Medulloblastoma is the most common malignant paediatric brain tumour and a leading cause of cancer-related mortality and morbidity. Existing treatment protocols are aggressive in nature resulting in significant neurological, intellectual and physical disabilities for the children undergoing treatment. Thus, there is an urgent need for improved, targeted therapies that minimize these harmful side effects. ...

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• 2021
• June 2021

Several studies have explored relationships between parent broader autism phenotype and offspring communication, and have reported that autistic-like traits in parents are related to offspring communication difficulties and autism severity. However, past research has focused on studying such associations in childhood and we know very little about them in infancy. With accumulating evidence that interventions administered during infancy may be most effective in reducing ASD symptoms, it is imperative to examine whether relationships between parent autistic-like traits and child communication appear even earlier during this critical period of life. ...

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• 2021
• May 2021

Most parents are supportive of vaccination. Sociodemographic factors may contribute more to the risk of incomplete vaccination than attitudes or beliefs. ...

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• 2019
• April 2019

New research has found children who are born even slightly premature or underweight are more likely to be hospitalised with an infection during their childhood ...

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• 2016
• April

Raelene Nick Endersby Gottardo R NG BSc (Hons) PhD MBChB FRACP PhD Brainchild Fellow; Co-Head, Brain Tumour Research Co-Head, Brain Tumour Research ...

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The epidemiological, prognostic, and therapeutic features of child and adolescent meningioma are poorly defined... ...

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• 2011
• November 2011

A Telethon Kids Institute researcher focused on promoting more active childhoods to improve child health and wellbeing will be named amongst WA’s most outstanding young scientists at the upcoming 2020 Young Tall Poppy Science Awards. ...

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• 2020
• August

Overall rates of preterm birth have remained fairly static over the last two decades, inequalities between Aboriginal & non-Aboriginal infants have increased ...

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• 2011
• January 2011

Using medical and other data from private citizens without obtaining the consent of those citizens has been a taboo of statisticians and of society ...

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• 2010
• May 2010

The Advisory Council on the Prevention of Deaths of Children and Young People today officially released this report. ...

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• 2006
• March 2006