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Prevalence and predictors of vitamin D deficiency in a nationally representative sample of Australian adolescents and young adultsVitamin D deficiency is a public health concern worldwide. Maintaining vitamin D sufficiency during growth periods is essential. We aimed to determine the prevalence and predictors of vitamin D deficiency in Australian adolescents and young adults.

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New meningococcal strains bring increased risk in WAA new study has confirmed the changing pattern of meningococcal disease in Western Australia.
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Seventh Annual Conference of inVIVO Planetary Health on Transforming Life: Unify Personal, Public, and Planetary HealthHere we present the collection of abstracts of invited lectures and oral communications presented during the 7th inVIVO Planetary Health Conference
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Access to health professionals by children and adolescents with mental disorders: Are we meeting their needs?The typical number of visits to health professionals by children with mental disorders during a 12-month period is relatively small
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The time lag prior to the rise in glucose requirements to maintain stable glycaemia during moderate exercise in a fasted insulinaemic state is of short durationThere is a 20-min low exogenous glucose demand period during which the glucose requirements to maintain stable glycaemia do not increase during moderate exercise
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Ultraviolet irradiation of skin alters the faecal microbiome independently of vitamin D in miceSkin exposure to ultraviolet radiation alters the faecal microbiome, and further investigations to explore the implications of this in health and disease are warranted
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Airway Microbiota Dynamics Uncover a Critical Window for Interplay of Pathogenic Bacteria and Allergy in Childhood Respiratory DiseaseTo complement early allergic sensitization, monitoring NPM composition may enable early detection and intervention in high-risk children
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ISPAD Clinical Practice Consensus Guidelines 2018: Exercise in children and adolescents with diabetesPromotion of regular physical activity is an integral part of diabetes care delivery and health care providers should promote this message at every available opportunity
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A platform for discovery of functional cell-penetrating peptides for efficient multi-cargo intracellular deliveryThis report thus establishes a discovery platform for identifying novel, functional CPPs to expand the delivery landscape of druggable intracellular targets for biological therapeutics
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Prevalence of allergic sensitization, hay fever, eczema, and asthma in a longitudinal birth cohortThe aim of this study was to longitudinally assess the prevalence of allergic sensitization, asthma, eczema and hay fever from infancy to adulthood