The airway epithelium of both children and adults with asthma is relatively undifferentiated characterized by a significantly increased proportion of... ...

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• 2015
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In a sunny country such as Australia, it’s important to identify how to achieve the right amount of sun exposure for good health. We need to be able to harness the benefits of vitamin D and sunlight while remaining protected from the proven dangers of too much UV radiation. ...

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Studies addressing the ontogeny of the innate immune system in early life have reported mainly on Toll-like receptor (TLR) responses in infants living in... ...

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• 2012
• May 2012

Efficient cargo uptake is essential for cell-penetrating peptide (CPP) therapeutics, which deliver widely diverse cargoes by exploiting natural cell... ...

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• 2015
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Poor environmental health is prevalent in remote Aboriginal communities and requires further delineation to inform environmental health policy ...

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• 2016
• October 2016

Jennifer Peter Kent Richmond J PC RN MBBS MRCP(UK) FRACP Clinical Research Manager Head, Vaccine Trials Group Jennifer.Kent@telethonkids.org.au Clinical Research Manager Head, Vaccine Trials Group Jennifer completed her Diploma of Nursing in 1986 at ...

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Jennifer Peter Kent Richmond J PC RN MBBS MRCP(UK) FRACP Clinical Research Manager Head, Vaccine Trials Group Jennifer.Kent@telethonkids.org.au Clinical Research Manager Head, Vaccine Trials Group Jennifer completed her Diploma of Nursing in 1986 at ...

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To assess whether lung volume and ventilation inhomogeneity in preterm infants at 15-18 months corrected age ...

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• 2010
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Few clinical respiratory laboratories have assessed the impact of changing reference equations on the interpretation of spirometric outcomes. ...

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• 2011
• July 2011

Influenza A virus is the only influenza virus causing flu pandemics. Influenza is a highly contagious disease that can be deadly, especially in high-risk groups. Worldwide, these annual epidemics are estimated to result in about 3 to 5 million cases of severe illness and in about 290,000 to 650,000 respiratory deaths.  ...

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• 2023
• November 2023

A growing body of evidence supports the concept of a systemic response to non-severe thermal trauma. This provokes an immunosuppressed state that predisposes paediatric patients to poor recovery and increased risk of secondary morbidity. ...

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• 2022
• July 2022

Pat Peter Susan Tom Jennifer Holt Richmond Prescott Snelling Kent PG PC SL T J PhD, DSc, FRCPath, FRCPI, FAA MBBS MRCP(UK) FRACP MBBS BMedSci PhD FRACP BMBS DTMH GDipClinEpid PhD FRACP RN Emeritus Honorary Researcher Head, Vaccine Trials Group ...

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