Reports and Findings
Research
Racial discrimination and child and adolescent health in longitudinal studies: A systematic reviewThis review emphasises the need to gain evidence for the mechanisms linking early racism exposure to adverse health outcomes in later life
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Children's neighbourhood physical environment and early development: an individual child level linked data studyThe neighbourhood physical environment has a weak but significant association with early childhood development
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Hospital admissions in children with developmental disabilities from ethnic minority backgroundsChildren with CP and intellectual disability, particularly from minority backgrounds, were at higher risk of being admitted to hospital after the first year of life
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The impact of new universal child influenza programs in Australia: Vaccine coverage, effectiveness and disease epidemiology in hospitalised children in 2018A significant reduction in severe influenza was observed in Australian children, possibly contributed to by improved vaccine coverage and high vaccine effectiveness
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Impact of HIV and antiretroviral drug exposure on lung growth and function over 2 years in an African Birth CohortHIV exposure is associated with altered lung function in early life, with a vulnerable HIV-exposed uninfected subgroup based on maternal disease severity
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MK2 inhibition induces p53-dependent senescence in glioblastoma cellsIn response to DNA damaging chemotherapy, targeting MK2 in p53-mutated cells produces a phenotype that is distinct from the p53-deficient phenotype
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Murine cytomegalovirus infection exacerbates complex IV deficiency in a model of mitochondrial diseaseWe report for the first time that a common stress condition, such as viral infection, can exacerbate mitochondrial dysfunction in a genetic model of mitochondrial disease
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Characterisation of peripheral bone mineral density in youth at risk of secondary osteoporosis - A preliminary insightNeuromuscular disorders, chronic diseases and low motor competence have a strong correlation to bone health for appendicular bone parameters in youth
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Epigenome-wide meta-analysis of blood DNA methylation in newborns and children identifies numerous loci related to gestational ageWe identified numerous CpGs differentially methylated in relation to gestational age at birth that appear to reflect fetal developmental processes across tissues
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Panel 8: Vaccines and immunologyReview and highlight of the significant advances made towards vaccine development and understanding of the immunology of otitis media