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Identification of a dietary pattern prospectively associated with bone mass in Australian young adultsRelatively little is known about the relations between dietary patterns and bone health in adolescence, which is a period of substantial bone mass accrual.
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Genetic studies of body mass index yield new insights for obesity biologyTo understand the genetic basis of obesity better, here we conduct a genome-wide association study and Metabochip meta-analysis of body mass index (BMI),...
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Computer algorithm links facial masculinity to autismA new study led by The Kids Research Institute Australia has found a link between masculine facial features and autism.
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Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children in Western Australia carry different serotypes of pneumococci with different antimicrobial susceptibility profilesDifferences in pneumococcal serotypes, genotypes, and antimicrobial susceptibility between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children living in the same area
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Methodology of Young Minds Matter: The second Australian Child and Adolescent Survey of Mental Health and WellbeingAims, sample design, development of survey content, field procedures and final questionnaires of the Young Minds Matter study
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New RHD research collaboration with Danila Dilba Health ServiceThe Kids Research Institute Australia and Menzies School of Health Research have joined forces with Danila Dilba Health Service to look at improving treatment for RHD.
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Nine out of ten young people in detention found to have severe neuro-disabilityNine out of ten incarcerated youth examined by The Kids researchers as part of a ground-breaking study had some form of neuro-disability.
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The Kids researchers seek cure for devastating gliomaThe Kids Research Institute Australia’s cancer researchers will use funds raised in the name of a brave three-year-old girl to launch a new assault on the devastating form of childhood cancer which took her life.
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Can a simple urine test predict asthma? New study aims to find outThe Kids Research Institute Australia researchers are investigating whether a simple urine test could predict whether young children with wheezing symptoms will go on to develop asthma.
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Inaugural Winner of the Deborah Lehmann Research AwardCongratulations goes to Celestine Aho, the inaugural winner of the $30,000 Deborah Lehmann Research Award.
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My child is being bullied - how do I support them?As a parent, it can be very stressful to learn that your child is being bullied. Our instinct is to protect our children at all costs - but how exactly should we do this?
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Beating the bugs: a new resource helping to keep skin healthyA year after launching the first National Healthy Skin Guideline to address record rates of skin infections in Australia’s Indigenous communities, The Kids Research Institute Australia has released a new resource as part of the guideline.
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Pregnant women urged to avoid e-cigarettesWomen who are pregnant or who think they could be have been urged to avoid using e-cigarettes, due to lack of evidence about their safety.
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Landmark folate research recognised as major public health achievementThe Public Health Association of Australia has rated mandatory folate fortification – which led to a dramatic decline in neural tube defects – as one of the top 10 public health achievements of the past two decades.