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Does Exposure to Asbestos Cause Ovarian Cancer? A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-analysisThe asbestos and ovarian cancer relationship is not well understood because of small numbers of women exposed to asbestos, small numbers of cases...
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Effectiveness of clindamycin and intravenous immunoglobulin, and risk of disease in contacts, in invasive group a streptococcal infectionsThis paper reports on treatment, and preventing infection in close contact, of invasive group A streptococcal (iGAS) using the antibiotic clindamycin and...
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Associations between maternal antioxidant intakes in pregnancy and infant allergic outcomesAntioxidant intakes in pregnancy may influence fetal immune programming and the risk of allergic disease.
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Identification of 15 new psoriasis susceptibility loci highlights the role of innate immunityTo gain further insight into the genetic architecture of psoriasis, we conducted a meta-analysis of 3 genome-wide association studies (GWAS) and 2...
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Acute Erythemal Ultraviolet Radiation Causes Systemic Immunosuppression in the AbsenceVitamin D is synthesised by ultraviolet (UV) irradiation of skin and is hypothesized to be a direct mediator.
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Associations between aggressive behaviour scores and cardiovascular risk factors in childhoodThe objective of this study was to examine the influence of aggressive behaviour scores on cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors throughout childhood.
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The mechanism of deep inspiration-induced bronchoprotection: Evidence from a mouse modelIn healthy individuals, deep inspirations (DIs) taken prior to a bronchial challenge reduce the bronchoconstrictor response, which is termed...
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Analysis of glucose responses to automated insulin suspension with sensor-augmented pump therapyThe advent of sensor-augmented pump therapy with a low-glucose suspend (LGS) function.
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Virus detection and its association with symptoms during influenza-like illness in a sample of healthy adults enrolled in a randomised controlled vaccine trialViral respiratory infections are associated with significant morbidity and mortality.
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Does enhanced cognitive behaviour therapy for eating disorders improve quality of life?Quality of life (QOL) is the degree of enjoyment and satisfaction experienced in life, and embraces emotional well-being, physical health, economic and...
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Early life determinants of health: Invest early to break the cycle of long-term disadvantage in neurodevelopmental disordersThis chapter discusses the importance of investment in early life determinants of health to break the cycle of long-term disadvantage. This chapter addresses these issues while focussing on neurodevelopmental disorders and their related mental health concerns as the targets at the centre of a biopsychosocial transformation of the health system.
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Delivering Elder- and Community-Led Aboriginal Early Childhood Development Research: Lessons from the Ngulluk Koolunga Ngulluk Koort ProjectWe describe the application of a participatory action research methodology that is grounded in Aboriginal worldviews
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The challenges of developing and optimising an assay to measure 25-hydroxyvitamin D in salivaWe have developed an LC-MS/MS assay that accurately measures saliva 25(OH)D3 levels, which correlated with serum levels
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Malt1 deficient mice develop osteoporosis independent of osteoclast-intrinsic effects of Malt1 deficiencyMalt1 deficient mice develop an osteoporotic phenotype with increased osteoclastogenesis in vivo, but suggest that this is caused by inflammation
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A role for affectivity in rapid facial mimicry: An electromyographic studyUsing a novel methodological approach, these findings provide evidence for the contention that affective processing underlies rapid facial mimicry reactions
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The ORVAC trial: A clinical trial of a third scheduled dose of Rotarix rotavirus vaccine in Australian Indigenous infants to improve protection against gastroenteritisWe hypothesised that scheduling an additional (third) dose of oral human rotavirus vaccine for children aged 6 to <12 months would improve protection
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Maternal Smoking During Pregnancy Induces Epigenetic Changes Into Adolescence, Independent of Postnatal Smoke Exposure and Is Associated With Cardiometabolic RiskThis study demonstrates a critical timing of cigarette smoke exposure over the life course for establishing persistent changes in DNA methylation into adolescence
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Viral respiratory infections and the oropharyngeal bacterial microbiota in acutely wheezing childrenBacterial airway microbiome is highly variable in early life and its role in wheeze remains less clear than viral influences