Reports and Findings
Research
The ARC Centre of Excellence for Children and Families over the Life Course (Life Course Centre or LCC)The Life Course Centre is a national centre funded by the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence Scheme and hosted through the University of Queensland with collaborating nodes at the University of Western Australia, Sydney University and University of Melbourne.
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Language in Little Ones (LiLO)The Language in Little Ones (LiLO) study is a five-year longitudinal study (2017-2021), funded through the National Health and Medical Research Council. The study investigates the quantity and quality of language exposure in the home environment during the first five years of a child’s life.
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Recent changes in IVF clinical practice: data linkage to investigate their impact on fetal growth and birth defectsThis project is using Western Australian linked data, together with data from national collections (Medicare, Pharmaceuticals), to examine potential impacts of IVF practices on outcomes in the offspring and the mother.
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Young adult myopia: genetic and environmental associationsThis study is using sun exposure data collected during childhood in several long-term cohorts to examine possible effects on visual acuity in adulthood.
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Impact of biobanks on research outcomes in rare diseases: a systematic reviewThis review made the important observation that registries with biobanks had the function of both stand-alone registries and stand-alone rare disease biobanks
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An economic case for a vaccine to prevent group A streptococcus skin infectionsA vaccine that prevents GAS cellulitis and other skin infections, in addition to throat infections, would maximise its value and commercial viability
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A CHAF1B-Dependent Molecular Switch in Hematopoiesis and Leukemia PathogenesisHere we report that CHAF1B is required for normal hematopoiesis while its overexpression promotes leukemia
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Elucidating the interaction of CF airway epithelial cells and rhinovirus: Using the host-pathogen relationship to identify future therapeutic strategiesA 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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Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine GliomaThis chapter summarizes recent advances in diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma and potential novel therapies
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Gestational weight gain charts for different body mass index groups for women in Europe, North America, and OceaniaGestational weight gain patterns are strongly related to pre-pregnancy body mass index