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Pediatric sepsis in the developing world.Sepsis is the leading killer of children worldwide, but this is not reflected in estimates of global mortality.
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Exploring local government areas with significant shifts in child development between 2009 and 2012 on the Australian Early Development CensusThis project analysed AEDC results across Australia, to identify communities with significant improvement (decreases in developmental vulnerability) between 2009 and 2012
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Size-Dependent Uptake of Particles by Pulmonary Antigen-Presenting Cell PopulationsThe respiratory tract is an attractive target organ for novel diagnostic and therapeutic applications with nano-sized carriers, but their immune effects and...
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Developing a pencil graspIn this blog, Senior Occupational Therapist Gayle Hillen explores the steps to developing a functional pencil grasp.
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Looking at autism through a social modelIn this blog, Speech Pathologist Linda Arabi discusses the social model and how it influences the supports we provide to autistic children and their families.
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Embrace Big Idea 2023 winners announcedPhoto (clockwise from top-left): Dr Craig Taplin, Mx Rigel Paciente, Ms Heather Roby, Dr Keely Bebbington, Dr Alix Woolard.
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Parents’ top tips for managing their kids’ device useHave you ever wondered how other parents manage their kids’ device use? As part of a survey for our Cyber Savvy Project, The Kids researchers asked a group of parents for their top tips regarding their child's use of devices.
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Colostrum as a Protective Factor Against Peanut Allergy: Evidence From a Birth CohortFood allergy affects families' quality of life, can be lifelong and life-threatening, urging the identification of early modifiable risk factors. Formula feeding in the first days of life may increase the risk of cow's milk allergy, a risk often attributed to cow's milk allergens exposure. Early formula feeding also reduces the colostrum intake, the first 3 days' milk, which is rich in bioactive compounds critical for immune and gut health. This study investigates whether partial colostrum feeding increases the risk of food allergy beyond cow's milk.
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Impact for DCDMelissa Gail Matt Jenny Andrew Videos Licari Alvares Cooper Downs Whitehouse Watch and listen to Andrew PhD PhD BCA Marketing, BSc Statistics and
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The NICE-GUT trial protocol: A randomised, placebo controlled trial of oral nitazoxanide for the empiric treatment of acute gastroenteritis among Australian Aboriginal childrenDiarrhoeal disease is the second leading cause of death in children under 5 years globally, killing 525 000 annually. Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (hereafter Aboriginal) children suffer a high burden of disease.