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Sex-stratified Genome-wide Association Studies Including 270,000 Individuals Show Sexual Dimorphism in Genetic Loci for Anthropometric TraitsOur results demonstrate the value of sex-specific GWAS to unravel the sexually dimorphic genetic underpinning of complex traits.
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High tidal volume ventilation does not exacerbate acid-induced lung injury in infant ratsThe impact of mechanical ventilation with high VT-low PEEP in infant rats with preinjured lungs is unknown.
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A Genome-wide Association Meta-analysis of Preschool Internalizing ProblemsIn this study, the influence of genome-wide measured single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) was investigated in 3 cohorts (total N = 4,596 children) in which...
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Genome-wide association study of autistic-like traits in a general population study of young adultsResearch has proposed that autistic-like traits in the general population lie on a continuum, with clinical ASD representing the extreme end of this...
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High use of complementary and alternative medication among children with autism is not associated with the severity of core symptomsThis study provided evidence for high rate of alternative medicine use in an Australian paediatric ASD population, similar to other countries.
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Admissions in Children with Down Syndrome: Experience of a Population-Based Cohort Followed from BirthThis study describes patterns of hospitalisations for children and young people with Down syndrome in Western Australia.
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Respiratory impedance and bronchodilator responsiveness in healthy children aged 2-13 yearsThere is limited information on changes in FOT outcomes in healthy children beyond the preschool years and the level of bronchodilator responsiveness (BDR)...
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Exposure to pesticides and the risk of childhood brain tumorsThis Australian case-control study of CBT investigated whether exposures to pesticides before pregnancy, during pregnancy and during childhood, were...
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Prevention of rheumatic fever and heart disease: Nepalese experienceHistorically, many young people suffered severe valvular disease and died awaiting heart valve replacement.
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Environmental determinants of islet autoimmunity (ENDIA): a pregnancy to early life cohort study in children at-risk of type 1 diabetesThese observations suggest factors in the modern environment promote pancreatic islet autoimmunity and destruction of insulin-producing beta cells.