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Increased longevity and the comorbidities associated with intellectual and developmental disability

The contributors, all world experts in their fields, also discuss what we can learn from the presence of co-morbidities.

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TLR2 mediates recognition of live staphylococus epidermidis

Staphylococcus epidermidis is a nosocomial pathogen that causes catheter-associated bacteremia in the immunocompromised, including those at the extremes of age

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Birthweight and the risk of childhood-onset type 1 diabetes

We investigated whether children who are heavier at birth have an increased risk of type 1 diabetes

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Anxiety disorders and cigarette smoking: Results from the Australian Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing

The aim of this study was to describe current and daily smoking rates, and smoking cessation rates in adults with anxiety disorders

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Bone mineral content and density in Rett syndrome and their contributing factors

This study used densitometry to investigate the areal bone mineral density (aBMD) and bone mineral content (BMC) in an Australian Rett syndrome cohort...

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Variation over time in medical conditions and health service utilization of children with Down syndrome

Variation over time in medical conditions and health service utilization of children with Down syndrome.

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House dust mite allergens in asthma and allergy

IgE antibodies in house dust mite (HDM) allergy follow a predictable pattern. Half are directed against two dominant allergens and the remainder largely against

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The mental health and wellbeing of adolescents on remand in Australia

To compare the nature & prevalence of mental health problems, prevalence of suicidal ideation & behaviour, & health-related quality of life of 13-17-year-olds..

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Silencing of TESTIN by dense biallelic promoter methylation

Aberrant promoter DNA methylation has been reported in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia and has the potential to contribute to its onset and outcome

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Method of bacterial killing differentially affects the human innate immune response to Staphylococcus epidermidis

In vitro investigations of human innate immune responses to extracellular bacteria commonly utilise killed preparations in preference to live organisms