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This research project is a collaboration between The Kids Research Institute Australia, Muscular Dystrophy Western Australia, Perth Children’s Hospital and Curtin University.
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Neonatal antigen-presenting cells are functionally more quiescent in children born under traditional compared with modern environmental conditionsOne explanation for the high burden of allergic and autoimmune diseases in industrialized countries is inappropriate immune development under modern...

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Toxic, harmful chemicals found in popular Australian e-liquidsPerth researchers have found toxic and harmful chemicals in several dozen e-cigarette liquids readily available in Australia.
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Self-citation in American Physiological Society JournalsThis study investigates the incidence of self-citation (authors citing their own work) for scholarly articles in ten journals published by the American...
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The epigenetic origin of alcohol-induced disorders: a cross-species studyAlexander David Martyn Larcombe Martino Symons BScEnv (Hons) PhD BSc PhD B.A. (Hons) PhD. Honorary Research Fellow Head, Chronic Diseases Research
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Genome Sequence of a Lytic Staphylococcus aureus Bacteriophage Isolated from Breast MilkWe identified a double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) bacteriophage appearing to belong to Herelleviridae, genus Kayvirus. The bacteriophage, Biyabeda-mokiny 1, was isolated from breast milk using a clinical isolate of Staphylococcus aureus.
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Vulnerable from the first breath - epithelial dysfunction and respiratory outcomes in childrenWe have been studying the importance of the epithelial cells lining the airways in the nose and lungs.

Research into the potential health impacts of vaping is starting to back up concerns that electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are not as benign as many people think.
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Immune function during early adolescence positively predicts adult facial sexual dimorphism in both men and womenOur results support a fundamental assumption that facial sexual dimorphism is an indicator of immune function during the development of facial sexual dimorphism