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A vacation spent researching UVWhile many university students spend their summer break enjoying a bit of downtime, Will Kermode spent his in a laboratory.
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New app helps teens think twiceProfessor Donna Cross’ innovative research aims to protect children from the harmful effects of online bullying.
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The Australian Baby Bonus Maternity Payment and Birth Characteristics in Western AustraliaThe Australian baby bonus maternity payment introduced in 2004 has been reported to have successfully increased fertility rates in Australia. We aimed to...
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The effect of a short sprint on postexercise whole-body glucose production and utilization rates in individuals with type 1 diabetes mellitusA sprint as short as 10 sec can increase plasma glucose levels in nondiabetic and T1DM individuals, with this rise resulting from a transient decline in...
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Prevalence and risk factors for cervical HPV infection and abnormalities in young adult women at enrolment in the multinational PATRICIA trialWe evaluated baseline data from the PApilloma TRIal against Cancer In young Adults (PATRICIA; NCT00122681) on the association between behavioral risk factors...
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Physical and mental health of mothers caring for a child with Rett syndromeThis study compared the behavior profile of cases in the Australian Rett Syndrome Database (ARSD) with those in a British study using the Rett Syndrome...
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Comparison of the immunogenicity and reactogenicity of a prophylactic quadrivalent human papilloma VirusWe conducted a noninferiority immunogenicity study to bridge the efficacy findings in young women to preadolescent and adolescent girls and boys...
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A vaccine to protect kids heartsThe Kids Research Institute Australia is spearheading a trans-Tasman effort to develop a vaccine for rheumatic fever.
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Sugary drinks in the spotlightAt The Kids, many of our studies have uncovered significant health risks associated with both high sugar drinks and energy drinks.
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The best time for the next bub!A big decision for a lot of parents is when to try for another baby. The variation in timing can be enormous, from a few months to more than 10 years.