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Management of oral and dental problems in Rett syndrome: a narrative review of the literature

Review of the available dental literature on assessment and management of the oral manifestations of Rett syndrome

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A profile of social, separation and generalized anxiety disorders in an Australian nationally representative sample of children and adolescents

Social, separation and generalized anxiety disorders in young people are relatively common and impairing, with a high level of comorbidity

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Psychosocial resilience and vulnerability in Western Australian Aboriginal youth

We review findings from our previous studies which show the application of a person-based resilience framework of analysis in the context of WA aboriginal youth

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Join our Weight & Body Composition Working Group

Interested in research into weight and body composition?

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What Influences Parents’ Fear about Children’s Independent Mobility? Evidence from a State-Wide Survey of Australian Parents

To identify factors associated with generalized and stranger-specific PF about CIM, a critical aspect of physical activity.

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The glycaemic benefits of a very-low-carbohydrate ketogenic diet in adults with Type 1 diabetes mellitus may be opposed by increased hypoglycaemia risk and dyslipidaemia

This study provides the first evidence that, ketogenic diets in adults with Type 1 diabetes are associated with excellent HbA1c levels and little glycaemic variability

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The Ultra-High-Risk for psychosis groups: Evidence to maintain the status quo

Our findings demonstrate that Ultra-High-Risk groups evidence a similar clinical risk profile when we expand this beyond transition to psychosis

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Autism and psychosis: Clinical implications for depression and suicide

This study examines the association of autism spectrum traits, depressive symptoms and suicidal behaviour in individuals with psychotic experiences

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COVID-19 Update: 27 June 2021

COVID-19 27 June 2021 Update: It is business as usual for ORIGINS, though masks must be worn.

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Incidental inequity

Reporting incidental genomic findings requires various considerations. One of these is that 'the clinical validity and utility of variants should be known'.

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Changes in cell morphology guide identification of tubulin as the off-target for protein kinase inhibitors

Early changes in cell morphology upon treatments are a strong indication that the inhibitor is directly targeting tubulin

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ORIGINS Family Day 2021

ORIGINS says thank you to our gorgeous families with a Family Fun Day at the Pearsall Hocking Community Centre.

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ORIGINS has welcomed its 4,000th family

ORIGINS has recently welcomed its 4,000th family into the study.

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Tech use impact on child health probed in ORIGINS study

A possible link between a rise in conditions such as obesity and attention deficit disorder and the use of computers and smartphones is the focus of a new ORIGINS Project sub-study into the effects of technology on children’s development.

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ORIGINS BENEFIT study tackling peanut allergy

ORIGINS BENEFIT study is looking at whether mums eating more allergenic foods during pregnancy and early breastfeeding would make a difference to their children developing allergies.

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Cow’s milk protein allergies on rise in kids

One of the more common food allergies ORIGINS is seeing in babies is cow’s milk protein allergy (CMPA).

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Tackling weight problems in children

How to identify and tackle a weight problem in children is a delicate and sensitive issue for many parents. However, the earlier any child weight issues are identified the better.

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Autism study helping kids reach their full potential

Professor Andrew Whitehouse and the Autism team at The Kids are working with Joondalup Health Campus as part of ORIGINS to gain greater insight into how the brain develops in children who have difficulties with language.

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Back to nature

ORIGINS is investigating the influence of nature, from pregnancy through the early years of childhood and its impact on later health, as part of the nature relatedness study.