The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between duration of breastfeeding and educational outcomes. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2011
• January 2011

The rapid diagnosis of influenza is critical in optimizing clinical management. Rapid antigen tests have decreased sensitivity in detecting pandemic influenza. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2010
• January 2010

In this study, we examined the effects of maternal smoking as a major adverse exposure in early life, on mucosal immune function and allergen sensitization... ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2007
• March 2007

High-rise apartment buildings have long been associated with the poor mental health of their residents ...

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

This study calls for the early identification of children who are vulnerable to maltreatment, the better identification of the duration and severity of maltreatment experiences, and the provision of continued care and support, to reduce the child's deliberate self harm risk in adolescence. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2017
• May 2017

Out-of-home care was not found to be a significant factor in the adverse educational outcomes of these children ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2018
• July 2018

We propose that propensity for viral exacerbations of asthma and COPD relate to delayed expression of epithelial cell innate anti-viral immune genes ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2020
• May 2020

Asha Bowen AC BA MBBS DCH FRACP PhD GAICD OAM Head, Healthy Skin and ARF Prevention Head, Healthy Skin and Arf Prevention Areas of expertise: Skin infections, clinical trials, Streptococcus pyogenes, Staphylococcus aureus, Aboriginal children, COVID ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2021
• June 2021

ow Protein Kinase C zeta (PKCζ) levels in cord blood T cells (CBTC) have been shown to correlate with the development of allergic sensitization in childhood. However, little is known about the mechanisms responsible. We have examined the relationship between the expression of different levels of PKCζ in CBTC and their development into mature T cell cytokine producers that relate to allergy or anti‐allergy promoting cells. ...

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• 2021
• May 2021

Planetary health is a broad multidisciplinary effort that attempts to address what has been described as “Anthropocene Syndrome”—the wicked, interrelated challenges of our time. These include, but are not limited to, grotesque biodiversity losses, climate change, environmental degradation, resource depletion, the global burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), health inequalities, social injustices, erosion of wisdom and civility, together with the many structural underpinnings of these grand challenges. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2021
• March 2021

The health disadvantages faced by Australian Aboriginal peoples are evidenced in early life, although few studies have focused on the reasons for population-level inequalities in more severe adverse outcomes. This study aimed to examine the scale of disparity in severe neonatal morbidity (SNM) and mortality between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal births and quantify the relative contributions of important maternal and infant factors. ...

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• 2021
• May 2021

Orofacial clefts are a group of frequently observed congenital malformations often requiring multiple hospital admissions over the lifespan of affected... ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2015
• January 2015