For children with cerebral palsy (CP), who are marginally ambulant, gross motor capacity peaks between 6 and 7 years of age with a subsequent clinical decline, impacting their ability to engage in physical activity. Active Strides-CP is a novel package of physiotherapy targeting body functions, activity and participation outcomes for children with bilateral CP. This study will compare Active Strides-CP to usual care in a multisite randomised waitlist-controlled trial. ...

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• 2023
• March 2023

Group A streptococcus (GAS) infections, such as pharyngitis and impetigo, can lead to rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease (RHD). Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations experience high rates of RHD and GAS skin infection, yet rates of GAS pharyngitis are unclear.  ...

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• 2024
• April 2024

Melissa Gail Matt Jenny Andrew Licari Alvares Cooper Downs Whitehouse Watch and listen to Andrew ML GA MC JA AJ PhD PhD BCA Marketing, BSc Statistics and Applied Statistics, PhD BApplSci (physio) MSc PhD PhD Senior Research Fellow Senior Research ...

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Hayley Karen Christian Lombardi HC KL BSc (1st Class Hons), PhD W.Aust. BHSc (Hons), PhD Program Head, Healthy Behaviours and Environments; National Heart Foundation Future Leader Fellow Research Fellow 08 6319 1040 6319 1477 hayley.christian@ ...

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Congenital Toxoplasma gondii infection can result in intracranial calcification, hydrocephalus and retinochoroiditis. Acquired infection is commonly associated ...

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• 2010
• July 2010

Role for CD103 in the pathogenesis of experimental allergic airways disease in BALB/c mice through local control of CD4+ T cell and DC subset recruitment ...

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• 2016
• November 2016

This study provides further evidence that maternal pre-pregnancy obesity is associated with autism-like behaviors in offspring ...

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• 2019
• January 2019

Dissecting how genetic and environmental influences impact on learning is helpful for maximizing numeracy and literacy. ...

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• 2014
• July 2014

In summary, UV-BMDCs do not express the classical phenotypic or gene expression properties of DCs reported by others as 'regulatory' or 'tolerogenic'. ...

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• 2013
• July 2013

Identified an association between polymorphisms in a long intergenic non-coding RNA (lincRNA) gene (AC011288.2) and pneumococcal bacteremia ...

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• 2016
• January 2016

Here we focus on more recent well-powered genome-wide association studies, including malaria, leprosy, tuberculosis, and visceral leishmaniasis ...

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• 2016
• May 2016

Physically locating liquor stores near schools can strongly influence the chances of youth accessing and consuming alcohol, and may also increase children's exposure to alcohol advertising. Investigating the association between the presence of a liquor store near a school and the prevalence of outdoor alcohol advertising is crucial from a policy perspective, as it can inform future regulations on the placement of liquor stores and outdoor advertising near educational institutions.  ...

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• 2024
• June 2024