Our latest article on #spatial_variation of short_birth_interval in #Ethiopia has just been published #Precision_public_health #Short_Birth_Interval #Ethiopia Dr Catherine Chojenta, #A/Prof_Liz_Holliday, @DebLoxton dx.plos.org/10.1371/journa…

An editor asking people to review papers during the holidays x.com/fariskelle/sta…

Our paper that examines the #effects of #short_birth_interval on #neonatal, #infant, and #under_five #mortality in #Ethiopia has just been published. Dr Catherine Chojenta, #Liz_Holliday, Deb Loxton, Centre for Women's Health Research bmjopen.bmj.com/content/11/8/e…

Our paper that estimates the #impacts of #short_birth_interval on #undernutrition status of #children in #Ethiopia has just been published. Dr Catherine Chojenta, #Liz_Holliday, @DebLoxton,Centre for Women's Health Research, wwomb bmcpediatr.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…

The latest in #foodallergy research was on the agenda at our Lunchtime Seminar today! 📸 CFAR Dir Prof Prof Kirsten Perrett, CFAR postdocs Dr Catherine Hornung, Dr Shay Karnaneedi, Dr Catherine Lai, Chair A/Prof Debbie Palmer, Dr Des Shifti and CFAR Program Manager Dr Angela Young.

Many thanks to National Allergy Centre of Excellence and Centre for Food Allergy Research for organising a wonderful NACE - CFAR Training Day!

We’re the ‘allergy capital of the world’. But we don’t know why food allergies are so common in Australian children theconversation.com/were-the-aller… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand #A/Professor_Jennifer_Koplin Child Health Research Centre UQ Medicine UQ News

Australia is known as the allergy capital of the world, but why are they so severe in Australian children? #UQ's Dr Desalegn Markos Shifti, PhD and A/Prof Jennifer Koplin discuss what causes allergies, and what parents can do to prevent them. brnw.ch/21wKixM UQ Medicine

An estimated 1 in 10 Australian children develop a food allergy in their first 12 months of life. So why are food allergies so common in Australia? #UQ's A/Prof Jennifer Koplin & Dr Desalegn Markos Shifti discuss via the The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand bit.ly/4bXQpCj

First NMA on digital lifestyle interventions for reducing #CVD risk factors. Effective combos targeting physical activity, diet, & smoking cessation. Deakin Media Deakin Research Deakin IPAN Heart Foundation World Health Organization (WHO) Jonathan Rawstorn Ralph Maddison Desalegn Markos Shifti, PhD sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

📢Our latest publication! Having #milk or #egg_allergy is associated with significantly increased odds of also having #peanut_allergy at age 1 year. authors.elsevier.com/a/1jU8D7tEbbQt… Centre for Food Allergy Research Child Health Research Centre UQ Medicine UQ News #A/Professor_Jennifer_Koplin

Had a great time attending the #Consumer_and_Community_Involvement (#CCI) in Research this morning! Thanks UQ RECOVER Injury Research Centre for organising this wonderful workshop.

Infants who developed food allergy despite the introduction of allergenic foods by age 6 months were more likely to have Asian-born parents and early-onset eczema. Antibiotic use was associated with peanut allergy risk sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

#ASCIA2024 | Our Hot Pubs presenters 📸 A/Prof Debbie Palmer (chair), Dr Shay Karnaneedi, Dr Paxton Loke, Dr Andrew Fong, Dr Desalegn Markos Shifti, PhD, Emily Jerry, Dr Diego J Lopez, A/Prof Rachel Peters, Dr Tim Brettig, Kayla Parker, Dr Melanie Lloyd + Dr Catherine Lai, Dr Dr Vicki McWilliam (chair)

Excited to have attended #ASCIA2024! 💡Had the opportunity to showcase my latest hot pubs 🔥and present my poster. Great conversations and inspiring ideas all around! National Allergy Centre of Excellence Centre for Food Allergy Research Aust Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy Child Health Research Centre

#ASCIA2024 | Congratulations Desalegn Markos Shifti, PhD! Your presentation on milk and egg allergy being associated with increased risk of peanut allergy at age 1 in Australia was fantastic. Read Des' paper here: shorturl.at/B6F2x #FoodAllergy #AllergyResearch UQ News UQ Medicine

Excited to share that our latest #Editorial has just been published! 🔗 Read it here: authors.elsevier.com/a/1jjQ67tEbbQt… #Food_Allergy, #Anaphylaxis #Earlier_Allergen_Introduction #A/Professor_Jennifer_Koplin A/Prof Rachel Peters Child Health Research Centre

Read the insightful EDITORIAL by Drs. Koplin, Shifti, and Peters about the article “Trends of peanut-induced anaphylaxis rates before and after the 2017 early peanut introduction guidelines in Montreal, Canada ” published in the September issue buff.ly/3XvBt8Y