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Higher maternal protectiveness is associated with higher odds of child overweight and obesity: A longitudinal Australian study

Using data from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children, this study aimed to examine the longitudinal relationships between maternal protectiveness and...

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Impact of assisted reproductive technologies on intrauterine growth and birth defects in singletons

This paper presents data that infants born following assisted reproductive technologies (ART) compared with non-ART singletons display increases in low birth...

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Parental occupational pesticide exposure and the risk of childhood leukemia in the offspring: Findings from the childhood leukemia international consortium

Maternal occupational pesticide exposure during pregnancy and/or paternal occupational pesticide exposure around conception have been suggested to increase...

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Deregulated expression of connective tissue growth factor is linked to poor outcome in human cancer

Connective tissue growth factor (CTGF/CCN2) has long been associated with human cancers. The role it plays in these neoplasms is diverse and tumour specific.

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The complement system in systemic lupus erythematosus: An update

The complement system plays a major role in the autoimmune disease, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). This review highlights the many roles of complement for

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Gender differences in the relationships between lean body mass, fat mass and peak bone mass in young adults.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the associations between bone mass in young adults and three body composition measurements: lean body mass, fat mass...

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Low dietary intake of magnesium is associated with increased externalising behaviours in adolescents

Adequate Zn and Mg intakes may be beneficial for the prevention and treatment of mental health problems, such as depression, anxiety and attention-deficit...

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Impact of lung disease on respiratory impedance in young children with cystic fibrosis

The present study investigated whether lung function measured by forced oscillation technique would be impaired in the presence of infection,...

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Adult digit ratio (2D:4D) is not related to umbilical cord androgen or estrogen concentrations, their ratios or net bioactivity

Ratio of second digit length to fourth digit length (2D:4D) has been extensively used in human and experimental research as a marker of fetal sex steroid...