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Centre of Linked Data Analytics and Social Policy (CLASP)The Kids Research Institute Australia was awarded funding to establish a whole-of-state Centre of Linked Data Analytics and Social Policy.
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A trauma-focused program for childhood and adolescent dissociationDissociation is the act of separating oneself from reality and is often used by children and young people to disconnect from traumatic experiences.
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QMAP: Mapping journeys of digital and face-to-face mental health support in LGBTQA+ young people living in AustraliaThis project aims to visually map the journeys and experiences of LGBTQA+ young people in Australia with lived experience of accessing mental health support through formal healthcare, youth and community services, and informal networks of care.
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Developing and characterising juvenile models of aggressive paediatric brain cancers for the evaluation of novel immunotherapies.While profound treatment responses have been realised using immunotherapy for some cancer types, this is yet to be seen for paediatric brain cancer patients.
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Global Assault on Childhood Brain Tumours Gains MomentumA report outlining key steps to tackle a common and aggressive childhood brain tumor is gaining rapid momentum after attracting international attention.
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Dad’s Dream Inspires Global Cancer FightThe Global Symposium on Childhood Brain Tumours is bringing the world's premier childhood brain tumour researchers and scientists together in Perth.
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Kids are not small adults, Identifying age-dependent drug targets in paediatric oncologyCancers in children are very different to cancers in adults. However, most therapeutic strategies are designed explicitly for adult cancers, and then used in children if proven safe.
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Screening for retinopathy of prematurity to prevent blindness (RETCAM)Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is an eye disease that can occur in premature babies. It causes abnormal blood vessels to grow in the retina, and
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Long-term developmental follow-up of very preterm infants to school age and to young adulthood, and developmental follow up of surgical infants to two years of ageTobias Strunk MD, PhD, FRACP Head, Neonatal Health tobias.strunk@telethonkids.org.au Head, Neonatal Health Clinical Professor Tobias Strunk is a
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Characterization of “bystander” effects of the diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus (DTP) vaccine on the IgE systemWe are seeking more detailed information on how the immune system of infants responds to the vaccine, with the aim of identifying which aspects of the immune r