Children's health
09 May 2017
Novel app to help young people control asthma
A new mobile application (app) launched on World Asthma Day will support young people to manage their asthma and improve their quality of life.
Children's health
15 Apr 2017
‘Medicinal food’ diet counters onset of type 1 diabetes
A study has found that a diet yielding high amounts of short-chain fatty acids benefits the immune system and protected against juvenile or type 1…
Children's health
04 Apr 2017
Genetic sequencing of new virus affecting babies
Scientists have sequenced a new virus that affects babies, in an important first step towards combating the illness.
Children's health
26 Mar 2017
Cannabis use in Australians with epilepsy
14% of Australians with epilepsy have successfully used cannabis products to manage seizures.
Children's health
16 Mar 2017
Better sleep feels like winning the lottery
Improving your sleep quality is as beneficial to health and happiness as winning the lottery, according to research.
Children's health
13 Feb 2017
Premature babies don’t use sensory-prediction brain process that may be key to development
Premature babies don't use their expectations about the world to shape their brains as babies born at full term do, important evidence that this neural…
Children's health
03 Feb 2017
Trial determines safest airway device for babies in surgery
A team of researchers performed a randomised clinical trial on infants (aged less than one year) to improve the safety of anaesthesia for babies.
Children's health
02 Feb 2017
What we want you to know about life with a feeding tube
There are many reasons why children or adults may require feeding tubes. Bella had a feeding tube inserted in her stomach at the age of…
Children's health
27 Sep 2016
Unravelling the genetic mystery behind mitochondrial disease
Mitochondrial disease is an illness that robs its sufferers of energy, and damages muscles and major organs like the brain and heart. About 1 in…
