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Telethon Institute appoints new DirectorLeading paediatrician and infectious diseases specialist Professor Jonathan Carapetis has been named Director of The Kids for Child Health Research.
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Support breastfeeding Mums for healthy babies and a healthy planetAs a child health researcher, I'm often asked by new Mums what's the best thing they can do for their babies? And my answer is always the same, breastfeed.
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Vitamin B crucial to children’s mental healthA new study led by The Kids has uncovered a significant link between vitamin B levels and the mental health and wellbeing of children and adolescents.
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National honour for infectious diseases researcherPerth researcher dedicated to reducing serious chest and ear infections in children has been recognised with the award of Officer in the Order of Australia
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Ependymoma Awareness DayEthan was not even two when he was diagnosed with a rare type of brain tumour known as an ependymoma.
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Making the right decision on air travelProfessor Graham Hall is looking at the effect of air travel on premature babies, with his research already contributing to international guidelines.
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Fiona Stanley: Honorary Life MembershipWe are honoured to bestow upon Fiona an Honorary Life Membership of this Institute as a reflection of our great respect, love and thanks.
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Investigating associations between birth order and autism diagnostic phenotypesBirth order effects have been linked to variability in intelligence, educational attainment and sexual orientation. First- and later-born children have been linked to an increased likelihood of an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) diagnosis, with a smaller body of evidence implicating decreases in cognitive functioning with increased birth order. The present study investigated the potential association between birth order and ASD diagnostic phenotypes in a large and representative population sample.
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The Kids Research Institute Australia leads national review on consumer involvement in health researchThe Kids Research Institute Australia has been awarded a prestigious National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) tender to lead the national review of the revised Draft Statement on Consumer and Community Involvement in Health and Medical Research.
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Psychometric Properties of the EQ-5D-Y-5L for Children With Intellectual DisabilityThe EQ-5D-Y-5L is a generic preference-based measure of health-related quality of life for children. This study aimed to describe the distributional properties, test-retest reliability, and convergent validity of the EQ-5D-Y-5L in children with intellectual disability (ID).