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Predicting language difficulties in middle childhood from early developmental milestones: A comparison of traditional regression and machine learning techniques

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

RE-AIM Evaluation of the Alcohol and Pregnancy Project: Educational Resources to Inform Health Professionals

The objective was to evaluate the Alcohol and Pregnancy Project that provided health professionals in Western Australia (WA) with educational resources

Late talkers and later language outcomes: Predicting the different language trajectories

The aim of the current study was to investigate the risk factors present at 2 years for children who showed language difficulties that persisted

Vitamin D deficiency causes deficits in lung function and alters lung structure

The prevalence of vitamin D deficiency is increasing and has been linked to obstructive lung diseases including asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Patterns of multiple risk exposures for low receptive vocabulary growth 4-8 years in the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children

Our results demonstrate a range of multiple risk profiles in a population-representative sample of Australian children and highlight the mix of risk factors faced by children

Variants near CCNL1/LEKR1 and in ADCY5 and Fetal Growth Characteristics in Different Trimesters

A recent genome-wide association study identified variants near CCNL1/LEKR1 (rs900400) and in ADCY5 (rs9883204) to be associated with birth weight.

Barriers to Parent–Child Book Reading in Early Childhood

Parent–child book reading interventions alone are unlikely to meet needs of children and families for whom the absence of reading is psychosocial risk factor

High incidence of obesity co-morbidities in young children: A cross-sectional study

The prevalence of overweight and obesity in children is a public health problem because of future morbidity.

Adolescent education outcomes and maltreatment: The role of pre-existing adversity, level of child protection involvement, and school attendance

Maltreated children are at high risk for low educational achievement, however few studies have accounted for confounding risk factors that commonly co-occur (including child, family and neighbourhood risk factors) and results have been mixed, particularly for adolescents.

Responsiveness of the human airway in vitro during deep inspiration and tidal oscillation

The aim of this study was to examine the in vitro response of isolated human airways to the dynamic mechanical stretch associated with normal breathing.

Polyunsaturated fatty acid intake and blood pressure in adolescents

Polyunsaturated fatty acid intake and blood pressure in adolescents, cross-sectional associations, BP and dietary intake of PUFAs, adolescents, aged 13-15 years

In utero cigarette smoke exposure impairs somatic and lung growth in BALB/c mice

The aim of this study was to assess whether in utero tobacco smoke exposure alone affects early-life lung growth and development. Pregnant BALB/c mice...

Elemental carbon exposure and lung function in schoolchildren from Mexico City

Though exposure to air pollution has a detrimental effect on respiratory health, few studies have examined the association between elemental carbon exposure...

Vaccine Effectiveness Against Laboratory-confirmed Influenza in Healthy Young Children A Case-Control Study

The Western Australian Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness study commenced in 2008 to evaluate a new program to provide free influenza vaccine to all children...

Grandparent education linked to grandkids’ NAPLAN results

The effects of educational advantage or disadvantage get handed down through the generations according to a new study by researchers at the The Kids.

The Kids researcher awarded prestigious EU Horizon 2020 grant

Professor Cate Taylor, is part of an International cohort of researchers to secure over €1.45million in grant funding from the EU’s Horizon 2020 programme.

The Kids Research Institute Australia researchers share in State Government science grants

Four The Kids Research Institute Australia researchers are among those who have received funding in the WA State Government's Merit Award Program announced today.

Twins talk half as much at two

A world first study of language development in toddler twins confirms the widely held belief that twins start to talk later than single-born children.