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Adversity and resilience amongst resettling Western Australian paediatric refugees

Refugee children have complex backgrounds with exposure to multiple traumatic events.

ANRIL Promoter DNA Methylation: A Perinatal Marker for Later Adiposity

Experimental studies show a substantial contribution of early life environment to obesity risk through epigenetic processes.

Good-quality diet in the early years may have a positive effect on academic achievement

Quality of early diet may be a predictor for later academic achievement

Expanding the clinical picture of the MECP2 Duplication syndrome

Perinatal characteristics, early childhood development and medical co-morbidities in MECP2 Duplication syndrome

Joint attention and parent-child book reading

Good language development is an integral component of school readiness and academic achievement.

The dual-pathway and cognitive-behavioural models of binge eating: prospective evaluation and comparison

The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the dual-pathway, original cognitive-behavioural, and enhanced "transdiagnostic" cognitive-behavioural...

Early mental health morbidity and later smoking at 17 years of age

We examined the relationship between the onset and pattern of childhood mental health disorders and subsequent current smoking status at age 17 years.

The associations between physical activity, screen time and weight from 6 to 14 yrs: The Raine Study

To examine the strength and direction of the relationship between physical activity level, screen use and BMI in a cohort at ages 6, 8, 10 and 14 yrs as part...

ORIGINS Co-Director nominated in the 2024 Western Australian of the Year Awards

A wellbeing program to promote mental health in paediatric burn patients: Study protocol

One of the most traumatic injuries a child can experience is a severe burn. Despite improvements in medical treatments which have led to better physical outcomes and reduced mortality rates for paediatric burns patients, the psychological impact associated with experiencing such a traumatic injury has mostly been overlooked. This is concerning given the high incidence of psychopathology amongst paediatric burn survivors.