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Transiently increased IgE responses in infants and pre-schoolers receiving only (DTaP) vaccines compared to those initially receiving at least one dose of DTwP vaccine

Confirm the generalised IgE-trophic activity of the DTaP vaccine in pre-schoolers and demonstrate similar (albeit transient) effects in infants

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A prospective investigation of dietary patterns and internalizing and externalizing mental health problems in adolescents

Our findings only lend partial support to a link between diet and mental health, specific to females consuming a Western diet and to externalizing behaviours

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Early life events and motor development in childhood and adolescence: A longitudinal study

Antenatal, perinatal and neonatal factors affecting motor development from late childhood to adolescence were explored.

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Increasing incidence of type 2 diabetes in Indigenous and non-Indigenous children in Western Australia, 1990-2012

In this study, we aimed to determine the incidence and incidence rate trends of childhood T2D in Indigenous and non-Indigenous children in WA.

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New South Wales child development study (NSW-CDS): An Australian multiagency, multigenerational, longitudinal record linkage study

Identify risk and protective factors for later childhood-onset and adolescent-onset mental health problems, and other adverse social outcomes

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VEGF-D promotes pulmonary oedema in hyperoxic acute lung injury

Our studies show that Vegf-d promotes oedema in response to hyperoxia in mice and support the hypothesis that VEGF-D signalling promotes vascular leak in human HALI.

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Using online environments to build school staff capacity to address student wellbeing

Teachers and school executive teams are often required to address health and wellbeing issues affecting students' learning

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Effect of early carriage of streptococcus pneumoniae on the development of pneumococcal protein-specific cellular immune responses in infancy

The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between nasopharyngeal pneumococcal colonization in early life and the development of T cell responses.