Study question: Do the epigenome-wide DNA methylation profiles of adolescents born from ART differ from the epigenome of naturally conceived counterparts? Summary answer: No significant differences in the DNA methylation profiles of adolescents born from ART [IVF or ICSI] were observed when compared to their naturally conceived, similar aged counterparts. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2021
• June 2021

To investigate incidence and survival of childhood tumours of the central nervous system (CNS) by histological subtype, tumour behaviour and tumour grade. Methods: National, population-based data on all children under 15 years old diagnosed with a CNS tumour between 1983 and 2016 were sourced from the Australian Childhood Cancer Registry. Incidence rate trends were calculated using Joinpoint regression. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2021
• October 2021

To explore the perceptions of parents who had a child or adolescent (6-18 years) diagnosed with a rare disease who attended a mainstream school in Western Australia. Design and methods: A cross-sectional online survey was conducted with 41 parents of children with a rare disease. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2021
• October 2021

Multidisciplinary team meetings (MDTMs) are essential in the clinical management of pediatric central nervous system (CNS) tumors. Evaluations of the impact of MDTMs on childhood CNS tumors and clinicians' perspectives on their effectiveness are scarce. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2021
• May 2021

Emerging evidence supports the physical health and social benefits of dog ownership. This study examined the longitudinal effect of dog ownership and dog walking on mental health. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2021
• June 2021

Growing evidence from preclinical studies, epidemiology, and randomized controlled trials supports a causal role for diet quality in mental disorder risk, and clinical psychiatric guidelines now place diet, along with other life-style behaviors, as foundational treatment targets for mood disorders. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• February 2022

Traditional conceptualizations of aggression distinguish between reactive (e.g., rage) and proactive (e.g., reward) functions of aggression. However, critiques of this dichotomy have pointed out these models conflate motivational valence and self-control. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2022
• March 2022

Language disorder is highly prevalent in youth justice; however, orofacial, oromotor, speech, and voice anomalies have been largely overlooked. There has been some documentation of these among individuals with prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE), and adolescents with PAE are over-represented in youth justice. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2021
• October 2021

Large-scale molecular profiling studies in recent years have shown that central nervous system (CNS) tumors display a much greater heterogeneity in terms of molecularly distinct entities, cellular origins and genetic drivers than anticipated from histological assessment. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2021
• November 2021

Fel d 7 is a common allergen in a Swedish cat-sensitized population that cross-reacts with Can f 1 ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2016
• October 2016

Asthma is more common in childhood than in adulthood and is more correctly thought of as a syndrome than as a discrete condition. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2015
• March 2015

Repeated video instruction over time improves inhaler technique in young children ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2016
• January 2016