Children's health
11 Nov 2017
Preterm babies’ lives saved by clamping umbilical cord later
Thousands of preterm babies could be saved by waiting 60 seconds before clamping the umbilical cord after birth instead of clamping it immediately.
Children's health
23 Oct 2017
Recognising monogenic diabetes is vital for its management
Identifying monogenic diabetes – a rare type of diabetes caused by a single genetic mutation — in the young is crucial for appropriate therapies.
Exercise
10 Oct 2017
Eccentric exercise workout with Professor Ken Nosaka
Watch how to do an eccentric exercise sequence for diabetes prevention, developed by Professor Ken Nosaka and performed here with instructions.
Children's health
27 Sep 2017
Learning to improve foot control in cerebral palsy
A device to measure foot control is being trialled to improve walking ability for adolescents and young adults with cerebral palsy.
Fitness
21 Sep 2017
Eccentric exercise explained by Professor Ken Nosaka
Exercises involving eccentric movements that contract or lengthen muscles have increased health benefits, explains Professor Ken Nosaka in this video.
Children's health
12 Sep 2017
Q&A: What does a urologist actually do?
Urologists are specialists who treat people for problems and diseases of the urinary tract and male reproductive system. They treat men, women and children.
Children's health
07 Sep 2017
Genetic causes of cerebral palsy
A research group is investigating the underlying genetic causes of cerebral palsy, spurred on by the discoveries of University of Adelaide researchers.
Cancer
06 Sep 2017
New brain cancer drug shrinks tumours
Researchers found a drug previously approved to treat breast cancer could also be used to shrink medulloblastoma, a common form of childhood brain tumour.
Children's health
01 Sep 2017
Post-traumatic stress higher in children of veterans with PTSD
A study has found adult children of Australian Vietnam veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are more likely to have PTSD.
