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Real-time safety surveillance of seasonal influenza vaccines in children, Australia, 2015This paper reports the results from the safety surveillance of influenza vaccines in children in Australia, in 2015.
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A study to prolong breastfeeding duration: Design and rationale of the Parent Infant Feeding Initiative (PIFI) randomised controlled trial.This study aimed to measure the effectiveness of three interventions designed to increase the duration of breastfeeding among new parents in urban areas.
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Intrinsic factors and the embryonic environment influence the formation of extragonadal teratomas during gestation early developmentThe predominant occurrence of extragonadal teratomas/teratocarcinomas in human neonates suggests that pluripotent cells are tumour-forming even during...
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Encouraging the positive use of technology through community engagementDescribe a seven stage community engagement process to develop and disseminate community uptake strategies which encouraged cyber safety
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IL-17A-producing γδ T cells suppress early control of parasite growth by monocytes in the liverThis study examines the role of IL-17 in mice infected with L. donovani and discovered an unexpected negative, regulatory role for this cytokine in the...
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Do affective or dissociative symptoms mediate the association between childhood sexual trauma and transition to psychosis in an ultra-high risk cohort?At the point of transition, the mechanistic pathway from sexual trauma to psychosis does not appear to operate through affective symptoms
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Prevalence and risk factors for parent-reported recurrent otitis media during early childhoodThe prevalence of parent-reported rOM was 26.8% (611/2280) and 5.5% (125/2280) for severe rOM in the Study.
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Revision of the Jones Criteria for the Diagnosis of Acute Rheumatic Fever in the Era of Doppler Echocardiography: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart AssociationThe goal of this statement was to review the historic Jones criteria used to diagnose acute rheumatic fever in the context of the current epidemiology of the disease and to update those criteria to also take into account recent evidence supporting the use of Doppler echocardiography.
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Transcriptional dynamics reveal critical roles for non-coding RNAs in the immediate-early responseThe immediate-early response mediates cell fate in response to a variety of extracellular stimuli and is dysregulated in many cancers.
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Relationship between cytokine expression patterns and clinical outcomes: two population-based birth cohortsOur findings suggest that positive HDM 'allergy tests' and asthma are associated with a broad range of immunophenotypes, which may have important...

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CliniKids and Griffith University partner for autism researchThe Kids Research Institute Australia’s CliniKids and Griffith University are excited to announce a new partnership which will help to grow autism research in Australia.

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NDIS audit completeOur NDIS audit was completed late February, resulting in continued registration for CliniKids as a NDIS service provider.

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AICES Study explainedProfessor Andrew Whitehouse and his research collaborators in the UK and Melbourne have teamed up to write a great article on the recent findings of the AICES (Australian Infant Communication and Engagement Study) for The Conversation.


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Strengths wallFor Autism Month, CliniKids invited families to contribute to an "I can, I am!" strengths wall in its reception area – an idea that was wholeheartedly embraced by our little visitors and their families.

Helping children build resilience and cope with the trauma associated with medical emergencies and chronic health conditions is the focus of a promising pilot program being undertaken by The Kids Research Institute Australia.
The WAACHS regional profiles look at all four volumes of results across the ATSIC regions of Western Australia.

The NATSISPEP will formally evaluate a range of existing Indigenous suicide prevention programs and services to develop an evidence base for 'what works'.

The Institute's Standards for the Conduct of Aboriginal Health Research outline our ways of working with Aboriginal communities and peoples.