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Leading youth mental health researchers welcome sector fundingLeaders of Western Australia’s youth mental health research sector from Embrace at The Kids Research Institute Australia have welcomed the state government’s $420 million boost to mental health spending in its 2023-24 budget.
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Bad news days: How to limit your child’s exposure to trauma in the mediaThe world can be a scary place for children. Wars, terrorist atrocities, natural disasters, bushfires, famine and shocking crimes are all regular features in the news we consume – not to mention the almost blanket coverage of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Low-dose oral interferon alpha as prophylaxis against viral respiratory illness: A double-blind, parallel controlled trialA double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial was conducted investigating the use of low-dose oral interferon alpha for preventing acute viral...
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Involving consumers and the community in the development of a diagnostic instrument for fetal alcohol spectrum disorders in AustraliaAustralia's commitment to consumer and community participation in health and medical research has grown over the past decade.
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Association between pre-eclampsia and locally derived traffic-related air pollution: A retrospective cohort studyPre-eclampsia is a common complication of pregnancy and is a major cause of fetal maternal mortality and morbidity.
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Early life arsenic exposure and acute and long-term responses to influenza A infection in miceExposure to arsenic in early life has been shown to increase the rate of respiratory infections during infancy, reduce childhood lung function, and increase...
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Drug-gene modeling in pediatric T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia highlights importance of 6-mercaptopurine for outcomeThis study advances our understanding of drug resistance in T-ALL and provides new markers for patient stratification.
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Safety and tolerability of a 2009 trivalent inactivated split-virion influenza vaccine in infants, children and adolescentsTo evaluate the safety of CSL's split-virion inactivated trivalent 2009 Southern Hemisphere formulation influenza vaccine (TIV) in children.
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Resident CD8+ and Migratory CD103+ Dendritic Cells Control CD8 T Cell Immunity during Acute Influenza InfectionThe identification of the specific DC subsets providing a critical role in presenting influenza antigens to naïve T cell precursors remains contentious and...
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Improved long-term survival in patients on combination therapies following an incident acute myocardial infarction: A longitudinal population-based studyTo investigate the single and combined effectiveness of commonly prescribed secondary preventive medications (post-acute myocardial infarction (AMI)) in...