To identify and characterise appropriate comparison groups for population studies of health outcomes in ART-conceived births: ovulation induction (OI), subfertile untreated and fertile natural conceptions. Our secondary objective was to examine whether known risks of pregnancy complications and adverse birth outcomes in ART births are elevated in comparison with subfertile (untreated and OI) conception groups. ...

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• 2024
• March 2024

Microperimetry measures differential light sensitivity (DLS) at specific retinal locations. The aim of this study is to examine the variation in DLS across the macula and the contribution to this variation of cone distribution metrics and retinal eccentricity. ...

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• 2021
• May 2021

A follow-up of Kidskin Study participants provides an opportunity to investigate the associations between a childhood sun-exposure intervention and potentially related conditions in adulthood ...

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• 2018
• January 2018

Fetal growth restriction has been inconsistently associated with maternal exposure to elevated levels of traffic-related air pollution. ...

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• 2012
• November 2012

Quality of life of paediatric patients after burn injury is often assessed through parents who may score differently to their child. Non-severe burns are the most common type of burn injury in Western Australia, however, despite low severity and high survival rates, they can cause long term physical and psychosocial problems which need to be detected early in order to provide patients with optimal holistic care. ...

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• 2022
• September 2022

Susan Prescott SL MBBS BMedSci PhD FRACP Honorary Research Fellow susan.prescott@telethonkids.org.au Honorary Research Fellow Susan Prescott is a Professor of Paediatrics in the School of Medicine at the University of Western Australia. She is a ...

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Pat Holt PG PhD, DSc, FRCPath, FRCPI, FAA Emeritus Honorary Researcher Patrick.Holt@telethonkids.org.au Emeritus Honorary Researcher Prof Holt established the Division of Cell Biology at the Institute's inception in 1990, with his research group's ...

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• Human Immunology

These data highlight that antigen administration to the neonate through the oral route may contribute to child allergic sensitization and have important... ...

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• 2014
• March 2014

In this study, we used 134 204 mother population to examine the odds of ASD with intellectual disability in children from 1994 to 2005 with these features ...

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• 2017
• January 2017

To further explore the effect of disorder-associated genes on cognitive functions, we investigated whether they play a role in broader cognitive traits. ...

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• 2012
• January 2012

Social disconnectedness and isolation are risk factors for poor mental health. Community-based friendship group interventions have been designed to increase an individual's social capital and consequently their mental wellbeing. Structured and unstructured friendship groups reflect two distinct approaches to friendship group interventions. ...

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• 2023
• December 2023

Prenatal alcohol exposure is an important modifiable cause of adverse fetal outcomes during and following pregnancy. ...

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• 2015
• January 2015