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Trial of new antibody gives hope to children suffering from brain cancer

Children with aggressive brain cancers could soon have access to a significant new treatment option, using a unique antibody that stops cancer cells from repairing themselves.

Researcher joins national push to unlock the secrets behind MS

A The Kids Research Institute Australia researcher will work to better understand the immune system mechanisms that cause multiple sclerosis, thanks to a new grant from MS Australia. 

Researchers to focus on MS inflammation puzzle

The Kids Research Institute Australia researchers will seek to better understand the relationship between antibodies and inflammation in people with multiple sclerosis (MS), thanks to a generous grant from MS Research Australia.

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Parents may be concerned that social media is teaching their children that they’re not good enough because of the impossible standards which are set.

Assessing the quality, efficiency and usefulness of the Western Australian population-based Intellectual Disability Exploring Answers (IDEA) surveillance system

The IDEA system is a valuable resource to address the needs of people living with intellectual disability

Decreasing Trends in Mean HbA1c Are Not Associated With Increasing Rates of Severe Hypoglycemia in Children

There have been concurrent improvements in HbA1c and decreasing severe hypoglycemia rates in two pediatric cohorts of type 1 diabetes

Birth seasonality and risk of autism spectrum disorder

In the first multinational study of birth seasonality of autism spectrum disorder, there was evidence supporting the presence of seasonal trends in Finland and Sweden

Association of Genetic and Environmental Factors with Autism in a 5-Country Cohort

Based on population data from 5 countries, the heritability of ASD was estimated to be approximately 80%

Association between interpregnancy interval and adverse birth outcomes in women with a previous stillbirth: an international cohort study

Conception within 12 months of a stillbirth was common and was not associated with increased risk of adverse outcomes in the subsequent pregnancy

Validation of intellectual disability coding through hospital morbidity records using an intellectual disability population-based database in Western Australia

To investigate how well intellectual disability (ID) can be ascertained using hospital morbidity data compared with a population-based data source.