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Brain development

The early years of life are characterised by significant opportunity, rapid change and accelerated development which is unparalleled by any other stage.

Early Childhood programs

The harmful consequences of growing up amidst adversity provide a compelling reason for intervening to improve young children’s outcomes.

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Implementation of on-line training modules in paediatric Aboriginal lung health

André Schultz MBChB, PhD, FRACP Head, BREATH Team Head, BREATH Team Prof André Schultz is the Head, BREATH Team at The Kids Research Institute

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Implementing Telehealth support to increase physical activity in girls and women with Rett syndrome

Helen Jenny Leonard Downs MBChB MPH BApplSci (physio) MSc PhD Principal Research Fellow Head, Child Disability +61 419 956 946 08 6319 1763

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Infants removed by Child Protection: Nature, extent and impact

This study aims to increase knowledge about the nature, extent and impact of removals, repeat removals and entries of new babies into the care system.

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Genome-wide association study of intraocular pressure identifies the GLCCI1/ICA1 region as a glaucoma susceptibility locus

We found a novel association between intraocular pressure and a common variant at 7p21 near to GLCCI1 and ICA1.

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Does docosahexaenoic acid supplementation in term infants enhance neurocognitive functioning in infancy?

The proposal that dietary docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) enhances neurocognitive functioning in term infants is controversial.

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Food sources of saturated fat and the association with mortality: A meta-analysis

There is an ongoing need for improvement in assessment tools and methods that investigate food sources of saturated fat and mortality to inform dietary...

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Counting fetal alcohol spectrum disorder in australia: The evidence and the challenges

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) is an umbrella term to describe a range of effects from prenatal alcohol exposure including fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS).