New research from the Telethon Kids Institute has revealed that children and youth treated for Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) are more likely ...

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• 2014
• September

Listen Up - Urgent action needed to reduce ear infections ...

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• 2010
• November

New research findings from the world's largest study predicting children's late language emergence has revealed that parents are not to blame for late talking ...

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• News & Events at Telethon Kids
• 2006
• July

BABIES SAY "THANK YOU" AS NEW RESEARCH REVEALS BREASTFEEDING BOOSTS MENTAL HEALTH ...

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• 2006
• October

Telethon Institute for Child Health Research congratulates the WA State Government on its decision not to water down pool fencing legislation. ...

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• 2003
• March

A ground breaking study of WA 5-year olds has found that more than a quarter of the children have developmental difficulties that could have life-long impacts. ...

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• 2003
• November

Participation in leisure activities is key to the physical and mental health of children and adolescents with disabilities. The Jooay™ mobile app aims to link children and adolescents with disability to participation opportunities in their community. ...

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• 2022
• May 2022

Macrophages are the major resident immune cells in human airways coordinating responses to infection and injury. In cystic fibrosis, neutrophils are recruited to the airways shortly after birth, and actively exocytose damaging enzymes prior to chronic infection, suggesting a potential defect in macrophage immunomodulatory function. ...

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• 2022
• June 2022

School readiness is a construct used by educators and policy makers to describe a range of abilities that are beneficial for children transitioning to school. The association of socioeconomic disadvantage with developmental vulnerability when children start school is well established. Parents play a crucial role in supporting children’s transition to school and are acknowledged as their child’s first and foremost teacher. ...

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• 2022
• January 2022

Our findings suggest that immigrants in Australia have emotional or altruistic connections to their home countries ...

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• 2020
• March 2020