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Taking on a common respiratory infection in kids

Mapping when Respiratory Syncytal Virus (RSV) reaches its seasonal peak will assist how future vaccination programs are carried out.

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A new approach for research with Aboriginal communities

Winning the support of a remote Aboriginal community paved the way for a pioneering genetics study.

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Boosting literacy in Aboriginal kids

An NHMRC grant to develop a program to improve school outcomes in the Ngaanyatjarra lands has helped create books reflecting Aboriginal experiences.

2017 Update for the Vaccine Trials Group

Wrap up of the people, projects and updates from 2017 in the Vaccine Trials Group research area, and Dr Peter Richmond.

STARS for Kids

Strengths-based, tiered, accessible, resources and supports (STARS) for Kids for parent, carers and their children.

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Planning ahead: the mental health value of natural environments

Over the past decade, a growing number of studies have linked urban green space and aspects of biodiversity with emotional wellbeing.

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Rheumatic heart disease in Timor-Leste school students: an echocardiography-based prevalence study

The rates of RHD in Timor-Leste are among the highest in the world, and prevalence is higher among girls than boys. Community engagement is essential for ensuring follow-up and the effective delivery of secondary prophylaxis.

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Plasmacytoid dendritic cells protect from viral bronchiolitis and asthma through semaphorin 4a-mediated T reg expansion

We found transient pDC depletion during Pneumovirus infection alone predisposed to severe bronchiolitis in early life and subsequent asthma after reinfection.

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Larger Than Life: Injecting Hope into the Planetary Health Paradigm

We argue that the success of planetary health solutions is predicated on a more sophisticated understanding of the psychology of prevention and intervention at all scales

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Potential impact of a maternal vaccine for RSV: A mathematical modelling study

Respiratory syncytial virus is a major cause of respiratory morbidity and one of the main causes of hospitalisation in young children.