Our results lend support to a vaccination strategy which includes family members in order to provide maximum protection for newborn babies. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2017
• January 2017

The PLAYCE study will empirically investigate the relative and cumulative influence of the day care, and home environment on preschoolers’ physical activity ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2016
• December 2016

Our findings only lend partial support to a link between diet and mental health, specific to females consuming a Western diet and to externalizing behaviours ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2016
• March 2016

To compare the nature & prevalence of mental health problems, prevalence of suicidal ideation & behaviour, & health-related quality of life of 13-17-year-olds.. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2010
• June 2010

The primary objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence of late language emergence (LLE) and to investigate the predictive status of maternal... ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2007
• December 2007

To date there have been relatively few studies on genetic determinants of susceptibility to neonatal infection and many of these have methodological... ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2013
• June 2013

This systematic review aimed to summarise existing literature on the impacts of armed conflicts on tuberculosis burden and treatment outcomes. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2024
• March 2024

The presence of membrane-bound organelles with specific functions is one of the main hallmarks of eukaryotic cells. Organelle membranes are composed of specific lipids that govern their function and interorganelle communication. Discoveries in cell biology using imaging and omic technologies have revealed the mechanisms that drive membrane remodeling, organelle contact sites, and metabolite exchange. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2024
• July 2024

Protracted bacterial bronchitis (PBB) is a leading cause of chronic wet cough in children. The current standard treatment in European and American guidelines is 2 weeks of antibiotics, but the optimal duration of therapy is unknown. We describe the first randomised controlled trial to assess the duration of antibiotic treatment in children with chronic wet cough and suspected PBB. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2021
• October 2021

Although preterm birth is associated with later deficits in lung function, there is a paucity of information on geographical differences and whether improvements occur over time, especially after surfactant was introduced. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• June 2022

This paper examines whether adolescents can be reliably categorized into subgroups based on their patterns of anxiety levels over time and whether low levels of social support from parents, peers, and their school, and high levels of peer victimization, predict a pattern of increasing anxiety. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• January 2022

Establishing the underlying cause in a child with chronic suppurative lung disease (CSLD) allows for targeted treatment and screening for associated complications. One cause of CSLD is primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD). Testing for PCD requires specialist expertise which is not widely available. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2021
• November 2021