Children's health
20 Apr 2014
Evolution of whooping cough bacterium could reduce
The bacterium that causes whooping cough, Bordetella pertussis, has changed – most likely in response to the vaccine used to prevent the disease – with…
Children's health
11 Apr 2014
2014 flu vaccine
Influenza affects up to 15% of adults and 30% of children each flu season and early indications suggest we could be facing a severe season.…
Children's health
06 Apr 2014
Oxytocin could provide new treatment for anorexia
Oxytocin, also known as the ‘love hormone’, could provide a new treatment for anorexia nervosa, according to new research by a team of British and…
Blood
26 Mar 2014
Sickle Cell Trait: Neglected opportunities in the era of genomic medicine
While acknowledging the potential of genomics to prevent and treat disease, researchers from Boston Medical Center (BMC) and Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) believe…
Children's health
23 Mar 2014
Kawasaki Disease and Pregnant Women
In the first study of its type, researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have looked at the health threat to…
Children's health
17 Mar 2014
Brain development provides insights into adolescent depression
A new study led by the University of Melbourne and Orygen Youth Health Research Centre is the first to discover that the brain develops differently…
Children's health
14 Mar 2014
40% of children have poor sleep schedules and 20% are sleep deprived
Sleep is vital for healthy bodies and minds, but worrying research shows one in five Australian children don't get enough of it.
Cancer
10 Mar 2014
Secondary Thyroid Cancer More Deadly than Primary Malignancy in Young Individuals
A new analysis has found that adolescents and young adults who develop thyroid cancer as a secondary cancer have a significantly greater risk of dying…
Children's health
06 Mar 2014
Low birth weight reduces ability to metabolise drugs
Researchers have identified another concern related to low birth weight – a difference in how the body reacts to drugs, which may last a person’s…
