Yasmin Tess Ellen Alanna Neida Trudy Harman-Smith Gregory Harvey Sincovich Sechague Monroy Crickmar YHS TG EH AS NSM TC BA, BHlthSc(Hons), PhD BSc (Hons), PhD (Psychology) BSocWk(Hons) BPsych(Hons), PhD BDS, MPH BECE Head, Early Years Systems ...

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One third of children require repeat ventilation tube insertion (VTI) for otitis media. Disease recurrence is associated with persistent middle ear bacterial biofilms. With demonstration that Dornase alfa (a DNase) disrupts middle ear effusion biofilms ex vivo, we identified potential for this as an anti-biofilm therapy to prevent repeat VTI. First, safety and tolerability needed to be measured. ...

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• 2023
• December 2023

Children with ADHD are disadvantaged from an early age in key areas of learning, and this risk increased with reduction in gestational age at birth ...

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• 2020
• July 2020

Maternal pre-pregnancy obesity has been linked with an increased risk for negative emotionality and inattentiveness in offspring in early childhood. ...

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• 2013
• January 2013

Asha Desiree Stephen Susan Bowen Silva Stick Prescott AC DS SM SL BA MBBS DCH FRACP PhD GAICD OAM MBBS, FRACP, MPH, PhD MB BChir PhD MRCP FRACP MBBS BMedSci PhD FRACP Head, Healthy Skin and ARF Prevention Co-Head, The ORIGINS Project Head, P4 ...

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Helen Alix Fiona Nicole Elmie Lisa Rigel Milroy Woolard Wood Wickens Janse Van Rensburg McGivern Paciente HM AW FW NW EJVR LM RP MBBS; FRANZCP; CATCAP BPsych (Hons), PhD BHlthSc (Hons) BA, BSc BA (Hons 1, Psych) MPH (Applied Public Health and Public ...

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David Debbie Desiree Matt Susan Martino Palmer Silva Cooper Prescott DM D DS MC SL BSc PhD BSc BND PhD MBBS, FRACP, MPH, PhD BCA Marketing, BSc Statistics and Applied Statistics, PhD MBBS BMedSci PhD FRACP Head, Clinical Epigenetics Head, Early Life ...

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Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) pose the greatest threat to human health globally. The dramatic rise in early onset NCDs - such as childhood obesity, the allergy epidemic and an increasing burden of mental ill health in children and youth - reflect the profound early impact of modern environments on developing systems. ...

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• 2020
• September 2020

The science that interprets the way nutrients and other substances in food affect maintenance, growth, reproduction, health and disease. ...

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The social media application TikTok allows users to view and upload short-form videos. Recent evidence suggests it has significant potential for both industry and health promoters to influence public health behaviours. This protocol describes a standardised, replicable process for investigations that can be tailored to various areas of research interest, allowing comparison of content and features across public health topics. ...

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• 2023
• March 2023

The trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine is safe, immunogenic, provides clinical protection and should be administered annually to immunosuppressed children receiving treatment for cancer ...

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• 2016
• February 2016

Food allergies have become more common in our community, with up to one in ten young children now affected. Reactions can range from mild rashes to life threatening anaphylaxis and breathing difficulties. The most common food allergies are to egg, peanut, tree nuts, cow’s milk, fish, shellfish, wheat and soy. ...

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