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The Rio Tinto Children’s Diabetes Centre; a JDRF Global Centre of Excellence announces $60,000 in new round of seed grants for researchers dedicated to type 1 diabetes. Three researchers from across Australia have received up to $20,000 to advance their research projects in type 1 diabetes (T1D). 

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Strep A causes over 775 million infections each year world-wide, including over 615 million cases of tonsil infection (Strep throat).

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Determinants of culture success through retrospective analysis of a program of routinely brushing children with Cystic Fibrosis airway disease

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The Centre aims to improve the lives of young people living with diabetes by encouraging new and innovative research, researchers and translation

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Asthma is the commonest medical cause for hospital admission for children in Australia, affects more than 300 million people worldwide, and is incurable...

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Interleukin-8 (IL-8) and neutrophil elastase (NE) are commonly measured markers of inflammation in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid from patients with cystic

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This 14-color, 13-antibody optimized multicolor immunofluorescence panel (OMIP) was designed for deep profiling of neutrophil subsets in various types of human samples to contextualize neutrophil plasticity in a range of healthy and diseased states. Markers present in the OMIP allow the profiling of neutrophil subsets associated with ontogeny, migration, phagocytosis capacity, granule release, and immune modulation. 

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The Rio Tinto Children's Diabetes Centre will soon launch a newsletter dedicated to informing the community, our global researchers and our

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Neonatal sepsis is a major cause of childhood mortality. Limited diagnostic tools and mechanistic insights have hampered our abilities to develop prophylactic or therapeutic interventions. Biomarkers in human neonatal sepsis have been repeatedly identified as associated with dysregulation of angiopoietin signaling and altered arachidonic acid metabolism. 

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Become a Research Buddy Ever wanted to be involved in type 1 diabetes research studies, but never knew how to get started or never had time before

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PURPOSE: To develop a consensus statement for the prescription of a Powered Wheelchair Standing Device (PWSD) in young people with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). MATERIALS AND METHODS: An international multidisciplinary panel comprising clinicians and users (young people with DMD) along with their parents was consulted. A literature review was undertaken and a Delphi method was utilised to generate consensus statements.

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A significant proportion of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations are strongly associated with rhinovirus infection (HRV). In this study, we combined long-term cigarette smoke exposure with HRV infection in a mouse model.

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A better understanding of the innate immune responses by CF airway epithelial cells is needed to identify why viral infections are more severe in CF

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Last month we celebrated World Diabetes Day and what a monumental day it was. This year's theme was 'Access to diabetes care' and the WA T1D community spread the message far and wide.

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Our data illustrate that rhinovirus infection is capable of infecting upper and lower airway epithelial cells, driving cell death and inflammation

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The Rio Tinto Children's Diabetes Centre, A JDRF Global Centre of Excellence COMMUNITY FORUM - Wednesday 26 July, 2023 Thank you to all those who

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Nutrition videos for young people living with T1D Australian children living with type 1 diabetes (T1D) and their families can now access trustworthy

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Clinic update for regional and rural patients

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The Rio Tinto Children’s Diabetes Centre; A JDRF Global Centre of Excellence (the Centre), announces inaugural Honours Scholarships for students dedicated to type 1 diabetes research.