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Linking MECP2 and pain sensitivity

We investigated the occurrence of altered pain sensitivity as well as how these altered reactions to pain were observed during daily life.

How much activity is recommended?

Each family needs to select the appropriate types and levels of activity that suit their own individual needs and circumstances.

Study finds link between family dog ownership and girls’ physical activity

Researchers have found a clear link between the acquisition or loss of a family dog and the level of physical activity undertaken by children in the family, with the impact most noticeable in girls.

Investigational vaccine for WA's meningococcal threat

Perth researchers have begun a clinical trial of an investigational Meningococcal B vaccine against the most common form of meningococcal disease in W.A.

Potential new vaccine for WA's meningococcal threat

Perth researchers are trialling a Meningococcal B vaccine that could potentially provide protection

New system for predicting asthma in children

Asthma researchers at Perth's The Kids for Child Health Research are developing a world first system for predicting the severity of asthma in children

Hannah Thomas

Postdoctoral Research Officer - SToP Trial

Clarithromycin therapy for patients with Cystic Fibrosis: A randomized controlled trial

The clinically significant actions of oral azithromycin in modifying progressive cystic fibrosis (CF) lung disease have been well documented.

Parental occupational exposure to engine exhausts and childhood brain tumors

Childhood brain tumors (CBT) are the leading cause of cancer death in children; their risk factors are still largely unknown.

Early diet quality in a longitudinal study of Australian children: Associations with nutrition and body mass index later in childhood and adolescence

The aims of this study were to determine whether early childhood dietary quality was associated with infant and adolescent nutrition, and body mass index.