Children's health
11 Sep 2014
Autism rates steady for two decades
A University of Queensland study has found no evidence of an increase in autism in the past 20 years, countering reports that the rates of…
Children's health
07 Aug 2014
Better treatment for child brain injuries
The discovery of a new link between post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), pain and children with traumatic brain injuries could lead to better treatment methods, according…
Men's Health
06 May 2014
Sexpert Q/A: Making an appointment with a sex therapist
Sex therapists help with sexual problems in marriage and relationships. Making an appointment for couple therapy is easy.
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…
Mental Health
31 Mar 2014
What is an Advanced Health Directive? Hope Alexander
Hope Alexander explains what an Advanced Health Directive is, how to get one, and where to get more information.
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.
Children's health
19 Jan 2014
Vanderbilt study reveals senses of sight and sound separated in children with autism
Like watching a foreign movie that was badly dubbed, children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) have trouble integrating simultaneous information from their eyes and their ears, according to a Vanderbilt study published today in The Journal of Neuroscience. The study, led by Mark Wallace, Ph.D., director of the Vanderbilt Brain Institute,…
Children's health
09 Nov 2013
Brain scans may aid in diagnosis of autism
Joint research from the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Psychology and Auburn University indicates that brain scans show signs of autism that could eventually support behaviour-based diagnosis of autism and effective early intervention therapies. The findings appear online today in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience as part of a…
