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Group B streptococcus (GBS) is an important cause of early- and late-onset sepsis in the newborn. Preterm infants have markedly increased susceptibility...
The increase in childhood allergic disease in recent decades has coincided with increased folic acid intakes during pregnancy. Circulating unmetabolized folic acid (UMFA) has been proposed as a biomarker of excessive folic acid intake. We aimed to determine if late-pregnancy serum UMFA and total folate concentrations were associated with allergic disease risk in the offspring at 1 y of age in a population at high risk of allergy.
Maternal resistant starch consumption was differentially associated with infant phenotypes, with reduced risk of infant wheeze, but increased risk of eczema
Food allergy is mediated by a combination of genetic and environmental risk factors, potentially mediated by epigenetic mechanisms.
Consideration of suicide among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples must be situated within a context that recognises the impact of racism...
Carrington Shepherd PhD Honorary Research Associate Honorary Research Associate Areas of research expertise: Population health; Aboriginal and Torres
Patients battling antibiotic-resistant superbugs will soon have access to life-saving WA-made therapies that could help treat lung, skin and ear infections as well as bacterial infections like Golden Staph. Western Australia's inaugural phage manufacturing facility – spearheaded by a team at the
Manage a new epidemiological study aimed at reducing preventable mortality in early life, using novel linked health data
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Childhood outcomes following preterm birth are widely published, however long-term adult outcomes are less well described. We aimed to determine the quality of life and burden of co-morbidities experienced by preterm-born young adults in Western Australia.