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ORIGINS named in multi-million dollar investment towards child healthORIGINS named in multi-million investment towards child health
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Do you have the power?Volunteers are needed for the upcoming camp for 11 and 12-year-olds living with Type 1 Diabetes.
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ORIGINS researchers investigating gut health’s link to allergiesWith up to one in four Australian children now affected by allergic diseases, the potential for the ORIGINS SYMBA Study to positively impact future lives is immense.
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Screen ORIGINS study finds mobile devices a lifeline for families during lockdownsA study of ORIGINS families has revealed a positive aspect to the COVID pandemic, with families found to benefit from the extra time together during lockdowns and mobile devices proving useful for helping them stay in touch with extended family and friends and for activities such as online classes.
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ORIGINS: Nutritional Profile of Children Aged One Year in a Longitudinal Birth CohortDietary intake during the first year of life is a key determinant of a child's growth and development. ORIGINS is a longitudinal birth cohort study investigating factors that contribute to a 'healthy start to life' and the prevention of non-communicable diseases.
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Major milestone for Early Moves; a key sub-project of ORIGINS investigating early signs of learning difficulties in babiesGround-breaking WA-led study, Early Moves has hit a major milestone, with 3,000 participants successfully recruited over a four-year period.
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The ORIGINS Project: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of the Nutrition Profile of Pregnant Women in a Longitudinal Birth CohortPregnancy is an opportunistic time for dietary intake to influence future disease susceptibility in offspring later in life. The ORIGINS Project was established to identify the factors that contribute to 'a healthy start to life' through a focus supporting childhood health and preventing disease (including non-communicable diseases).
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ORIGINS celebrates it’s 10,000th baby, reaching key recruitment milestoneAustralia’s biggest longitudinal study following the health and wellbeing of children from their conception through to childhood, has welcomed its 10,000th and final participant.
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Prenatal Origins of Obstructive Airway Disease: Starting on the Wrong Trajectory?From the results of well-performed population health studies, we now have excellent data demonstrating that deficits in adult lung function may be present early in life, possibly as a result of developmental disorders, incurring a lifelong risk of obstructive airway diseases such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
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ORIGINS Co-Director nominated in the 2024 Western Australian of the Year AwardsORIGINS Co-Director nominated in the 2024 Western Australian of the Year Awards
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What’s in the air for AERIAL: ORIGINS Study publishes protocolORIGINS Study publishes protocol
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Community Conversation wrap upThe Children's Diabetes Centre recently held its first-ever Community Conversation for the diabetes community to have their say on issues important to them.
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Patients hit for six by cricket visitPlayers from Perth Scorchers’ KFC Big Bash team paid an unexpected visit to cricket fans in PMH’s diabetes ward recently.
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Urgent device recallMedtronic has issued an urgent medical device recall of their MiniMed infusion sets for potentially over-delivering insulin.
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CoDiab studyKayla Hesketh is the first patient recruited to a new study being carried out by the Children’s Diabetes Centre and University Children’s Hospital Basel.
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We want to hear from youWe’d love to hear your feedback on our website and newsletter so we can make it more informative and interesting for WA’s Type 1 Diabetes community.
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Exercise and blood sugar levels - we need you!Young people with Type 1 Diabetes are needed for a new study looking at whether blood sugar levels affect exercise performance.
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Best practice in diabetes careLast month, our Centre's co-Director Liz Davis, attended the National Association of Diabetes Centre's (NADC) Symposium in Sydney.