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New podcast Embracing the MindEmbrace @ The Kids Research Institute Australia's Dr Alix Woolard is hosting our new podcast, Embracing the Mind
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Australia’s first draft national guideline for autism diagnosis releasedAustralia’s first draft national guideline for autism diagnosis has today been released for public consultation.
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Sophisticated modelling shows WA’s Omicron outbreak still has months to runWestern Australia’s Omicron outbreak is far from over, with new modelling showing the number of total infections is only at its half-way point.
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The Hon Julie Bishop to chair The Kids Research Institute AustraliaFormer Australian Foreign Affairs Minister The Hon Julie Bishop will be the next Chair of Perth’s The Kids Research Institute Australia.
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Bold bid to end rheumatic heart diseaseSome of the nation’s leading medical researchers will converge on Darwin this week to step out a plan to wipe out rheumatic heart disease.
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Sensitising glioblastoma to enhance cancer therapyRaelene Nick Endersby Gottardo BSc (Hons) PhD MBChB FRACP PhD Brainchild Fellow; Co-Head, Brain Tumour Research Head of Paediatric and Adolescent
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JDRF one talk with Prof Liz DavisJDRF ONE TALK WITH... PROFESSOR LIZ DAVIS Tune into JDRF Australia instagram page Wednesday 20 October from 3PM WST to hear our Co-Director Professor Liz Davis chat about the diabetes research she's involved in and why she does it. JDRF Australia (@jdrfaus) • Instagram photos and videos
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Normative data for multiple breath washout outcomes in school-aged Caucasian childrenThe multiple breath nitrogen washout (N2MBW) technique is increasingly used to assess the degree of ventilation inhomogeneity in school-aged children with lung disease. However, reference values for healthy children are currently not available.
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Association between preschooler movement behaviours, family dog ownership, dog play and dog walking: Findings from the PLAYCE studyPhysical inactivity in childhood is a major public health issue. Dog ownership has been widely reported to lead to greater physical activity in adults and school-aged children. We examined if dog ownership and dog-facilitated physical activity were associated with higher physical activity in preschoolers. Secondary analysis of the 'Play Spaces & Environments for Children's Physical Activity' (PLAYCE, 2015-2018) study involving 1366, 2-5-year-olds from 122 long day-care centres in Perth, Australia was conducted.
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Energy drink consumption is associated with anxiety in australian young adult malesEnergy drinks are predominantly targeted to young adult consumers; however, there has been limited research into their effects on psychological functioning...