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The impact of a Mediterranean diet and physical activity in pregnancy on gestational weight gain and neonatal body composition at birth and 1 year of age

Desiree Silva MBBS, FRACP, MPH, PhD Co-Head, ORIGINS Co-Head, The ORIGINS Project Professor Desiree Silva is Co-Director of ORIGINS and a Professor of Paediatrics at the University of Western Australia and Joondalup Health Campus. Desiree qualified

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The health effects of electronic cigarettes

Alexander Larcombe BScEnv (Hons) PhD Head, Respiratory Environmental Health Team Leader, Respiratory Environmental Health Associate Professor Alexander Larcombe began work at The Kids in 2005 and is now a Senior Research Fellow and Head of the

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Is acamprosate safe to use in pregnancy, and can it mitigate the effects of alcohol consumption in pregnant mice?

Alexander Larcombe BScEnv (Hons) PhD Head, Respiratory Environmental Health Team Leader, Respiratory Environmental Health Associate Professor Alexander Larcombe began work at The Kids in 2005 and is now a Senior Research Fellow and Head of the

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Investigating the effects of macrolides on excessive synthesis and secretion of airway mucins using novel ex vivo and in vivo approaches

Alexander Larcombe BScEnv (Hons) PhD Head, Respiratory Environmental Health Team Leader, Respiratory Environmental Health Associate Professor Alexander Larcombe began work at The Kids in 2005 and is now a Senior Research Fellow and Head of the

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Fetal alcohol exposure, nutritional status and epigenetic disruption – exploring the links

Alexander David Martyn Larcombe Martino Symons BScEnv (Hons) PhD BSc PhD B.A. (Hons) PhD. Head, Respiratory Environmental Health Head, Clinical Epigenetics Honorary Research Associate 08 6319 1672 David.Martino@thekids.org.au martyn.symons@