An estimated 14 million cases of Plasmodium vivax malaria were reported from Asia, Central and South America, and the Horn of Africa. The clinical burden of vivax malaria is largely driven by its ability to form dormant liver stages (hypnozoites) that can reactivate to cause recurrent episodes of malaria. Elimination of both the blood and liver stages of the parasites ("radical cure") is required to achieve a sustained clinical response and prevent ongoing transmission of the parasite. ...

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

A potential response to the COVID-19 pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) with long-term benefits is to provide electricity for medical equipment in rural health centers and communities. This study identifies a large gap in the electrification of healthcare facilities in SSA, and it shows that decentralized photovoltaic systems can offer a clean, reliable, quick, and cost-effective solution. ...

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

To advance active transport, robust policy-relevant evidence is needed to understand how to change behaviour and to support decision-making by policy makers and practitioners. Currently, however, priority research questions that are most critical for advancing active transport have not been identified. ...

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

Our aim was to identify program elements, exploring participants’ perceptions of the program's suitability, feasibility, acceptability and effectiveness. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2018
• February 2018

Exposure to ultraviolet radiation damages skin cell DNA but skin cancers develop because ultraviolet radiation also affects the immune system ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2019
• November 2019

An estimated half of all children with cerebral palsy also have comorbid intellectual disability, the domains of QOL for these children are not well understood ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2017
• November 2017

Globally, S. pneumoniae and H. influenzae remain the predominant otopathogens associated with OM as identified through bacterial culture ...

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

Australian Breastfeeding Association partnership with a breastfeeding researcher to develop an education resource for Australian women on drinking in pregnancy ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2016
• November 2016

Evidence that some children also develop autistic symptomatology over time has raised suggestions that developmental language disorder... ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2009
• July 2009

We investigated the relationship between autistic-like traits in early childhood and age at menarche in typically developing girls. ...

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• 2011
• August 2011

This study investigated the likelihood of children showing problems with parent-rated physical aggression, and on the severity of problems, for 374 children. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2014
• January 2014

An interseasonal resurgence of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) was observed in Western Australia at the end of 2020. Our previous report describing this resurgence compared the 2019 and 2020 calendar years, capturing only part of the 2020/21 season. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2021
• December 2021