Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder is a neurodevelopmental disorder caused by exposure to alcohol in utero. It has pervasive, lifelong impacts and is recognised as a major public health concern in many countries where alcohol is used. The FASD Research Australia Centre of Research Excellence was funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council to generate and translate evidence to address prevention, diagnosis, and management of FASD in Australia. ...

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• 2022
• March 2022

CDKL5 Deficiency Disorder (CDD) is a severe treatment-resistant form of early-onset epilepsy. Current treatment options are often ineffective and associated with adverse effects, forcing families to seek alternative therapies for their children including products derived from cannabis. Reportsof miraculous cures and a public preferencefor 'natural' therapies have resulted in considerable public interest, and so this study aimed to characterize the use of cannabis in these individuals, as well as compare caregiver perceptions of efficacy and safety to objective evidence of seizure control and number of antiepileptic drugs used. ...

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• 2021
• June 2021

Early motor impairments have been reported in children with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD), but it is not clear if early detection of motor impairments can identify children at risk for NDD or how early such impairments might be detected. Our aim was to characterize early motor function in children later diagnosed with NDD relative to typically developing children or normative data. ...

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• 2021
• February 2021

This study tested a new program for helping smokers with severe mental illness to reduce their tobacco use, together with determining the feasibility of such research in community mental health settings in Australia. ...

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• 2020
• October 2020

Households are known to be high-risk locations for the transmission of communicable diseases. Numerous modelling studies have demonstrated the important role of households in sustaining both communicable diseases outbreaks and endemic transmission, and as the focus for control efforts. However, these studies typically assume that households are associated with a single dwelling and have static membership. ...

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• 2020
• November 2020

Peanut allergy is the the most common cause of life-threatening food-induced anaphylaxis. There is currently no effective long-term treatment. There is a pressing need for definitive treatments that improve the quality of life and prevent fatalities. Allergen oral immunotherapy (OIT) is a promising approach, which is effective at inducing desensitisation; however, OIT has a limited ability to induce sustained unresponsiveness (SU). ...

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• 2020
• September 2020

We plan to examine whether prenatal maternal mental health disorders impact the risk of stillbirth and infant mortality ...

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• 2020
• May 2020

The Self-Compassion Online program could provide a scalable solution for improving psychological outcomes and quality of life among youth with chronic illness ...

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• 2020
• January 2020

Children who attended playgroup had better development at school entry relative to those who had not attended playgroup ...

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• 2020
• May 2020

We detail the unique findings from an Aboriginal early child development research project with a specific focus on the Nyoongar/Aboriginal community of Perth ...

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• 2020
• March 2020

Ellen Yasmin Rosemary Harvey Harman-Smith Cahill EH YHS RC BSocWk(Hons) BA, BHlthSc(Hons), PhD EdD, MEd, BEd(Hons) Senior Project Coordinator Head, Early Years Systems Evidence; Head, Tenders Support Unit Principal Research Fellow (08) 6375 6117 ...

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Yasmin Alanna Harman-Smith Sincovich YHS AS BA, BHlthSc(Hons), PhD BPsych(Hons), PhD Head, Early Years Systems Evidence; Head, Tenders Support Unit Senior Research Officer 08 6375 6108 Yasmin.harman-smith@telethonkids.org.au Alanna.sincovich@ ...

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