Atopic diseases are the most common chronic conditions of childhood. The apparent rise in food anaphylaxis in young children over the past three decades is of particular concern, owing to the lack of proven prevention strategies other than the timely introduction of peanut and egg. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2021
• September 2021

This review provides up-to-date evidence for teleaudiology hearing aid services in new and experienced hearing aid users in different practice settings ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2018
• July 2018

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

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2007
• March 2007

We investigate the relationship between hearing loss and cardiovascular disease risk factors. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2018
• February 2018

Concerns about the risk of inducing immune deviation-associated "neonatal tolerance" as described in mice have restricted the widespread adoption... ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2011
• July 2011

The PCV7 was introduced to prevent IPD in WA Aboriginal people in 2001 to a lesser extent in older people. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2017
• September 2017

The development of food allergy has been reported to be related with the changes in the gut microbiome, however the specific microbe associated with the pathogenesis of food allergy remains elusive. This study aimed to comprehensively characterize the gut microbiome and identify individual or group gut microbes relating to food-allergy using 16S rRNA gene sequencing with network analysis. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2021
• February 2021

Daily physical activity is critical during the early years of life for facilitating children's health and development. A large proportion of preschool children do not achieve the recommended 3 h of daily physical activity. Early childhood education and care (ECEC) services are a key setting to intervene to increase physical activity. There is a significant need for ECEC specific physical activity policy, including clearer guidelines on the amount of physical activity children should do during care, and strategies for implementation of these guidelines. ...

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

Lymphocyte recruitment to peripheral tissues is fundamental for immune surveillance and homeostasis, but the chemokines and chemokine receptors responsible... ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2015
• January 2015

The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between dust levels and health in Indigenous children in Western Australia ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2019
• July 2019

Video otoscopy plays an important role in improving access to ear health services. This study investigated the clinician-rated quality of video otoscopy recordings and still images, and compared their suitability for asynchronous diagnosis of middle-ear disease. Two hundred and eighty video otoscopy image-recording pairs were collected from 150 children (aged six months to 15 years) by an ear, nose, and throat (ENT) specialist, audiologists, and trained research assistants, and independently rated by an audiologist and ENT surgeon. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2021
• January 2021

Children who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing, their parents, Teachers of the Deaf, and other community stakeholders were involved in co-designing a web-based resource to support students' social-emotional well-being. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• October 2022