Shortage of ear, nose, and throat specialists in public hospitals can result in delays in the detection and management of otitis media. This study introduced a new hospital-based telehealth service, named the Ear Portal, and investigated its role in improving access to specialist care. ...

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

Young children who have developmental delay, autism, or other neurodevelopmental conditions can have difficulties doing things in different areas of their life. What they can and cannot do is called their level of functioning. There are lots of assessment measures that aim to assess functioning. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2022
• May 2022

T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma (T-LBL) is a rare and aggressive lymphatic cancer, often diagnosed at a young age. Patients are treated with intensive chemotherapy, potentially followed by a hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Although prognosis of T-LBL has improved with intensified treatment protocols, they are associated with side effects and 10-20% of patients still die from relapsed or refractory disease. Given this, the search toward less toxic anti-lymphoma therapies is ongoing. ...

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

Atypical facial morphology, particularly increased facial asymmetry, has been identified in some individuals with Autism Spectrum Conditions (ASC). Many cognitive, behavioural and biological features associated with ASC also occur on a continuum in the general population. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2021
• June 2021

Infant MLL-AF4-driven acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is a devastating disease with dismal prognosis. A lack of understanding of the unique biology of this disease, particularly its prenatal origin, has hindered improvement of survival. We perform multiple RNA sequencing experiments on fetal, neonatal, and adult hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells from human and mouse. ...

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• 2021
• October 2021

Rheumatic heart disease affects more than 40.5 million people worldwide and results in 306,000 deaths annually. Echocardiographic screening detects rheumatic heart disease at an early, latent stage. Whether secondary antibiotic prophylaxis is effective in preventing progression of latent rheumatic heart disease is unknown. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2022
• January 2022

The current study provides preliminary evidence that machine learning algorithms provide equivalent predictive accuracy to traditional methods for language difficulties in middle childhood ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2018
• August 2018

The aim of the paper is to outline the future of early identification and intervention of ASD and the research goals to be addressed to achieve this vision. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2017
• June 2017

Reported practice of some professionals in Australia may not be consistent with international best practice guidelines for ASD diagnosis ...

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

Strictly defined cases of social (pragmatic) communication disorder and specific language impairment can be distinguished from autism spectrum disorder ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2016
• July 2016

Common variants at 2p12 show suggestive evidence for association with childhood aggression ...

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

We conducted a comprehensive, systematic review of the global childhood population prevalence of impetigo and the broader condition pyoderma. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2015
• August 2015