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"What about us?"- the drawbacks of current bruxism assessment criteria in evaluating vulnerable groups

Jenny Helen Kingsley Downs Leonard Wong BApplSci (physio) MSc PhD MBChB MPH MBBS, MPH, MMedStat Head, Child Disability Principal Research Fellow

Investigating falls in adults with intellectual disability living in community settings and their experiences of post-fall care services

This study will determine the rate of falls among older adults with ID living in community based settings, which will assist to identify the extent of this problem

Management of oral and dental problems in Rett syndrome: a narrative review of the literature

Review of the available dental literature on assessment and management of the oral manifestations of Rett syndrome

Alcohol industry lobbying puts babies at risk

The Kids Research Institute Australia researchers have urged Australia’s Food Safety Ministers to hold their nerve and resist alcohol industry efforts to water down health labels that will protect Australian babies from the lifelong effects of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD).

Parenting & play

Every parent knows that physical activity and playtime are important elements of healthy growth and development. They're also a lot of fun.

Impact for DCD

Melissa Gail Matt Jenny Andrew Videos Licari Alvares Cooper Downs Whitehouse Watch and listen to Andrew PhD PhD BCA Marketing, BSc Statistics and

Research fellows

Read about the research fellows at the Children's Diabetes Centre, Martin de Bock, Aveni Hayes, Ashleigh Lin and Marie-Anne Burckhardt.

COVID-19 and Behavioral Sciences

Citation: Jackson T, Steed L, Pedruzzi R, Beyene K, Chan AHY. Editorial: COVID-19 and Behavioral Sciences. Front Public Health. 2022;9. Keywords:

RSV: an update on prevention and management

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a common cause of respiratory tract infections in infants and young children, and adults over 60 years of age. Infants born prematurely, adults aged over 75 years, individuals with medical conditions such as chronic cardiac or respiratory disease, or obesity, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are at increased risk of severe RSV disease. 

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