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Common asthma drug gives hope for better lung health for some preterm babiesA new study has found a common asthma drug is effective for some very premature babies who go on to suffer from lung complications.
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Unravelling the mystery of persistent wheeze in children: Study reveals crucial immune cell differencesThe study found the rare immune cells, known as plasmacytoid dendritic cells, showed clear signs of activation and virus defence in children with transient wheeze, whereas in children with persistent wheeze the same immune cells showed very limited activation without any signs of virus defence.
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New study to determine if it’s safe for children born preterm to attend day careA new study to determine if it’s safe for children who were born preterm to attend day care officially commenced this month.
Ferries As with previous years, attendees will be required to make their own way to the island. Rottnest Express offers discounted weekday travel
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A prospective cohort study comparing the reactogenicity of trivalent influenza vaccine in pregnant and non-pregnant women.Influenza vaccination during pregnancy can prevent serious illness in expectant mothers and provide protection to newborns...
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Maternal supplementation with folic acid and other vitamins and risk of leukemia in offspring: a childhood leukemia international consortium studyOur results suggest that maternal prenatal use of vitamins and folic acid reduces the risk of both ALL and AML
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Human infant memory B cell and CD4+ T cell responses to HibMenCY-TT glyco- conjugate vaccineCarrier-specific T cell and polysaccharide-specific B cell memory responses are not well characterised in infants following glyco-conjugate vaccination.
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DataSHIELD: taking the analysis to the data, not the data to the analysisDataSHIELD provides a novel technological solution that can facilitate the access of researchers and other healthcare professionals to individual-level data
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Shining the Light on Sunshine: A systematic review of the influence of sun exposure on type 2 diabetes mellitus-related outcomesThis review highlights significant gaps in research pertaining to sun exposure and type 2 diabetes mellitus related outcomes
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Social environmental risk factors for transition to psychosis in an Ultra-High Risk population.Despite social environmental factors such as deprivation, urbanicity, migration and adversity being established risk factors for psychotic disorders...