Children's health
31 Mar 2013
Calls for a greener menu in Australian school canteens
Menus at Australian state schools could do better according to new research, compiled by Monash University and VicHealth for online advocacy group The Parents’ Jury. A review of 263 school menus across Australia identified 30 per cent of surveyed primary schools and less than 19 per cent of surveyed secondary…
Children's health
31 Mar 2013
Are Sydney pollutants driving childhood asthma?
The first study of the effects of Sydney’s air pollution on the development of asthma has been carried out at UNSW. Asthma affects one in six children, making it the most common chronic disease in young people. It most commonly develops in the first decade of life. “Developing a proper…
Bone
30 Mar 2013
Young runners, are you wearing the right running shoe?
Many of today’s running shoes feature a heavy cushioned heel. New research presented at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons(AAOS) found that these shoes may alter an adolescent runner’s biomechanics (the forces exerted by muscles and gravity on the skeletal structure) and diminish performance. Researchers…
Children's health
26 Mar 2013
Chicken pox vaccine saving children’s lives
The widespread introduction of a chicken pox vaccine in Australia in 2006 has prevented thousands of children from being hospitalised with severe chicken pox and saved lives, according to new research. In a national study of chicken pox admissions at four participating Australian children’s hospitals, researchers found the number of…
Mental Health
25 Mar 2013
Don’t dwell on the past! Stressful events not good for inflammation in the body
Dwelling on negative events can increase levels of inflammation in the body, a new Ohio University study finds. Researchers discovered that when study participants were asked to ruminate on a stressful incident, their levels of C-reactive protein, a marker of tissue inflammation, rose. The study is the first time to…
Diet & Foods
17 Mar 2013
Sweet apple hummus recipe
This apple hummus recipe is sweet and fresh, perfect for serving with apple slices or any of your favourite fruits or veggies. With no added…
Children's health
14 Mar 2013
Research Explores Factors That Impact Adolescent Mental Health
Research indicates that half of all lifetime cases of mental illness begin by age 14, well before adulthood. Three new studies investigate the cognitive, genetic and environmental factors that may contribute to mental health disorders in adolescence. The studies are published in Psychological Science and Clinical Psychological Science, journals of…
Children's health
06 Mar 2013
Perfectionistic parenting impacts childhood anxieties
In a new study published in the Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, researchers investigated the impact of perfectionistic rearing behaviors by parents on children. Results showed that while all children showed an increase in their self-oriented perfectionism under perfectionist rearing conditions, it was children in the non-perfectionistic rearing condition that improved…
Cancer
01 Mar 2013
Reducing tumour growth and spread of advanced neuroblastoma
In a world-first discovery, researchers at Children’s Cancer Institute Australia (CCIA) have found a potential new way to reduce neuroblastoma tumour growth and metastasis. The findings, which have been published in Oncogene, may lead to the development of more targeted treatments for neuroblastoma and potentially save the lives of more…
