Dr Jamie Tan with ORIGINS participant The ORIGINS Project, a collaboration between Telethon Kids and Joondalup Health Campus, is collecting data and ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• Research Impact
• 2020
• Research translation

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the most commonly diagnosed childhood mental health disorder, affecting about 1 in 20 children. It can impact their behaviour, learning and social skills. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• Research Topics

In keeping with global figures, around one in five Australian children will develop some form of behavioural problem by the time they reach adulthood. Poor mental health in early childhood can also impact negatively on the child's physical health and school achievement. ...

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• Research Topics
• Anxiety and Depression

The use of adjunctive antibiotics directed against exotoxin production in Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (SAB) is widespread, and is recommended in many guidelines, but there is limited evidence underpinning this. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2024
• May 2024

Biodiesel, a renewable diesel fuel that can be created from almost any natural fat or oil, is promoted as a greener and healthier alternative to commercial mineral diesel without the supporting experimental data to back these claims. The aim of this research was to assess the health effects of acute exposure to two types of biodiesel exhaust, or mineral diesel exhaust or air as a control in mice. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2024
• June 2024

Parental support is strongly associated with protective factors across a range of child health outcomes for trans young people. Commonly, parents report barriers to supporting their child such as lack of understanding and difficulty in accessing information and support regarding gender diversity. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2024
• May 2024

Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women with diabetes in pregnancy (DIP) are more likely to have glycaemic levels above the target range, and their babies are thus at higher risk of excessive fetal growth. Shoulder dystocia, defined by failure of spontaneous birth of fetal shoulder after birth of the head requiring obstetric maneuvers, is an obstetric emergency that is strongly associated with DIP and fetal size. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2024
• May 2024

The Food and Nutrition Research Team conducts innovative and multidisciplinary research to better understand how the environments within which children live, play and go to school influence the types of foods they eat and their risk of overweight and obesity. ...

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• Brain and Behaviour
• Healthy Behaviours and Environments Program

Our team Telethon Kids Institute acknowledges Aboriginal people as the Traditional Custodians of the land and waters of Australia. We also ...

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• Indigenous Health

Strengthening the capacity of Aboriginal children, families and communities ...

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• Indigenous Health
• WA Aboriginal Child Health Survey (WAACHS)