Amy Jenny Helen Desiree Professor Catherine Finlay-Jones Downs Milroy Silva Elliott AFJ JA HM DS CE BPsych(Hons), MPsych(Clinical), MHealthEcon, PhD (Clin Psych) BApplSci (physio) MSc PhD MBBS; FRANZCP; CATCAP MBBS, FRACP, MPH, PhD PhD, BSc (OT) ...

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Burn injuries are traumatic experiences that can detrimentally impact an individual’s psychological and emotional wellbeing. Despite this, some survivors adapt to psychosocial challenges better than others despite similar characteristics relating to the burn. ...

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• 2022
• February 2022

Good language development is an integral component of school readiness and academic achievement. ...

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• 2012
• January 2012

The burden of IgE-mediated food allergy in Australian born children is reported to be among the highest globally. This illness shares risk factors and frequently coexists with asthma, one of the most common noncommunicable diseases of childhood. ...

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• 2021
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A population of neutrophils recruited into cystic fibrosis (CF) airways is associated with proteolytic lung damage, exhibiting high expression of primary granule exocytosis marker CD63 and reduced phagocytic receptor CD16. Causative factors for this population are unknown, limiting intervention. Here we present a laboratory model to characterize responses of differentiated airway epithelium and neutrophils following respiratory infection. ...

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Developing an effective therapy to overcome carbapenemase-positive Klebsiella pneumoniae (CPKp) is an important therapeutic challenge that must be addressed urgently. Here, we explored a Ca-EDTA combination with aztreonam or ceftazidime-avibactam in vitro and in vivo against diverse CPKp clinical isolates. ...

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• 2023
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Evidence into the role of TGF-β1 in airway epithelial repair in asthma is still controversial. This study tested the hypothesis that the reduced TGF-β1 levels previously observed in paediatric asthmatic airway epithelial cells directly contribute to the dysregulated repair seen in these cells. ...

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• 2016
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Childhood obesity is one of the most serious public health challenges of the 21st century and is affected not only by individual choice but also by societal and environmental influences. Childhood obesity is higher in children living in regional and remote compared with major cities, in one-parent families and for those with a disability. ...

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Several lipid biomarkers of early cystic fibrosis lung disease were identified, which point toward potential disease monitoring and therapeutic approaches ...

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• 2019
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This study examined stakeholders' perceptions regarding the acceptability, usability, and dissemination of the Australian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines ...

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Findings are the first linking atopy (measured by both parent report and objective verification) with increased vulnerability to affective and anxiety problems ...

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• 2017
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Authors: Whitehouse AJ, Maybery MT, Hart R, Mattes E, Newnham JP, Sloboda DM, Stanley FJ, Hickey M. Authors notes: Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2010 Sep;35(8):1259-64. Epub 2010 Mar 4. Keywords: Fetal androgen exposure, pragmatic language ability, ...

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