Language is one of the most remarkable developmental accomplishments of early childhood. Language connects us with others and is an essential tool for literacy, education, employment and lifelong learning. ...

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Every child deserves the best possible start in life. Evidence demonstrates the period from pre-birth to three years is a vital period of development. It lays the foundations for a child’s future and has life-long impacts on health, education, job opportunities, social inclusion and wellbeing. ...

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Francis Ha Steve Mitrou Nguyen Zubrick FG HN SR BEc PhD FASSA, FAAMHS, MSc AM PhD Program Head, Population Health, and Team Head, Human Development and Community Wellbeing Senior Research Fellow Honorary Emeritus Research Fellow 08 6319 1499 08 ...

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The Linked Data and Social Policy Team received a grant from the Ian Potter Foundation and the Minderoo Foundation to establish the “West Australian Child Development Atlas”. We know that place, location, and geography can all influence health, ...

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Amy Finlay-Jones AFJ BPsych(Hons), MPsych(Clinical), MHealthEcon, PhD (Clin Psych) Head, Early Neurodevelopment & Mental Health; Healthway WA Senior Research Fellow +61 8 6319 1808 amy.finlay-jones@telethonkids.org.au Head, Early Neurodevelopment & ...

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This report will outline the theory and evidence base for Community Development and Community Engagement, report on consultation activities and findings ...

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While parents' influence on their children's smoking behaviour is widely recognised, little is known about parents of four to eight year olds' attitudes and... ...

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Our findings provide additional insight into the early clinical profile of Rett syndrome. ...

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• 2013
• January 2013

Tobias Strunk TS MD, PhD, FRACP Head, Neonatal Health tobias.strunk@telethonkids.org.au Head, Neonatal Health Clinical Professor Tobias Strunk is a Consultant Neonatologist with a clinical research focus on infection and inflammation in newborn ...

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• Neonatal Neurodevelopment, Gut Health and Nutrition

When pictures and words are presented serially in an explicit memory task, recall of the pictures is superior. ...

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• 2006
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Jane Pillow JP BMedSci (Dist) MBBS, PhD (Dist) FRACP Research Theme Head, Early Environment; Team Lead, Chronobiology jane.pillow@telethonkids.org.au Research Theme Head, Early Environment; Team Lead, Chronobiology Professor Jane Pillow is an ...

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An improved understanding of the roles of protein kinases in intracellular signalling and disease progression has driven significant advances in protein... ...

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• 2011
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