developing children's sun protection routines however upskilling preservice teachers (PSTs) while at university has not yet been trialled as a targeted skin cancer prevention strategy. Hence, this study investigated PSTs perceptions and experiences of sun safety following a brief pilot intervention and placement in primary schools in Western Australia. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• July 2022

Bullying is an issue that continues to represent a significant challenge to the provision of pastoral care in schools. In more recent decades, it has evolved in its complexity to include forms of bullying often referred to as cyberbullying or online bullying. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• July 2022

To describe the effect of chronic pain on the activities of children and adolescents with cerebral palsy, to describe coping strategies, and to examine associations between effect of pain on activities, coping strategies, and level of pain. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• October 2022

Maternal milk feeding may have unique long-term neurodevelopmental benefits in very preterm infants. We examine the extent to which maternal milk feeding after very preterm birth is associated with cognitive, academic, and behavioral outcomes at school age. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• July 2022

The natural history of MECP2 duplication syndrome (MDS), a rare X-linked neurodevelopmental disorder with an estimated birth prevalence of 1/150,000 live births, is poorly understood due to a lack of clinical data collected for research. Such information is critical to the understanding of disease progression, therapeutic endpoints and outcome measures for clinical trials, as well as the development of therapies and orphan products. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• July 2022

Whooping cough (pertussis) is a highly contagious respiratory infection which causes a severe cough and can be particularly dangerous to babies under a year old. Vaccination is the best way to reduce the risk of whooping cough. ...

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• Research Topics

The importance of play for a child’s development is irrefutable. Playgroups provide a safe environment for children of similar ages to play and develop prior to starting school. ...

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• Research Topics

Tess Neida Zara Gregory Sechague Monroy Boulton TG NSM ZB BSc (Hons), PhD (Psychology) BDS, MPH BPsych (Hons) Senior Research Fellow Research ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Brain and Behaviour
• Population Health Program
• Early Years Systems Evidence

Researchers within the Cancer Immunology and Biology group are working to develop safer immunotherapy and personalised medicine treatments across various deadly childhood cancers, including brain cancer, sarcoma, leukaemia, and neuroblastoma. ...

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• Chronic and Severe Diseases
• Cancer Program