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New Funding Supports ORIGINS’ Expansion into Early Childhood ResearchThe ORIGINS Project has been named as a key beneficiary of the Stan Perron Charitable Foundation Research People & Platform round for 2023.
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ORIGINS Enters the Shark TankORIGINS Biobank Manager wins a Shark Tank pitch at Scientific Retreat
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ORIGINS Biobank Manager is inspiring women and girlsMeet Dr Nina D’Vaz, ORIGINS Biobank Manager who recently featured in The Kids Research Institute Australia's social media celebration of International Women and Girls in Science Day.
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The psychosocial burden of childhood overweight and obesity: evidence for persisting difficulties in boys and girlsOverweight and obese children reported greater psychosocial distress than healthy weight children, and these differences were more pronounced for girls than boys.
Does eating cashew nut spreads in the first year of life reduce the chances a baby will develop a cashew nut food allergy?
Does the amount of eggs and peanuts a mother eats during pregnancy and breastfeeding have an influence on whether her baby will develop an egg or peanut food allergy?
Research shows at least a third of newborns receive formula in hospital, a practice shown to be associated with an increased risk of cow’s milk allergy.
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Childhood obesity: what we have learnt from our failure to engage mothers in our interventionWith more than one in four Australian children overweight or obese, and the significant risks this poses for health problems like asthma, depression,...
Can baby’s early movements predict learning difficulties later in childhood?
Reviewing the development and wellbeing of children, prior to them commencing kindergarten