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Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders: Notifications to the Western Australian Register of Developmental AnomaliesThere is increasing attention on fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) in Australia, but there are limited data on their birth prevalence.
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Intellectual disability: Population-based estimates of the proportion attributable to maternal alcohol use disorder during pregnancyThe aim of this study was to examine the association between maternal alcohol use disorder and intellectual disability in children.
Telethon Kids Institute has been among a growing number of voices passionately advocating for an overhaul of the way young people in detention are managed in Western Australia.
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The Kids Researchers to explore NEC Artificial Intelligence technologies for new medical diagnostic toolsThe Kids has signed an MoU with leading technology developer NEC Australia to explore opportunities to apply NEC’s AI technologies in our medical research.
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Call for mandatory pregnancy health warning labelling on alcoholic beveragesPerth’s The Kids Research Institute Australia has welcomed the McGowan Government’s call today for the immediate implementation of mandatory pregnancy health warning labels.
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Nine out of ten young people in detention found to have severe neuro-disabilityNine out of ten incarcerated youth examined by The Kids researchers as part of a ground-breaking study had some form of neuro-disability.
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New national tool to help improve FASD diagnosisExpected to shine a light on hidden harm from alcohol use during pregnancy, Australia’s first national FASD diagnostic tool has been developed by the Institute.
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National FASD diagnostic tool to improve outcomes for kidsAustralia's first national diagnostic tool for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) has been developed by researchers at The Kids Research Institute Australia and the U
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New test for FASDEarly intervention in child development problems caused by alcohol use in pregnancy has been made possible by The Kids Research Institute Australia’s work
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New study shows alcohol use ‘common’ during pregnancyThe Telethon Kids Institute's Professor Carol Bower is not surprised by new research that shows alcohol use in pregnancy is 'common'.