In 2002, the Founding Director of the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, Professor Fiona Stanley, approached Rio Tinto Ltd about the possibility... ...

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• 2008
• August 2008

This study uses data from a large international database, InterRett, to examine genotype-phenotype relationships and compares these with previous findings in... ...

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• 2008
• March 2008

The primary objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence of late language emergence (LLE) and to investigate the predictive status of maternal... ...

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• 2007
• December 2007

To investigate temporal trends in admission rates for acute lower respiratory infections (ALRI) in a total population birth cohort of non-Aboriginal and... ...

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• 2007
• June 2007

Vaccination of young teenage females against human papillomavirus (HPV) with a newly licenced quadrivalent vaccine designed to prevent cervical cancer and... ...

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• 2007
• June 2007

Tobias Strunk TS MD, PhD, FRACP Head, Neonatal Health tobias.strunk@telethonkids.org.au Head, Neonatal Health Clinical Professor Tobias Strunk is a Consultant Neonatologist with a clinical research focus on infection and inflammation in newborn ...

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• Neonatal Neurodevelopment, Gut Health and Nutrition

Probiotics are beneficial bacteria which help premature babies by improving milk feed tolerance and reducing the risk of a life-threatening gut condition known as necrotizing enterocolitis.  The optimal type and dose of probiotic for sick term and ...

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Deborah Pat Strickland Holt DH PG PhD PhD, DSc, FRCPath, FRCPI, FAA Program Head, Immunobiology and Immunotherapeutic Program Emeritus Honorary Researcher Deb.Strickland@telethonkids.org.au Patrick.Holt@telethonkids.org.au Program Head, ...

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Jenefer Blackwell JM BSc with First Class Honours, PhD, DSc, FMedSci, FAA Head, Genetics & Health Jenefer.Blackwell@telethonkids.org.au Head, Genetics & Health Professor Blackwell's major interest is genetic epidemiology of infectious disease, and ...

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Sarra Jenefer Jamieson Blackwell SE JM BSc (Hons) MSc PhD BSc with First Class Honours, PhD, DSc, FMedSci, FAA Senior Research Fellow Head, Genetics & Health sarra.jamieson@telethonkids.org.au Jenefer.Blackwell@telethonkids.org.au Senior Research ...

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This study is using sun exposure data collected during childhood in several long-term cohorts to examine possible effects on visual acuity in adulthood. Participants are being followed up and having comprehensive visual and physical examinations, as ...

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Vaccination in pregnancy is the best strategy to reduce complications from influenza or pertussis infection in infants who are too young to be protected directly from vaccination. Pregnant women are also at risk of influenza complications preventable through antenatal vaccination. Both vaccines are funded under the National Immunisation Program for pregnant women in Australia, but coverage is not routinely reported nationally.  ...

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• 2023
• Jun 2023