It is well established that children’s school readiness is associated with their later academic achievement, but less is known about whether school readiness is also associated with other measures of school success, such as students’ social and emotional wellbeing. While some previous research has shown a link between early social and emotional development and student wellbeing, results are mixed and the strength of these relationships vary depending on whether data is based on child, teachers or parents ratings and which specific student wellbeing outcomes are measured. ...

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• 2020
• August 2020

There is evidence to suggest an association between prenatal maternal stress and the development of asthma or other atopic diseases in offspring. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2014
• July 2014

We sought to determine risk factors for the onset of bronchiectasis, using data collected by the Australian Respiratory Early Surveillance Team for Cystic... ...

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• 2013
• May 2013

Positive maternal mental health during the perinatal period contributes to general well-being and positive emotional bonds with the child, encouraging an optimal developmental trajectory. Online interventions to enhance maternal well-being and develop coping skills, such as meditation-based interventions, can be a low-cost way to improve mother and child outcomes. ...

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• 2023
• January 2023

Quality of life of young people with Down syndrome was most negatively associated with burden of medical conditions, but also with lack of friendships ...

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• 2018
• June 2018

The study investigated the effect of seizure and medication burden at initial contact with the International CDKL5 Disorder Database on subsequent development and clinical severity and compared quality of life among those whose development progressed, remained stable, or regressed between baseline and follow-up. ...

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• 2021
• November 2021

Maternal fish oil supplementation during pregnancy has been associated with altered infant immune responses and a reduced risk of infant sensitization and... ...

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• 2012
• August 2012

Use of patient-reported outcome measures in clinical settings facilitate the delivery of better health care to improve patient health outcomes. ...

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• 2022
• September 2022

We emphasize that barriers to planetary health and the clinical application of lifestyle medicine are maintaining an unhealthy status quo ...

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• 2019
• July 2019

Maternal n-3 LCPUFA supplementation did not provide sustained effects on postnatal oxidative stress and telomere length as observed in the offspring ...

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• 2016
• September 2016

This report introduces the DOHaD ANZ Working Groups and summarizes their plans and activities ...

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• 2016
• October 2016

Bacterial and fungal microbiotas are increasingly recognized as important in health and disease starting early in life. However, microbiota composition has not yet been investigated in most rural, low-resource settings, and in such settings, bacterial and fungal microbiotas have not been compared. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2021
• July 2021