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        Urgent action needed to tackle health impacts of climate change

        The Telethon Kids Institute supports calls from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) for transformational action if we are to secure a liveable future. ...

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        Let the children speak: report calls for kids’ voices to be included in government policy

        A new Telethon Kids Institute-led report into the impact of state and national policy on children’s health has called for kids and families to have more say when it comes ...

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        PhD scholarship paves the way for Australia-first healthy skin project

        A Telethon Kids Institute PhD student has been awarded Western Australia’s only 2022 postgraduate scholarship by the National Health and Medical Research Council ...

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        NHMRC funding boost to child health research

        Telethon Kids researchers will use nearly $8.5 million awarded by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) to tackle health issues including respiratory disease, brain cancer, vaccination and Aboriginal health. ...

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        New research partnership to ensure no child gets left behind

        Researchers will track the progress of 12,000 children from birth to age five to identify what services are valuable to families to support the health and wellb ...

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        Telethon Kids researchers awarded Raine Medical Research Foundation funding

        Congratulations to three Telethon Kids Institute researchers, who have been awarded funding from the Raine Medical Research Foundation. ...

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        Built Environments And Child Health in WalEs and AuStralia (BEACHES): a study protocol

        Childhood obesity and physical inactivity are two of the most significant modifiable risk factors for the prevention of non-communicable diseases. Yet, a third of children in Wales and Australia are overweight or obese, and only 20% of UK and Australian children are sufficiently active. ...

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        Gene editing and cardiac disease modelling for the interpretation of genetic variants of uncertain significance in congenital heart disease

        Genomic sequencing in congenital heart disease (CHD) patients often discovers novel genetic variants, which are classified as variants of uncertain significance (VUS). Functional analysis of each VUS is required in specialised laboratories, to determine whether the VUS is disease causative or not, leading to lengthy diagnostic delays. ...

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        Respiratory Health Effects of In Vivo Sub-Chronic Diesel and Biodiesel Exhaust Exposure

        Biodiesel, which can be made from a variety of natural oils, is currently promoted as a sustainable, healthier replacement for commercial mineral diesel despite little experimental data supporting this. The aim of our research was to investigate the health impacts of exposure to exhaust generated by the combustion of diesel and two different biodiesels. ...

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        The Benefits to Bone Health in Children and Pre-School Children with Additional Exercise Interventions: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

        Determine if exercise interventions, beyond what is already provided to children and preschool children, improve bone health and reduce fracture incidence. ...

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