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Male offspring get the most benefit from pregnant mother’s exercise
Children's health 06 May 2015

Male offspring get the most benefit from pregnant mother’s exercise

Male offspring appear to benefit more than females from the positive effects of exercise during pregnancy, an animal study by UNSW medical researchers has found.
Can children with egg allergy tolerate pasteurised raw egg?
Children's health 02 May 2015

Can children with egg allergy tolerate pasteurised raw egg?

New research from the University of Adelaide shows pasteurised (heated) raw egg contains the same main allergens as non-pasteurised (fresh) raw egg, and is not…
Modifiable risk factors for kidney failure lay foundation for intervention and improved outcomes
Children's health 17 Apr 2015

Modifiable risk factors for kidney failure lay foundation for intervention and improved outcomes

Study results published today in the National Kidney Foundation’s American Journal of Kidney Diseases provide new insights into why a child’s chronic kidney disease (CKD)…
When the spin doesn’t hold water
Children's health 26 Mar 2015

When the spin doesn’t hold water

We often hear recommendations we should drink two litres, sometimes even three litres of water a day. But there’s just one simple rule that all…
Mother’s stress hormone levels may affect foetal growth and long term health of child
Children's health 20 Feb 2015

Mother’s stress hormone levels may affect foetal growth and long term health of child

The University of Cambridge examined whether levels of the stress hormones known as glucocorticoids can influence the supply of glucose from mother to foetus.
Unveiling how the children’s tummy bug, rotavirus, causes infection
Children's health 16 Feb 2015

Unveiling how the children’s tummy bug, rotavirus, causes infection

Researchers from the University of Melbourne and Griffith University’s Institute for Glycomics have significantly advanced understanding of a virus that kills up to half a…
Do you have an overactive bladder?
Children's health 31 Jan 2015

Do you have an overactive bladder?

An estimated 12% of Australians have a condition called overactive bladder, which can be the cause of much upheaval and distress in a person’s life.
Summer no sweat for Aussies but winter freeze fatal
Children's health 24 Jan 2015

Summer no sweat for Aussies but winter freeze fatal

Australians are more likely to die during unseasonably cold winters than hotter than average summers, QUT research has found
Australian boy first in the world to receive new artificial pancreas
Children's health 21 Jan 2015

Australian boy first in the world to receive new artificial pancreas

The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) has advised that access to life-changing technology is a step closer for Australians with type 1 diabetes, as Australian…