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High incidence of obesity co-morbidities in young children: A cross-sectional studyThe prevalence of overweight and obesity in children is a public health problem because of future morbidity.
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Modelling the seasonality of respiratory syncytial virus in young childrenThe transmission dynamics of RSV infection among young children are still poorly understood and mathematical modelling can be used to better understand...
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Hypoglycemia alarm enhancement using data fusionThe acceptance of closed-loop blood glucose (BG) control using continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) is likely to improve.
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The Western Australian family connections genealogical project: Detection of familial occurrences of single gene and chromosomal DisordersThis study utilised a Western Australian (WA) genealogical database for the identification of single gene and chromosome disorders among families.
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Birthweight and the risk of childhood-onset type 1 diabetesWe investigated whether children who are heavier at birth have an increased risk of type 1 diabetes
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Exposure to household painting and floor treatments, and parental occupational paint exposure and risk of childhood brain tumorsThis study investigated whether household exposure to paints and floor treatments and parental occupational painting were associated with CBT risk...
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Improving epinephrine responses in hypoglycemia unawareness with real-time continuous glucoseThe objective of this study was to determine whether real-time continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) with preset alarms at specific glucose levels would prove...
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Cellular and molecular changes to cortical neurons following low intensity repetitive magnetic stimulation at different frequenciesA systematic comparison of the cellular and molecular changes in neurons in vitro induced by low intensity magnetic stimulation at different frequencies.
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The impact of interventions to promote physical activity in urban green space: A systematic review and recommendations for future researchA systematic review was undertaken to assess the effectiveness of interventions to encourage physical activity in urban green space.
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Childhood adiposity trajectories and risk of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in adolescentsNonalcoholic fatty liver disease and its metabolic risk factors are recognized during childhood and adolescence.
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The challenge of enteric feverEnteric fever prevention requires significant long term investment in provision of clean water and sanitation; vaccination offers medium term control.
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Dendritic cells and influenza A virus infectionInfluenza A virus (IAV) is a dangerous virus equipped with the potential to evoke widespread pandemic disease.
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Childhood obesity: what we have learnt from our failure to engage mothers in our interventionWith more than one in four Australian children overweight or obese, and the significant risks this poses for health problems like asthma, depression,...
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A Genome-wide Association Meta-analysis of Preschool Internalizing ProblemsIn this study, the influence of genome-wide measured single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) was investigated in 3 cohorts (total N = 4,596 children) in which...
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Local researchers lead biggest ‘artificial pancreas’ outpatient studyThe Children’s Diabetes Centre at The Kids Research Institute Australia is leading the longest and largest at-home trial of a hybrid closed-loop insulin pump system.