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Social disadvantage the focus for WA child health researchersResearchers from The Kids will play a significant role in investigating - and breaking - the generational cycle of social disadvantage.
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Scholarships awarded to outstanding child health researchersScholarships awarded to outstanding child health researchers
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Telethon Institute Research Director Elected to International RoleProfessor Moira Clay has taken over the reins of a key international body supporting research administrators and managers across Australia and the Asia Pacific.
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Study Brings Good News For Assisted PregnanciesResearch by The Kids has shown a significant decline in the risk of birth defects amongst WA children born using Assisted Reproductive Technology.
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Exposure to diesel exhaust increases risk of child brain tumoursResearch at Telethon Institute has shown a correlation between brain tumours in young children and their parents' exposure to diesel exhaust fumes before birth.
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Researchers find new insight into genetics of aggressive cancerResearchers at Telethon Institute have found genetic differences in the rare and aggressive NUT-midline carcinoma, presenting new treatment opportunities.
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Community bands together to create a brighter future for our kidsTen-year-old Isabelle decided to make and sell loom band bracelets to raise money for The Kids Research Institute Australia.
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Remote after-care using smartphones: A feasibility study of monitoring children's pain with automated SMS messagingMonitoring children's recovery postoperatively is important for routine care, research, and quality improvement. Although telephone follow-up is common, it is also time-consuming and intrusive for families. Using SMS messaging to communicate with families regarding their child's recovery has the potential to address these concerns. While a previous survey at our institution indicated that parents were willing to communicate with the hospital by SMS, data on response rates for SMS-based postoperative data collection is limited, particularly in pediatric populations.
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Taste-Masked Flucloxacillin Powder Part 2: Formulation Optimisation Using the Mixture Design Approach and Storage StabilityFlucloxacillin is prescribed to treat skin infections but its highly bitter taste is poorly tolerated in children. This work describes the application of the D-optimal mixture experimental design to identify the optimal component ratio of flucloxacillin, Eudragit EPO and palmitic acid to prepare flucloxacillin taste-masked microparticles that would be stable to storage and would inhibit flucloxacillin release in the oral cavity while facilitating the total release of the flucloxacillin load in the lower gastrointestinal tract.
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The Western Environment Reduces Innate Immune Cytokine Production in Chinese ImmigrantsWe recruited age- and sex-matched Chinese immigrants living in Western Australia for less than 6 months (newly arrived, n = 22) or more than 5 years.