Impaired interferon response and allergic sensitization may contribute to virus-induced wheeze and asthma development in young children. Plasmacytoid dendritic cells play a key role in antiviral immunity as critical producers of type I interferons.  ...

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• 2023
• December 2023

Chris Andrew Monique Sarra Brennan-Jones Whitehouse Watch and listen to Andrew Robinson Jamieson C AJ MR SE PhD PhD PhD MPsych (Clin) MAPS BSc (Hons) MSc PhD Head, Ear Health Angela Wright Bennett Professor of Autism Research at Telethon Kids and ...

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The COVID-19 pandemic has posed significant challenges for healthcare workers worldwide, potentially affecting their sense of coherence (SOC) and overall well-being. This study aimed to identify factors associated with different levels of SOC among healthcare workers, exploring demographic characteristics, work-related factors, changes in relationships and social habits, and the overall well-being. ...

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• 2023
• Jun 2023

Face-to-face interviews were conducted with all three women for the purpose of profiling women who are leaders in health and medicine in Papua New Guinea. ...

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• 2014
• March 2014

The current study analyzed the relationships among maternal empathy, parenting that encourages the child to take the perspective of others andcognitive empathy. ...

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• 2012
• March 2012

This article looks at the clinical implications of the research into microbial exposure & protection against asthma. ...

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• 2015
• December 2015

For 20 years, the hygiene hypothesis has dominated attempts to explain the increasing prevalence of allergic disease. A causal link between maternal innate immu ...

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• 2010
• November 2010

Delays within the motor domain are often overlooked as an early surveillance marker for autism. The present study evaluated motor difficulties and its potential as an early predictive marker for later autism likelihood in a cohort of infants showing early behavioral signs of autism aged 9-14 months. The motor domain was evaluated using the motor subscales of the Mullen Scales of Early Learning at baseline, and at a 6-month follow-up. ...

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• 2021
• May 2021

Nick Raelene Terrance Gottardo Endersby Johns NG R T MBChB FRACP PhD BSc (Hons) PhD Co-Head, Brain Tumour Research Brainchild Fellow; Co-Head, Brain Tumour Research Honorary Research Associate nicholas.gottardo@telethonkids.org.au raelene.endersby@ ...

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Understanding if ongoing inflammation in the lungs contributes to the poor lung health experienced by some children who were born preterm. ...

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The largest GWAS meta-analysis conducted to date associating SNPs to venous thromboembolism in children and adolescents treated on childhood ALL protocols ...

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• 2020
• May 2020

The prognosis for high-risk childhood acute leukaemias remains dismal and established treatment protocols often cause long-term side effects in survivors. This study aims to identify more effective and safer therapeutics for these patients. ...

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• 2021
• April 2021