Valerie Verhasselt VV MD, PhD Head, Immunology and Breastfeeding 0402997617 Valerie.verhasselt@telethonkids.org.au Head, Immunology and Breastfeeding @valerieverhass1 Professor Verhasselt is Head of Immunology and Breast Feeding at the Telethon ...

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Stephen Stick SM MB BChir PhD MRCP FRACP Head, P4 Respiratory Health for Kids Head, P4 Respiratory Health for Kids Areas for research expertise: Research Interests; Paediatric respiratory disease; Cystic fibrosis; Respiratory epithelium; Lung ...

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Gail Prue Shelley Alvares Hart Gorman GA PH S PhD BSc (Hons) MSc PhD BSc (Hons) PhD Senior Research Fellow Head, Inflammation Honorary Research Associate 08 6319 1698 gail.alvares@telethonkids.org.au prue.hart@telethonkids.org.au shelley.gorman@ ...

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Infection accounts for the majority of pediatric mortality and morbidity in developing countries, but there are limited data on the infectious diseases... ...

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• 2007
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The anti-inflammatory peptide, adrenomedullin (AM), and its cognate receptor are expressed in lung tissue, but its pathophysiological significance in airway... ...

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• 2012
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Fetal androgens influence fetal growth as well as postnatal neurocognitive ability ...

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• 2010
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Inflammatory mediators from peripheral tissues may control dendritic cell (DC) development in the bone marrow. ...

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• 2012
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Long-term survival after lung transplantation is hindered by the development of bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS). ...

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• 2011
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Natural Language Sampling (NLS) offers clear potential for communication and language assessment, where other data might be difficult to interpret. We leveraged existing primary data for 18-month-olds showing early signs of autism, to examine the reliability and concurrent construct validity of NLS-derived measures coded from video-of child language, parent linguistic input, and dyadic balance of communicative interaction-against standardised assessment scores. Using Systematic Analysis of Language Transcripts (SALT) software and coding conventions, masked coders achieved good-to-excellent inter-rater agreement across all measures. ...

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Student bullying behaviours are a significant social issue in schools worldwide. Whilst school staff have access to quality bullying prevention interventions, schools can face significant challenges implementing the whole-school approach required to address the complexity of these behaviours. ...

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Evidence suggests that individuals with autism spectrum disorder have increased rates of co-occurring psychosis and/or bipolar disorder. Considering the peak age of onset for psychosis and bipolar disorder occurs in adulthood, we investigated the co-occurrence of these disorders in adults with autism. ...

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Despite education about the risks of excessive sun exposure, teenagers in Australia are sun-seeking, with sunburn common in summer. Conversely, some regular (time-limited) exposure to sunlight (that avoids sunburn) is necessary for vitamin D and healthy bones and other molecules important for immune and metabolic health. New interventions are thus required to better support teenagers to make healthy and balanced decisions about their sun behaviors. ...

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