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How the first nine months shape the rest of our lives

The field of the developmental origins of health and disease (DOHaD) focuses on prenatal influences as a crucial point in development.

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Virus detection and its association with symptoms during influenza-like illness in a sample of healthy adults

Our findings indicate that a greater number of symptoms are displayed by individuals presenting with influenza confirmed ILI compared with other agents that...

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A randomized, controlled, phase 1/2 trial of a neisseria meningitidis serogroup B bivalent rLP2086 vaccine in healthy children and adolescents

Factor H binding protein (also known as LP2086) is a conserved outer membrane neisserial lipoprotein that has emerged as a strong candidate protein antigen...

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All-cause mortality and cancer incidence among adults exposed to blue asbestos during childhood

This study investigated cancer and mortality of adults exposed to blue asbestos as children.

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Reduction in disparity for pneumonia hospitalisations between Australian indigenous and non-Indigenous children

In the 1990s pneumonia hospitalisation rates in Western Australia (WA) were 13 times higher in Indigenous children than in non-Indigenous children...

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No association between early gastrointestinal problems and autistic-like traits in the general population

No association between early gastrointestinal problems and autistic-like traits in the general population, determine whether gastrointestinal problems, early...

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An eleven-year evaluation of the effect of community treatment orders on changes in mental health service use

Many studies of compulsory community treatment have assessed their effect early on after the implementation of legislation.

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Maternal and neonatal outcomes in pregnancies following colorectal cancer

The risks of adverse obstetric outcomes among young women survivors of colorectal cancer (CRC) are uncertain.

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The Smoking MUMS (Maternal Use of Medications and Safety) study: Protocol for a population-based cohort study using linked administrative data

Approximately 14% of Australian women smoke during pregnancy. Although the risk of adverse outcomes is reduced by smoking cessation, less than 35% of...

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A geometric morphometric assessment of hand shape and comparison to the 2D: 4D digit ratio as a marker of sexual dimorphism

In this study of hand shape analysis, we introduce the reader already familiar with the field of twin research to the potential utility of geometric...