The aim of this study was to investigate the association between diet during the first 3 years of life and cognitive outcomes at 10 years of age. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2013
• July 2013

Young adulthood is a critical life period for health and health behaviours. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2015
• January 2015

Despite the substantial burden of lung disease throughout childhood in children who were born very preterm, there are no evidence-based interventions to improve lung health beyond the neonatal period. We tested the hypothesis that inhaled corticosteroid improves lung function in this population. ...

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• 2023
• August 2023

The rarity of the mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) population poses a significant challenge for MSC research. Therefore, these cells are often expanded in vitro, prior to use. However, long-term culture has been shown to alter primary MSC properties. ...

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• 2024
• May 2024

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a leading cause of childhood morbidity, however there is no systematic testing in children hospitalised with respiratory symptoms. Therefore, current RSV incidence likely underestimates the true burden. ...

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• 2022
• January 2022

The aim of this study was to investigate the association between heavy maternal alcohol consumption and pre- peri- and postneonatally acquired cerebral palsy. ...

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• 2012
• March 2012

This paper is a correction of an earlier report that identified a link between exposure to high levels of testosterone during pregnancy and reduced head... ...

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• 2014
• August 2014

The purpose of this study was to investigate dispensing patterns and pregnancy outcomes for women dispensed an SSRI in pregnancy. ...

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• 2011
• January 2011

To examine rates and predictors of 7-day readmission in infants hospitalised before 3 months of age with infectious and non-infectious conditions. A retrospective population-based data-linkage study of 121 854 infants from a 5-year metropolitan birth cohort (2008-2012). Cox proportional hazard models were used to examine associations between infant and maternal factors with 7-day readmission. ...

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• 2020
• November 2020

Palivizumab appeared effective for reducing virologically confirmed respiratory syncytial virus in this high-risk cohort ...

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• 2019
• November 2019

Receiving vaccines at or close to their due date (vaccination timeliness) is a now key measure of program performance. However, studies comprehensively examining predictors of delayed infant vaccination are lacking. We aimed to identify predictors of short and longer-term delays in diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP) vaccination by dose number and ethnicity. ...

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• 2020
• August 2020

This review made the important observation that registries with biobanks had the function of both stand-alone registries and stand-alone rare disease biobanks ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2018
• November 2018