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Childhood cancers not on the rise in SA and NT, but disparity remains for Indigenous children in the NTDespite national and global reports of rising incidences of cancer affecting children and young people, a new analysis has found rates of childhood cancer have remained unchanged over the last 30 years in South Australia and the Northern Territory.

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Researchers receive crucial Near Miss fundingCongratulations to four outstanding The Kids Research Institute Australia researchers who have received funding designed to support researchers who have narrowly missed out on highly competitive national funding.
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Sex-specific associations between umbilical cord blood testosterone levels and language delay in early childhoodPreliminary evidence suggests that prenatal testosterone exposure may be associated with language delay.
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Androgen concentrations in umbilical cord blood and their association with maternal, fetal and obstetric factorsThe aim of this study was to measure umbilical blood androgen concentrations in a birth cohort using a highly specific liquid chromatography-tandem mass...
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Change in Gross Motor Abilities of Girls and Women With Rett Syndrome Over a 3- to 4-Year PeriodWe describe change in gross motor function over 3 to 4 years for 70 subjects participating in the Australian Rett Syndrome Database
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Premature to conclude no genetic basis to the association between smoking and major depressive disorderWe analyzed two large-scale surveys, and found high rates of smoking in people with mood disorders and both with and without substance dependence disorders.
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Idiosyncratic nature of voriconazole photosensitivity in children undergoing cancer therapyIn adults, the unpredictability of voriconazole pharmacokinetics, particularly in those patients receiving chemotherapy, is well recognised. A paucity of...
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Evidence for associations between the purinergic receptor P2X(7) (P2RX7) and toxoplasmosisCongenital Toxoplasma gondii infection can result in intracranial calcification, hydrocephalus and retinochoroiditis. Acquired infection is commonly associated

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Intellectual disability and other neuropsychiatric outcomes in high-risk children of mothers with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and unipolar major depressionWe examined risk of intellectual disability and other neuropsychiatric outcomes in children of mothers with and without schizophrenia, bipolar or depression.