We aimed to explore whether newborns in high-risk areas have pre-existing pneumococcal-specific cellular immune responses that effects early acquisition. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2017
• March 2017

The DETECT-Schools Study was launched in May 2020 as a partnership between the WA Government Departments of Education and Health with the Telethon Kids Institute.  ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Projects

Asha Cheryl John Jonathan Marianne Bowen Bridge Jacky Carapetis AM Mullane AC CB JJ JR MM BA MBBS DCH FRACP PhD GAICD AM MBBS FRACP FAFPHM PhD FAHMS BSc (OT) Team Lead, Healthy Skin and ARF Prevention Head, Kulunga Aboriginal Unit / Aboriginal ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Projects
• See, Treat, Prevent Skin Sores and Scabies (SToP) Trial

Findings show that indicators of a poor intrauterine environment are associated with an elevated risk of ID, while for ASD, and particularly ASD without ID,... ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2013
• January 2013

These data suggest that the link between maternal hypertensive diseases of pregnancy and child behavioral development begins in the first year of life. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2013
• April 2013

Ultraviolet radiation (UVR) from sunlight is immunomodulatory and the main source of vitamin D for humans. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2012
• November 2012

In this study, using a mouse model, we determined whether vitamin D deficiency in utero and during early life modulated the severity of asthma. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2012
• February 2012

Peanut allergy is the the most common cause of life-threatening food-induced anaphylaxis. There is currently no effective long-term treatment. There is a pressing need for definitive treatments that improve the quality of life and prevent fatalities. Allergen oral immunotherapy (OIT) is a promising approach, which is effective at inducing desensitisation; however, OIT has a limited ability to induce sustained unresponsiveness (SU). ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2020
• September 2020

Positive impact of peer-led home visiting parent support programs, incorporating a framework of partnership between parents and home visitors ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2016
• October 2016

The impact of the 23vPPV booster on IPD incidence among Australian Indigenous children is unclear from regional reports of small case numbers. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2015
• November 2015

In this study, we aimed to uncover the molecular mechanisms contributing to altered lung structure and function. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2015
• March 2015

The benefits that swimming pools may bring to to ear and eye health in remote Aboriginal communities remains unresolved ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2016
• January 2016