Prevalence of allergic diseases in infants, whose parents and siblings do not have allergy, is approximately 10% and reaches 20-30% in those with an allergic... ...

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• 2015
• January 2015

Clinicians who counsel prospective ART patients about birth defect risk should provide information about the overall risk of having a child with a birth defect ...

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• 2011
• September 2011

Middle ear infections are one of the main reasons that children visit a GP, are prescribed antibiotics and need surgery. Aboriginal children are particularly susceptible and commonly suffer from hearing loss which can affect speech and learning. ...

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Timo Lassmann T BSc (Hons) MSc PhD Feilman Fellow; Program Head, Precision Health and Team Lead, Computational Biology timo.lassmann@telethonkids.org.au Feilman Fellow; Program Head, Precision Health and Team Lead, Computational Biology Timo ...

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The “Earthrise” photograph, taken on the 1968 Apollo 8 mission, became one of the most significant images of the 20th Century. It triggered a profound shift in environmental awareness and the potential for human unity—inspiring the first Earth Day in 1970. Taking inspiration from these events 50 years later, we initiated Project Earthrise at our 2020 annual conference of inVIVO Planetary Health. ...

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• 2021
• October 2021

The ecology of the early environment - including microbial diversity, nutrition, nature, social interactions and the totality of exposures in the wider "exposome" - have life-long implications for all aspects of health and resilience. In particular, the emergence of "microbiome science" provides new evidence for vital relationships between biodiversity and health at every level. ...

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• 2021
• August 2021

The implications of the microbiome extend to virtually every branch of medicine, biopsychosocial and environmental sciences ...

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• 2016
• February 2016

Treatments for food allergy are still lacking, yet progress is being made, and immunotherapy appears more effective than dietary avoidance. ...

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• 2015
• April 2015

This paper reviews American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) immunogenetics in the state of Bahia (BA), northeastern Brazil, highlighting the interacting roles... ...

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• 2014
• May 2014

Global food systems are a central issue for personal and planetary health in the Anthropocene. One aspect of major concern is the dramatic global spread of ultra-processed convenience foods in the last 75 years, which is linked with the rising human burden of disease and growing sustainability and environmental health challenges. ...

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• 2023
• July 2023

A significant number of babies present transiently with low protein kinase C zeta (PKCζ) levels in cord blood T cells, associated with reduced ability to transition from a neonatal Th2 to a mature Th1 cytokine bias, leading to a higher risk of developing allergic sensitisation, compared to neonates whose T cells have 'normal' PKCζ levels. However, the importance of PKCζ signalling in regulating their differentiation from a Th2 to a Th1 cytokine phenotype propensity remains undefined. ...

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• 2023
• Jun 2023

Human flourishing, the state of optimal functioning and well-being across all aspects of an individual's life, has been a topic of philosophical and theological discussion for centuries. In the mid-20th century, social psychologists and health scientists began exploring the concept of flourishing in the context of health and high-level wellness. ...

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• 2023
• March 2023