Interventions in the early years provide a sustainable solution by generating long-term labour productivity and social welfare benefits ...

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• 2019
• October 2019

Shannon Elizabeth Simpson Smith SS ES BMedSci (hons), PhD PhD, MSc, BSc Co-Head, Children's Lung Health; Senior Research Fellow Program Manager 08 6319 1631 08 6319 1178 Shannon.simpson@telethonkids.org.au elizabeth.smith@telethonkids.org.au Co-Head ...

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• 2024
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Drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) is a major public health threat in Hunan Province, with an increasing clinical burden in recent years. This study aimed to identify socio-demographic and clinical factors associated with DR-TB in Hunan province, China. ...

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• 2024
• February 2024

The most recent global estimates of the number of pregnancies at risk of Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax malaria infection are from 2007. To inform global malaria prevention and control efforts, we aimed to estimate the global distribution of pregnancies at risk of malaria infection from 2007 to 2020. ...

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• 2023
• January 2023

Mesothelioma is a cancer that typically originates in the pleura of the lungs. It rapidly invades the surrounding tissues, causing pain and shortness of breath. We compared cell lines injected either subcutaneously or intrapleurally and found that only the latter resulted in invasive and rapid growth. ...

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• 2021
• January 2021

A minority of 4- to 17-year-olds with ADHD and major depressive disorder were being treated with stimulant or antidepressant medication ...

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• 2017
• March 2017

Multiple sclerosis is associated with Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) infection, B-cell dysfunction, gut dysbiosis, and environmental and genetic risk factors, including female sex. ...

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• 2022
• October 2022

This article describes the survey, the response rates achieved and the representativeness of the sample for the Young Minds Matter survey ...

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• 2016
• December 2016

IgE antibodies in house dust mite (HDM) allergy follow a predictable pattern. Half are directed against two dominant allergens and the remainder largely against ...

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• 2010
• July 2010

Nick Nicholas Sherlynn Golding Tierney Ang NG NT SA BSc DPhil B.Psych.Sci (Hons), PhD (Statistics) BSc(Hons) Honorary Research Fellow Research Software Engineer Project Manager Nick.Golding@telethonkids.org.au nicholas.tierney@telethonkids.org.au ...

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Impaired interferon response and allergic sensitization may contribute to virus-induced wheeze and asthma development in young children. Plasmacytoid dendritic cells play a key role in antiviral immunity as critical producers of type I interferons.  ...

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• 2023
• December 2023

Amy Penelope Yael Zoe Larissa Finlay-Jones Strauss Perry Waters Marion AFJ PS YP ZW LM BPsych(Hons), MPsych(Clinical), MHealthEcon, PhD (Clin Psych) BA, MPH, PhD BPsych (Hons) MPsych (Clin) PhD BSc (Hons) BPsych(Hons) Head, Early Neurodevelopment & ...

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