Glenn Martyn Pearson Symons G MS BA (Education) PhD Candidate B.A. (Hons) PhD. Director of First Nations Strategy and Leadership Honorary Research Associate 08 6319 1672 martyn.symons@telethonkids.org.au Director of First Nations Strategy and ...

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Evidence for the existence of additional regulatory mechanisms of the expression of neurodegenerative disease-causing genes by antisense long noncoding RNAs ...

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• 2019
• August 2019

During the COVID-19 pandemic, breastfeeding women have experienced restricted access to support, placing them at increased risk of mental health concerns and limited breastfeeding assistance. This study investigated the effect of the pandemic on feeding choices and maternal wellbeing amongst breastfeeding mothers living in Australian and New Zealand. We conducted a cross-sectional online survey that examined feeding methods, maternal mental wellbeing, worries, challenges, and positive experiences during the pandemic. ...

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• 2021
• May 2021

Alix Helen Keely Rigel Nicole Woolard Milroy Bebbington Paciente Wickens AW HM KB RP NW BPsych (Hons), PhD MBBS; FRANZCP; CATCAP MClinPsych/PhD MPH (Applied Public Health and Public Health Methodology), BSc (Anatomy and Human Biology) BHlthSc (Hons) ...

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Rates of mental illness are disproportionately high for young adult and higher education (e.g., university student) populations. As such, universities and tertiary institutions often devote significant efforts to services and programs that support and treat mental illness and/or mental distress. However, within that portfolio of treatment approaches, structured exercise has been relatively underutilised and greater research attention is needed to develop this evidence base. ...

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• 2023
• November 2023

Despite the existence of a national alcohol guideline for breastfeeding women, maternal health practitioners are not incorporating this advice ...

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• 2019
• April 2019

Undescended testes is associated with an increased risk of testicular cancer and male infertility, and decreased paternity ...

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• 2018
• October 2018

Several studies suggest that maternal folic acid supplementation before or during pregnancy protects against childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL). ...

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• 2015
• January 2015

This study aims to establish the current knowledge, attitudes, experiences and practices regarding FASD and other neurodevelopmental impairments among youth custodial officers ...

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• 2018
• July 2018

ORIGINS is a new birth cohort study, collecting detailed information about the early environment's influence on a broad range of non-communicable diseases ...

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• 2019
• January 2019

To reduce peanut allergy prevalence, infant feeding guidelines now recommend introducing peanuts in an age-appropriate form (such as peanut butter) as part of complementary feeding. However, due to a lack of randomized trial evidence, most infant feeding and food allergy prevention guidelines do not include tree nuts. The aims of this trial were to determine safety and feasibility of dosage consumption recommendations for infant cashew nut spread introduction. ...

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• 2023
• July 2023

Language is one of the most remarkable developmental accomplishments of early childhood. Language connects us with others and is an essential tool for literacy, education, employment and lifelong learning. ...

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