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Parental perspectives on the communication abilities of their daughters with Rett syndromeThis study describes, from the perspective of parents, how females with Rett syndrome communicate in everyday life and the barriers and facilitators to...
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"The problem with running"-Comparing the propulsion strategy of children with Developmental Coordination Disorder and typically developing childrenThis study compared strategies of propulsion and power generation at the ankle during late stance/early swing in both walking and running in children with...
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Time spent in different types of childcare and children's development at school entry: an Australian longitudinal studyCompared with children who did not attend any type of childcare, children in centre-based care had higher parent-reported and teacher-reported externalising...
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Reactive aggression and peer victimization from pre-kindergarten to first grade: accounting for hyperactivity and teacher-child conflictTeacher-child conflict in kindergarten predicted subsequent increases in victimization, reactive aggression, and hyperactivity
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Elucidation of pathways driving asthma pathogenesis: Development of a systems-level analytic strategyWhereas asthma was rare in the late 1800s and early 1900s, the marked increase in its incidence and prevalence since the 1960s points to substantial gene ×...
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Making mapping matter: a case study for short project international partnerships by global public health studentsThis paper describes a ten-day sanitation mapping project in Mumbai, India and explores the broader implications for global public health student electives.
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Maladaptive parenting and child emotional symptoms in the early school yearsThe current study investigated whether being exposed to maladaptive parenting (high hostility and low warmth) and/or marital conflict in infancy is...
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Does walkable neighbourhood design influence the association between objective crime and walking?This study examined associations between objective crime and walking, controlling for the characteristics of walkable neighbourhoods.
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Reply to Farmakiotis et al:Typhoid fever in an inner city hospital: a 5-year retrospective review.This paper comments on the difficulty diagnosing typhoid and other infections causing severe diarrhoea, especially in regions where it is a common problem...
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NHMRC Fellowships awarded to support child health researchFour leading The Kids Research Institute Australia researchers have been awarded Fellowships from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).
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Identification of 15 new psoriasis susceptibility loci highlights the role of innate immunityTo gain further insight into the genetic architecture of psoriasis, we conducted a meta-analysis of 3 genome-wide association studies (GWAS) and 2...
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Three new Board appointments at The KidsPerth's The Kids Research Institute Australia is excited to announce the appointment of Professor Alex Brown, Ms Nicole O'Connor and Professor Jozef Gecz to its Board.
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Video: Community Lecture - You are what you breatheOne of the world's leading respiratory experts, Professor Stephen Holgate, presented The Kids Research Institute Australia's Annual Community Lecture on Tue November 28.
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Community is tackling FAS in the Fitzroy ValleyAmong the highest rates of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) worldwide have been reported by Aboriginal community leaders in the remote Fitzroy Valley.
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Brain & Behaviour community forumWe invite you to join us for a community forum on the future of research in our Brain & Behaviour Research Focus Area.
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Delivering smart drugs into cellsThe Drug Discovery Unit has been finding ways for smart drugs to penetrate deep into cells and attacking their disease targets while causing fewer side effects
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Early diagnosis for kids with autismFocussing attention on a child’s first year of life is proving to be a major breakthrough in autism research.
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Changing the focus of cerebral palsyCerebral palsy is not only the result of birth trauma and the lack of oxygen supply during delivery.
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Cystic fibrosis research a Eureka Prize finalistA world-leading cystic fibrosis research program, based at The Kids Research Institute Australia, is a finalist in the 2015 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes.