The benefits of physical activity in reducing the risk of non-communicable diseases are well documented. Physical inactivity contributes to 6–10% of the burden of coronary heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and breast and colon cancers. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2021
• July 2021

Effective antitumor CD8 T cell responses may be activated by directly targeting the innate immune system within tumors. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2008
• February 2008

The Perth Emotional Reactivity Scale (PERS) is a 30-item self-report questionnaire that assesses the ease of activation, intensity, and duration of negative and positive emotions. Our study aimed to introduce and validate the Polish version of the PERS. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2023
• Jun 2023

Laryngeal and respiratory reflexes are vitally important defense mechanisms against foreign body aspiration, safeguarding airway patency, and ventilation ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2020
• March 2020

The current study investigated the extent to which low levels of joint attention in infancy and parent-child book reading across early childhood increase the... ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2013
• January 2013

In this study, the influence of genome-wide measured single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) was investigated in 3 cohorts (total N = 4,596 children) in which... ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2014
• February 2014

We describe a case of an 8 year old girl with central precocious puberty ...

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

Most risk factors for respiratory hospital admissions in young people with cerebral palsy are potentially modifiable ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2018
• December 2018

For singletons with cerebral palsy (CP) who were born at term, the goals were (1) to determine the proportion not admitted to a Special Care Unit... ...

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

Effects of siblings and dog ownership on children's independent mobility ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2016
• August 2016

Higher dietary intake of the 'Western' dietary pattern at age 14 is associated with diminished cognitive performance 3 years later, at 17 years. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2014
• February 2014

We developed the iOS smartphone app Sun Safe to support healthy sun practices in young teenagers (aged 12-13 years). The production involved co-design with young co-researchers (ie, aged 12-13 years) with a health message of using sun protection when the UV index is ≥3. Important features include real-time and location-specific weather data on the UV index and gamified educational content. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2022
• August 2022