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A Novel Approach to Transforming Smoking Cessation Practice for Pregnant Aboriginal Women and Girls Living in the Pilbara

Tobacco smoking during pregnancy contributes to a range of adverse perinatal outcomes; but is a potentially modifiable behavior.

Educational inequality across three generations in Australia

Using a dataset of Australian children, we have the opportunity to not only investigate the transfer of educational resources across 3 generations in Australia.

Cohort profile: Pregnancy and childhood epigenetics (PACE) consortium

Currently, DNA methylation is the most studied epigenetic phenomenon in large populations

Humidified high-flow nasal cannula oxygen for bronchiolitis: Should we go with the flow?

Current NICE 2015 guidelines for bronchiolitis state that the use of HFNC is becoming widespread without demonstration of additional efficacy.

The Western Environment Reduces Innate Immune Cytokine Production in Chinese Immigrants

We recruited age- and sex-matched Chinese immigrants living in Western Australia for less than 6 months (newly arrived, n = 22) or more than 5 years.

Sleep problems in Rett syndrome

Sleep problems are thought to occur commonly in Rett syndrome, but there has been little research on prevalence or natural history.

Valproate and risk of fracture in Rett syndrome

This study investigated the relationships between fracture risk and commonly used AEDs in Rett syndrome.

Exercise alone reduces insulin resistance in obese children independently of changes in body composition

The number of obese children with insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes is increasing, but the best management strategy is not clear.

The First Research Report: patterns and trends in mortality of Western Australian infants, children and young people 1980-2002

The Advisory Council on the Prevention of Deaths of Children and Young People today officially released this report.