Small volume assays are required for large-scale research studies and in particular paediatric trials, where multiple measures are required from a single sample. Fluorescent bead-based technology (Bioplex/Luminex) allows high through-put and simultaneous quantification of multiple analytes in a single test. This technology uses sets of microspheres, each with a unique spectral address that can be coated with a different antigen of interest. ...

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• 2021
• January 2021

Momentum towards eradication has been building for decades, and more than half of the world's countries are now malaria free ...

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• 2019
• September 2019

Research priorities emphasise a focus on life participation, psychosocial well-being, impact on family and quality of care ...

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• 2019
• March 2019

Acute leukemia continues to be a major cause of death from disease worldwide and current chemotherapeutic agents are associated with significant morbidity in survivors. While better and safer treatments for acute leukemia are urgently needed, standard drug development pipelines are lengthy and drug repurposing therefore provides a promising approach. ...

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• 2024
• February 2024

We review GAS transmission characteristics and prevention strategies, historical and geographical trends and report on the estimated global burden disease... ...

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• 2013
• January 2013

Monique Robinson MR PhD MPsych (Clin) MAPS NHMRC Early Career Fellow 08 6319 1406 monique.robinson@telethonkids.org.au NHMRC Early Career Fellow she/her/hers Dr Monique Robinson completed PhD and MPsych (Clinical) degrees at The University of ...

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• 2011
• January 2011

It is remarkably difficult for people with obesity to maintain a new lower weight following weight loss. ...

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• 2010
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the performance of a prototype noninvasive alarm system (HypoMon) for the detection of nocturnal hypoglycemia. ...

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• 2010
• January 2010

Feeding difficulties in Rett syndrome are complex and multifactorial. In this study, we describe the feeding experiences in Rett syndrome and examine the... ...

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• 2007
• November 2007

To examine the prevalence, cumulative incidence, and survival in an Australian cohort with Rett syndrome (RTT). ...

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• 2006
• March 2006

For millennia, Aboriginal people's ways of knowing, doing and being were shared through art, song, and dance. Colonisation silenced these ways, affecting loss of self-determination for Aboriginal people. Over the past decade in Australia, hip-hop projects have become culturally appropriate approaches for health promotion.  ...

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• 2023
• December 2023

The broadening of the clinical definition of autism over time-the so-called, autism spectrum-has run in parallel with the growth of a neurodiversity movement that has reframed the concept of autism entirely. Without a coherent and evidence-based framework through which both of these advances can be situated, the field is at risk of losing definition altogether. ...

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• 2023
• July 2023