Lung function is highly heritable and differs between the sexes throughout life. However, little is known about sexdifferential genetic effects on lung function. We aimed to conduct the first genome-wide genotype-by-sex interaction study on lung function to identify genetic effects that differ between males and females. ...

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• 2021
• May 2021

Emma Adams EA BExSc, MPH Acting Research Officer -Playce, Research Assistant & PhD student Emma.Adams@telethonkids.org.au Research Assistant, PhD student Emma has been at the Telethon Kids Institute since 2017 and is currently a Research Assistant ...

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• The ARC Centre of Excellence for Children and Families over the Life Course

We investigated the effects of cause of death and the presence of prolonged grief disorder on eliciting public stigma toward the bereaved. ...

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• 2023
• March 2023

Melinda Edmunds ME BSc Program Manager, Ear Health Melinda.Edmunds@telethonkids.org.au Program Manager Melinda is the Program Manager of the Ear Health team, which sits in the Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines and Infectious Diseases.  Melinda has 15 ...

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• Reports and Findings
• 2023
• January 2023

The global distribution and morbidity effects for each specific hookworm species is unknown, which prevents implementation of the optimum intervention for local hookworm control. ...

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• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• January 2022

Children with Down syndrome (constitutive trisomy 21) that develop acute lymphoblastic leukemia (DS-ALL) have a 3-fold increased likelihood of treatment-related mortality coupled with a higher cumulative incidence of relapse, compared with other children with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL). ...

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• 2020
• July 2020

The management of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) during pregnancy is challenging, yet no systematic synthesis of evidence has accurately measured treatment outcomes. ...

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• 2022
• June 2022

Tuberculosis (TB) remains a global public health challenge, causing substantial mortality and morbidity. While TB treatment has made significant progress, it often leaves survivors with post-TB sequelae, resulting in long-term health issues. ...

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• 2024
• February 2024

The Global Lung Function Initiative (GLI) Network has become the largest resource for reference values for routine lung function testing ever assembled. ...

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• 2017
• September 2017

Highlight of some of the most interesting abstracts presented at the 2016 ERS International Congress, which was held in London ...

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• 2017
• January 2017

Playing a wind or brass (W/B) instrument is considered a strenuous activity for the respiratory system. ...

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• 2010
• August 2010

There is growing evidence that lung function in early-life predicts later lung function. Adverse events over the lifespan might influence an individual’s lung function trajectory, resulting in poor respiratory health. The aim of this study is to identify early-life risk factors and their impact on lung function trajectories to prevent long-term lung impairments. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
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• 2022
• March 2022