Search
News & Events
Lots to celebrate as Wal-yan Respiratory Research Centre turns 2As the Wal-yan Respiratory Research Centre turns two, the Centre celebrates its achievements and thanks everyone involved in the work of the Centre.
Research
Alcohol-use disorders during and within one year of pregnancy: A population-based cohort study 1985-2006Given the severe risks to the fetus from heavy prenatal alcohol exposure, assessment and recording of alcohol use should be routinely undertaken in maternity...
Research
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...
Research
Prevention of rheumatic fever and heart disease: Nepalese experienceHistorically, many young people suffered severe valvular disease and died awaiting heart valve replacement.
Research
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.
Research
Impact of CD14 promoter variants on measles vaccine responses and vaccine failure in children from Australia and MozambiqueHost genetics are likely to play a crucial role, particularly variants that alter key innate immune response genes.
Research
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.
Research
Optimal conditions required for influenza A infection-enhanced cross-priming of CD8+ T cells specific to cell-associated antigensOur group has recently shown that influenza A virus (IAV) infection of allogeneic cells lead to enhanced cross-priming of TCD8+ specific to cellular antigens.
Research
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.
Research
What constitutes cerebral palsy in the twenty-first century?The aims of this paper were to (1) define inclusion/exclusion criteria that have been adopted uniformly by surveillance programmes and identify where...