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LIFECYCLE - Early Life Stressors and LifeCycle Health

Graham Rachel Hall Foong GL RF BAppSci PhD CRFS FANZSRS FThorSoc FERS BSc (hons), PhD, MBiostat Honorary Research Associate Senior Research Fellow 08

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Impact of fetal treatments for congenital diaphragmatic hernia on lung development

The extent of lung hypoplasia impacts the survival and severity of morbidities associated with congenital diaphragmatic hernia.

Respiratory Research Teams

The Wal-yan Respiratory Research Centre is made up of multi-disciplinary teams that are committed to improving the lives of children and their families living with respiratory disease.

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Associations between respiratory and vascular function in early childhood

The link between respiratory and vascular health is well documented in adult populations. Impaired lung function is consistently associated with thicker arteries and higher incidence of cardiovascular disease. However, there are limited data on this relationship in young children and the studies that exist have focussed on populations at high risk of cardiorespiratory morbidity.

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Support for kids’ mental health and new cancer therapies boosted by WA Child Research Fund

The Kids Research Institute Australia researchers have been awarded 12 grants in the latest round of funding from the WA Child Health Research Fund (formerly the Telethon-Perth Children’s Hospital Research Fund).

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Changes in the FEV/FVC ratio during childhood and adolescence: an intercontinental study

In children, the ratio of forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV₁) to forced vital capacity (FVC) is reportedly constant or falls linearly with age...

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Variants associated with HHIP expression have sexdifferential effects on lung function

Lung function is highly heritable and differs between the sexes throughout life. However, little is known about sexdifferential genetic effects on lung function. We aimed to conduct the first genome-wide genotype-by-sex interaction study on lung function to identify genetic effects that differ between males and females.

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Age- and height-based prediction bias in spirometry reference equations

Prediction bias in spirometry reference equations can arise from combining equations for different age groups,...

Research Track Record

The discoveries that have set our research apart primarily relate to the factors early in life that cause life-long respiratory problems.

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Keelan has ‘survived and thrived’, thanks to research

Ten-year-old Keelan Mullins is known to his mum Clare Hindle as her ‘miracle baby’. Keelan was born in March 2013 at 26 weeks’ gestation and weighing just 1096 grams.