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More People, More Active, More Often for Heart Health - Taking Action on Physical Activity

Physical inactivity is a leading contributor to increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Almost 500 million new cases of preventable noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) will occur globally between 2020 and 2030 due to physical inactivity, costing just over US$300 billion, or around US$ 27 billion annually (WHO 2022). Active adults can achieve a reduction of up to 35% in risk of death from cardiovascular disease. 

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CGM and exercise trial

Children with Type 1 Diabetes (aged eight to 12 years) are needed for a new trial into Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) and exercise.

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T1D Telethon Champion

We are proud to have so many very talented and passionate children and youth in our T1D community.

Research Associate, Respiratory Clinical Trials

To coordinate and monitor clinical trial sites with the aim of meeting protocol and good clinical practice requirements.

Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Deborah Lehmann Research Award

The Wesfarmers Centre has established the Deborah Lehmann Research Award to acknowledge the significant contribution that Clinical Associate Professor Deborah Lehmann AO has made to paediatric infectious disease research.

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Validation of the Dutch version of the Multidimensional Adolescent Functioning Scale (MAFS)

The Multidimensional Adolescent Functioning Scale (MAFS) is a 23-item, self-report questionnaire assessing psychosocial functioning in adolescents aged 12-17 years. It captures three domains of functioning: 'general functioning', 'family-related functioning', and 'peer-related functioning'. The original English version has good psychometric properties. The aim of the current paper was to translate the MAFS to Dutch and to investigate the psychometric properties of this translation.

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Association between ABO, Rh blood groups, lip and dermatoglyphic patterns, and nonsyndromic oral clefts: A case-control study

The objective of the study is to determine the association between nonsyndromic oral clefts (OC) in children and ABO, Rh blood groups, lip, and dermatoglyphic patterns of their unaffected parents.

Diagnosis and early life risk factors for bronchiectasis in cystic fibrosis: a review

Diagnosis and early life risk factors for bronchiectasis in cystic fibrosis: a review ABSTRACT Introduction: Lung disease in cystic fibrosis begins

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Rett syndrome is a rare but serious neurological disorder that affects about 1 in 9,000 girls. Even more rarely, boys may be affected.