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Conservation of gene expression patterns between the amniotic and nasal epithelium at birth

Amniotic epithelial cells are fetal-derived stem cells, capable of differentiating into all three germ layers, including mature epithelial cell populations. Here, we hypothesised that the amniotic epithelium might serve as a surrogate tissue source for investigating transcriptional profiles in the respiratory epithelium of newborns.

A collaborative yarn on qualitative health research with Aboriginal communities

In this paper, we seek to provide guidance for researchers who are new to undertaking research with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities

Vaccine Effectiveness Against Laboratory-confirmed Influenza in Healthy Young Children A Case-Control Study

The Western Australian Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness study commenced in 2008 to evaluate a new program to provide free influenza vaccine to all children...

Indigenous well-being in four countries

Canada, the United States, Australia, and New Zealand consistently place near the top of the United Nations Development Programme's Human Development Index...

It’s powerful: The Cranbrook State School experience

By his own admission, Cranbrook State School principal Jeffrey Capell was initially resistant to the idea that the school could better support the development of children before they were old enough to actually enrol in school.

The Raine Study: three decades of life-changing research

Between 1989 and 1991, almost 3,000 WA babies were recruited to the Raine Study - an ambitious research project which would yield a series of paradigm-shifting findings that changed scientific thinking. Three decades on, it has also changed the lives of those taking part.

OPTIMUM: OPTimising IMmunisation Using Mixed schedules

Pat Peter Susan Tom Jennifer Holt Richmond Prescott Snelling Kent PhD, DSc, FRCPath, FRCPI, FAA MBBS MRCP(UK) FRACP MBBS BMedSci PhD FRACP BMBS DTMH

Systemic long-term metabolic effects of acute non-severe paediatric burn injury

A growing body of evidence supports the concept of a systemic response to non-severe thermal trauma. This provokes an immunosuppressed state that predisposes paediatric patients to poor recovery and increased risk of secondary morbidity.