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Fetal androgen exposure and pragmatic language ability of girls in middle childhood:This is the first prospective study to identify an association between early life testosterone exposure and pragmatic language difficulties in girls
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Developing an Online Tool to Promote Safe Sun Behaviors With Young Teenagers as Co-researchersDespite education about the risks of excessive sun exposure, teenagers in Australia are sun-seeking, with sunburn common in summer. Conversely, some regular (time-limited) exposure to sunlight (that avoids sunburn) is necessary for vitamin D and healthy bones and other molecules important for immune and metabolic health. New interventions are thus required to better support teenagers to make healthy and balanced decisions about their sun behaviors.

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Delivery at 37 weeks' gestation is associated with a higher risk for child behavioural problemsWe suggest that 37 weeks' gestation may not be the optimal cutoff for defining perinatal risk as it applies to behavioural development.

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The Kids welcomes Federal Government’s commitment to early supportThe Kids Research Institute Australia welcomes today’s Federal Government announcement of a new pilot program to support babies showing early social communication differences in Western Australia.

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Here's to one year at Perth Children's HospitalIt's The Kids Research Institute Australia's first anniversary within Perth Children’s Hospital
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Neonatal complications in public and private patients: A retrospective cohort studyDespite the rates of low Apgar scores being higher in public patients, the rates of special care admission were lower.
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Characteristics of non-Aboriginal and Aboriginal children and families with substantiated child maltreatmentTo investigate specific child and parental factors associated with increased vulnerability to substantiated child maltreatment.

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New Home for ORIGINSThe Kids Joondalup will be the new home for the ORIGINS research and data teams
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