| Immunology: |
- Development of a new treatment which allows patients to be treated at home (subcutaneous infusion of immunoglobulin).
- Identification of a gene causing papillon lefever syndrome.
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| Nursing: |
- First Nursing Research Unit in an Australian children's hospital.
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| Orthopaedics: |
- Discovery of new treatments to promote bone healing in leg lengthening.
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| Prof Kim Oates: |
- First study to fully document that abused young people have more psychosocial difficulties than their peers.
- Largest controlled study of child abuse.
- Research led to legislative change regarding children as witnesses.
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| CHISM: |
- Use of MRI to quantitate muscle and bone response to exercise (unpublished).
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| Respiratory Medicine: |
- Defined the development of atopy in asthma.
- Asthma effects 25% of children.
- Recognition of fixed airways obstruction in patients with pulmonary hypertension.
- Use of CPAP/nasal mask ventilation.
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| Psychology: |
- Development of Westmead PTA scale to measure post-traumatic amnesia which gives best predicability of outcome following head injury.
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| Oncology Research Unit: |
- Paediatric Tumour Bank – first in Australia.
- Paediatric Tumour Bank – first in world on World Wide Web.
- New cancer gene discovered.
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| Neurogenetics: |
- Discovery of first "redundant" human gene.
- Identification of a new neuromuscular disorder.
- Mouse model for nemaline myopathy – first myopathy model in the world.
- New marker for cognitive deficits in NF1.
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| Rheumatology: |
- Changes in treatment of brain and limb injury.
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| WSGP: |
- Use of carnitine to treat Rett syndrome patients.
- New diagnosis for mitochondrial deficiencies.
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Social Work:
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- First to create psychosocial support with grandparents scheme and parents plus siblings to stay with child.
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| Newborn Screening: |
- New treatment for homocystinuric patients.
- Introduction of cystic fibrosis screening.
- First use of tandem mass-spectrometry for screening.
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| Centre of Kidney Research: |
- Benchmarking blood pressure in Australian children.
- New insights into urine infection.
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| Gene Therapy Research Unit: |
- First Gene Vector production facility in Australia.
- Novel approach to immune augmentation therapy.
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| Adolescent Medicine: |
- First description of reversibility of structural brain changes associated with anorexia nervosa.
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| Gastroenterology: |
- Identification of pancreatic involvement in cystic fibrosis (impact on treatment of children: $100,000 per year).
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| Neurology: |
- Development of a global cognitive screening test for school age children.
- Identification of new syndromes of axonal type.
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| Gastroenterology: |
- Description of gastro-oesophageal reflux in cystic fibrosis.
- Identification of paracetamol as a cause of liver disease in young children.
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Endocrinology:
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- Reported ueplurocalcinosis in children receiving vitamin and phosphate.
- Detected impact of chemo- and radiation therapy on endocrine function in oncology patients.
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| Psychological Medicine: |
- First reported association of a psychiatric disorder (specifically anorexia nervosa) with the norepinephrine transporter (NET) gene.
- Discovered a large novel DNA sequence in the NET gene.
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