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Time spent outdoors in childhood is associated with reduced risk of myopia as an adultMyopia (near-sightedness) is an important public health issue. Spending more time outdoors can prevent myopia but the long-term association between this exposure and myopia has not been well characterised. We investigated the relationship between time spent outdoors in childhood, adolescence and young adulthood and risk of myopia in young adulthood. The Kidskin Young Adult Myopia Study (KYAMS) was a follow-up of the Kidskin Study, a sun exposure-intervention study of 1776 children aged 6-12 years.
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Did you ever drink more? A detailed description of pregnant women's drinking patternsWe have identified characteristics of pregnant women who either abstain, drink until pregnancy awareness or drink throughout pregnancy.
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Understanding how dogs encourage and motivate walking: Cross-sectional findings from RESIDEThe demographic and behavioural factors that contribute towards owners reporting having a strong sense of encouragement and motivation to walk their dogs
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The mechanism or mechanisms driving atopic asthma initiation: The infant respiratory microbiome moves to center stageAlthough debate surrounding the mechanism or mechanisms governing this causal pathway remains intense, demonstration of the capacity of pretreatment...
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Deciphering IGH rearrangement complexity and detection strategies in acute lymphoblastic leukaemiaAcute lymphoblastic leukaemia is a highly heterogeneous malignancy characterised by various genomic alterations that influence disease progression and therapeutic outcomes. Gene fusions involving the immunoglobulin heavy chain gene represent a complex and diverse category.
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An anti-junk food ad from a sports commercial break reduced junk food consumption inclinations, yet junk food ads had minimal to no impactIn Australia, there are concerns that unrestricted junk food advertising during sports broadcasts increases short-term junk food consumption among viewers. Therefore, the present study aimed to estimate the impact of junk food and anti-junk food advertising on consumption inclinations.
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NutritionThe science that interprets the way nutrients and other substances in food affect maintenance, growth, reproduction, health and disease.
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Quantifying undetected tuberculosis in Ethiopia using a novel geospatial modelling approachTuberculosis (TB) is the leading infectious cause of death globally, with approximately three million cases remaining undetected, thereby contributing to community transmission. Understanding the spatial distribution of undetected TB in high-burden settings is critical for designing and implementing geographically targeted interventions for early detection and control.
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Determining the Mental Wellbeing of Family Day Care Educators in AustraliaFamily Day Care (FDC) is an essential service supporting Australian families requiring convenient, versatile, and quality education and care for their children. FDC educators’ mental wellbeing (MWB), often overlooked, is vital to ensure optimal education and care. This study aimed to gauge Australian FDC educators’ MWB and identify factors positively or negatively affecting MWB.
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Older age is associated with a reduced likelihood of ambulance transport to a trauma centre after major trauma in PerthOlder adults who were not transported to the trauma centre had an increased odds of in-hospital mortality