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The Early Human Capability Index is a holistic measure intended to capture early child development across diverse cultures and contexts.

When author Maurice Sendak first sketched out the story of a rambunctious little boy sent to his room without supper, there’s no way he could have known his rollercoaster tale of childhood imagination would still be speaking to the hearts of wild young things more than six decades on.

Although a staple of modern medicine, the benefits of antibiotics are waning thanks to overuse and the increasing ability of bacteria to dodge them – known as antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

More than 80,000 Australian children are expected to benefit from a trial being rolled out to 700 childcare centres across the country that aims to boost declining physical activity levels.

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This resource will allow researchers to carry out studies which will look at the genetic causes of excessive weight gain and identify biomarkers

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This study will investigate the why disease is worse in infants and how early life viral infection impacts the developing immune system.

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The Life Course Centre is a national centre funded by the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence Scheme and hosted through the University of Queensland with collaborating nodes at the University of Western Australia, Sydney University and University of Melbourne.

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We are studying exercise in young people with T2DM and obese young people at risk of developing type 2 diabetes

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Researchers are able to track the progress of lung disease through a comprehensive longitudinal set of biological samples, images and data archives.

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The Early Environment research theme consists of four programs: Immunobiology and Immunotherapeutic, Early Life and Life Course Health, Infection and Vaccines, and End RHD.