Antenatal testosterone exposure influences fetal neurodevelopment and gender-role behavior in postnatal life and may contribute to differences in... ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2013
• January 2013

We describe change in gross motor function over 3 to 4 years for 70 subjects participating in the Australian Rett Syndrome Database ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2011
• October 2011

Mosaic attenuation on expiratory chest computed tomography (CT) is common in early life cystic fibrosis (CF) and often referred to as "air trapping" ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2017
• September 2017

In children with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS), growth hormone (GH) improves height and body composition; however, may be associated with worsening sleep-disordered breathing (SDB). Some studies have reported less SDB after GH initiation, but follow-up with polysomnography is still advised in most clinical guidelines. ...

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• 2021
• August 2021

Many children with intellectual disability live with medical comorbidities. This study examined the impacts of comorbidities on quality of life (QOL) of children with intellectual disabilities and whether impacts varied with caregiver perceptions that medical needs had been met. ...

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• 2021
• April 2021

Early viral infections were associated with greater neutrophilic inflammation and bacterial pathogens ...

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• 2019
• November 2019

Children with intellectual disabilities are more likely to experience sleep disorders of insomnia, excessive daytime sleepiness and sleep breathing disorders than typically developing children. The present study examined risk factors for these sleep disorders in 447 children (aged 5-18 years), diagnosed with an intellectual disability and comorbid autism spectrum disorder, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome or Rett syndrome. Primary caregivers reported on their child's sleep using the Sleep Disturbance Scale for Children (SDSC), as well as medical comorbidities and functional abilities. ...

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• 2021
• May 2021

Atopic asthma is the most common form of asthma, particularly during childhood, and in many cases it persists into adult life. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2011
• May 2011

Advances in science have illuminated the role of the “ecological theatre”—the total living environment—in human health ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2017
• August 2017

Including immediate implications for pregnancy complications, increasing evidence implicates maternal obesity having a major impact on long term child health. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2017
• January 2017

Asthma is the most common chronic lung disease in childhood. There has been a significant worldwide effort to develop tools/methods to identify children's risk for asthma as early as possible for preventative and early management strategies. Unfortunately, most childhood asthma prediction tools using conventional statistical models have modest accuracy, sensitivity, and positive predictive value. ...

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• 2021
• June 2021

People with intellectual disability fall at a younger age compared with the broader community ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2019
• December 2019