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A cross-sectional survey of environmental health in remote Aboriginal communities in Western AustraliaPoor environmental health is prevalent in remote Aboriginal communities and requires further delineation to inform environmental health policy
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Early life rhinovirus infection exacerbates house-dust-mite induced lung disease more severely in female miceEarly life rhinovirus infection influences the development of house-dust-mite induced lung disease in female, but not male mice
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Video: Aboriginal AsthmaWadjuk Nyungar man Walter McGuire talks about the importance of air quality to our health.
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Biodiesel exhaust-induced cytotoxicity and proinflammatory mediator production in human airway epithelial cellsOur results show that canola biodiesel exhaust exposure elicits inflammation and reduces viability of human epithelial cell cultures in vitro when compared...
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The effect of diesel exhaust exposure on blood-brain barrier integrity and function in a murine modelEpidemiological studies indicate that exposure to diesel exhaust (DE) is associated with vascular-based disorders.
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Emerging Early Life Environmental Exposures and Lung DevelopmentIn this review article we systematically summarize the evidence for an impact on lung development of 1) maternal ingestion of arsenic contaminated drinking...
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Boosting airway T-regulatory cells by gastrointestinal stimulation as a strategy for asthma controlThe hallmark of atopic asthma is transient airways hyperresponsiveness (AHR) preceded by aeroallergen-induced Th-cell activation.
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The Kids researchers awarded Raine Medical Research Foundation fundingCongratulations to three The Kids Research Institute Australia researchers, who have been awarded funding from the Raine Medical Research Foundation.
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Risk assessment for respiratory complications in paediatric anaesthesia: a prospective cohort studyPerioperative respiratory adverse events in children are one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality during paediatric anaesthesia.
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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 Honorary Research Fellow Honorary Research Fellow Associate Professor Alexander Larcombe began work at The Kids
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Self-citation in American Physiological Society JournalsThis study investigates the incidence of self-citation (authors citing their own work) for scholarly articles in ten journals published by the American...
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Alcohol restrictions a powerful tool for communitiesThere is growing evidence that alcohol restrictions are effective in empowering communities to reduce the immediate and long term impacts of alcohol.
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The Kids and GE Healthcare sign strategic collaboration agreementThe Kids and GE Healthcare have joined forces to improve the health and wellbeing of children and families.
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Helping IVF deliver healthy babiesDr Hansen’s study found children born through ART had a twofold risk of having a birth defect. The results were published in the prestigious New England Journal
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Celebrating 25 yearsAs our Founding Director Fiona Stanley puts it, The Kids Research Institute Australia was formed on a "wing and a prayer".
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Exploring resilience as a pathway to Aboriginal young people's healthCan resilience improve health outcomes in Aboriginal young people? That question will be explored by The Kids Research Institute Australia researcher Clair Scrine.
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The Kids researcher wins Premier’s Science AwardThe Kids researcher Dr Hannah Moore has been named Woodside Early Career Scientist of the Year at the 2015 Premier's Science Awards.
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Centre of Research Excellence enables national FASD approachResearchers at The Kids Research Institute Australia will establish a national framework to tackle Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD).
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Older maternal age linked to mental health symptoms in daughtersResearchers at The Kids Research Institute Australia have found daughters born to older mothers have higher rates of some mental health problems.