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The effect of TNF treatment uptake on incident hospital admission in Western Australia

Treatment strategies for juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) have shifted significantly over the last 20 years. We examined the effect of the introduction of government-subsidised TNF inhibitor (TNFi) treatment on incident hospitalisation for JIA.

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An evaluation of GPT models for phenotype concept recognition

Clinical deep phenotyping and phenotype annotation play a critical role in both the diagnosis of patients with rare disorders as well as in building computationally-tractable knowledge in the rare disorders field.

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Community forum and symposium a big success

The Children’s Diabetes Centre was honoured to have leading international experts Laurel Messer and Professor Mike Riddell as guest speakers at its community forum and research symposium recently.

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Unequal electoral participation: the negative effects of long work hours and unsociable work schedules in Europe

Considering gender inequality in time as a resource for political participation and using Wave 5 of the European Social Survey data on 24 European countries, this study examines: (1) the relationship of both long working hours and unsociable work schedules to participation in national elections in Europe before or during 2010; (2) factors that may mediate this association; and (3) gender differences in this relationship and occupation-specific patterns.

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Be as fearless as Emily

Meet eight-year-old Emily. She lives in Northam, has Type 1 Diabetes and stars in one of the videos for a new The Kids Research Institute Australia digital advertising campaign. Mother Kathleen Noble said the initial diagnosis was the hardest time for the family.

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Peptides targeting the mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway (JNK/JUN) fail to reduce infarct volume after permanent MCAO in sprague dawley rats

In this study we have assessed the ability of two TAT-fused peptides to reduce infarct volume and improve functional outcome following permanent ischaemia.

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PCH takes lead in Diabetes In Schools program

Perth Children’s Hospital will be one of the first hospitals in Australia to deliver critical diabetes training to teachers and school staff as part of a new national Diabetes in Schools program.

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ENDIA milestone

The ENDIA study — Australia’s largest study into the causes of Type 1 Diabetes— reached a significant milestone when it recruited its 700th patient in Perth.

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Latitudinal gradient in childhood diabetes

New research from Perth's The Kids Research Institute Australia has shown the local relevance of a worldwide pattern of increased risk of childhood type 1 diabetes.