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Incidence and prevalence of falls in adults with intellectual disability living in the community: a systematic reviewSynthesized findings demonstrate that people with intellectual disability, who live in community or residential settings, may fall more frequently, and at a younger age
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Incidence and associated risk factors for falls in adults with intellectual disabilityPeople with intellectual disability fall at a younger age compared with the broader community
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Mothers' and Fathers' Work Hours, Child Gender, and Behavior in Middle ChildhoodThis study examined the association between typical parental work hours (including nonemployed parents) and children's behavior in two-parent heterosexual...
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The impact a Mediterranean Diet in the third trimester of pregnancy has on neonatal body fat percentageMaternal diet during pregnancy has long been recognised as an important determinant of neonatal outcomes and child development. Infant body composition is a potentially modifiable risk factor for predicting future health and metabolic disease.
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Prevalence of electronic device use before bed among Australian children and adolescents: a cross-sectional population level studyTo understand the prevalence of children and adolescents’ electronic device use (EDU) in the hour before bed and identify sociodemographic groups that are at increased risk of problematic use.
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“Coronavirus Changed the Rules on Everything”: Parent Perspectives on How the COVID‐19 Pandemic Influenced Family Routines, Relationships and Technology Use in Families with InfantsThis study explores how the first wave of the COVID‐19 pandemic influenced family routines, relationships and technology use (smartphones and tablet computers) among families with infants. Infancy is known to be an important period for attachment security and future child development, and a time of being susceptible to changes within and outside of the family unit.
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Western Australian children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia are taller at diagnosis than unaffected children of the same age and sexAcute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the commonest childhood malignancy in Australian children
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ORIGINS celebrates significant funding from the Stan Perron Charitable Foundation in 2025A substantial funding boost from the Stan Perron Charitable Foundation will help to further extend one of Australia’s biggest longitudinal child health research studies centred around families from the Joondalup and Wanneroo communities.
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ORIGINS Project shines light on Early Childhood DevelopmentA collaboration between The Kids Research Institute Australia and Joondalup Health Campus is poised to be a game-changer for early childhood development.
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Major funding for WA super science capacityhe new super science of bioinformatics has been given a $1.3 million boost with the launch of the The McCusker Charitable Foundation Bioinformatics Centre