What causes T1D? How can we identify those at risk to enable early intervention and/or prevention.
Epidemiology is the study of patterns, causes and effects of health and disease in different groups of people.
Epidemiological studies are important for informing public health policy and practice guidelines. Information can be used to develop and evaluate effective strategies for preventing diseases occurring in the first place.
They can also be used to improve the clinical care of patients who already have the disease by reducing their risk of complications or further health problems.
Our research group is looking for patterns and trends in newly diagnosed patients with diabetes in Western Australia to try and understand the characteristics of children diagnosed with type 1 diabetes and identify the risk factors that may have triggered their disease. Data from these studies also contributes valuable information to understanding the causes of childhood diabetes in Australia, adding to the prospects of finding a prevention or cure to this serious disease in the futurure.
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