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Common variants at the MHC locus and at chromosome 16q24.1 predispose to Barrett's esophagus

Barrett's esophagus is an increasingly common disease that is strongly associated with reflux of stomach acid and usually a hiatus hernia, and it strongly...

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Enteral Vitamin A for Reducing Severity of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia: A Randomized Trial

Evidence suggests that intramuscular vitamin A reduces the risk of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) in preterm infants. Our objective was to compare enteral water-soluble vitamin A with placebo supplementation to reduce the severity of BPD in extremely preterm infants.

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Extensive Diversity of Streptococcus pyogenes in a Remote Human Population Reflects Global-Scale Transmission Rather than Localised Diversification

The Indigenous population of the Northern Territory of Australia (NT) suffers from a very high burden of Streptococcus pyogenes disease, including cardiac...

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Prevalence and patterns of alcohol use in pregnancy in remote Western Australian communities: The Lililwan Project

Alcohol use in pregnancy is thought to be common in remote Australian communities, but no population-based data are available.

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Screening for rheumatic heart disease: current approaches and controversies

In endemic areas, RHD has long been a target of screening programmes that, historically, have relied on cardiac auscultation.

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Effect of private insurance incentive policy reforms on trends in coronary revascularisation procedures

There is currently a lack of evidence on the effect of the policy reforms on access to cardiovascular interventions in public and private hospitals in...

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The relationship between maternal psychiatric disorder, autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disability in the child: a composite picture

Research conducted by this laboratory has previously published four papers examining the relationship between maternal psychiatric disorders and having a...

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Impact of integrating traditional care with the modern healthcare system in reducing tuberculosis diagnosis delays in Ethiopia: a clustered randomized controlled study

Diagnosis and treatment initiation delays for tuberculosis (TB) are significant challenges in resource-limited settings. These delays can result in poor treatment outcomes, disease transmission, and increased costs. This study aimed to assess the effect of integrating traditional care with modern healthcare systems on reducing TB diagnosis delay. 

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Measles

Measles is a highly contagious infectious disease that can cause severe, long-term complications in children.

Microbiome

Auto-immune diseases such as diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, muscular dystrophy and multiple sclerosis are associated with dysfunction in the microbiome. You need a balance of healthy bugs in your microbiome to keep it on track.

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Trajectories of childhood body mass index are associated with adolescent sagittal standing posture

The objective of this study is to identify distinct age-related trajectory classes of body mass index (BMI) z-scores from childhood to adolescence

Publications

Publications from 2016 dating back to 1993 of AussieRett researchers, showing the research work into Rett syndrome and related disorders.

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Eating disorder symptom trajectories in adolescence

Adolescence is a period of developmental risk for eating disorders and eating disorder symptoms.

News & Events

Communication key to successful school transition

This time last year Keira Reynolds was in a vastly different place to where she is today. Back then, the Year 6 student was coming to grips with a new type 1 diabetes diagnosis and finishing primary school, uncertain about what lay ahead at high school.

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The Kids Research Institute Australia leads WA arm of Australia’s first needle-free COVID-19 vaccine study

Enrolments for Australia’s first needle-free, gene-based COVID-19 vaccine study – to be led in WA by The Kids Research Institute Australia – are open.

Vaccine and immunisation trials pivotal in the fight against potentially deadly virus

As a leading research site in Australia, the Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines and Infectious Diseases played an instrumental role in the global effort to develop a world-first RSV immunisation for young babies.

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The First Research Report: patterns and trends in mortality of Western Australian infants, children and young people 1980-2002

The Advisory Council on the Prevention of Deaths of Children and Young People today officially released this report.

News & Events

New funding targets diabetes and heart disease health service gaps

Researchers will work with Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander women in SA to devise better ways to care for women at risk of pregnancy complications caused by diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

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AWESOME ASD guide opens the world of art to kids with autism

For kids on the autism spectrum, it’s not always easy to enjoy art without becoming overwhelmed, overstimulated or anxious.

Key research helps inform policy on e-cigarettes

Formative research undertaken by The Kids Research Institute Australia has helped inform tough new laws introduced by the Federal Government to reduce the harm caused by vapes.