Children's health
10 Apr 2013
Arguments at home linked to baby brain function
Being exposed to arguments between parents is associated with the way babies’ brains process emotional tone of voice, according to a new study to be published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. The study, conducted by graduate student Alice Graham with her advisors Phil Fisher…
Children's health
07 Apr 2013
Simple saliva test to predict aggression
A new study indicates that a simple saliva test could be an effective tool in predicting violent behavior. The pilot study, led by Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and published this week online in the journal Psychiatric Quarterly, suggests a link between salivary concentrations of certain hormones and aggression. Researchers,…
Children's health
07 Apr 2013
Scientists provide insights into incurable brain disease
Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Griffith University and University of Queensland scientists researching a degenerative brain disease have developed a new way to understand its progression and safely test potential treatments. The researchers have managed to generate Ataxia-telangiectasia (A-T) patients’ nasal stem cells in the laboratory. UQ Centre for Clinical…
Children's health
01 Apr 2013
How much soft drink do you have in the home?
Primary and secondary school students are five times as likely to be high consumers of sugar-sweetened drinks, such as soft drinks, if these drinks are available in their homes, according to a University of Sydney study published in the journal Preventive Medicine. The study, which used data from the 2010…
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
30 Mar 2013
Sleep helps adolescent brain towards to mature thinking
A new study conducted by monitoring the brain waves of sleeping adolescents has found that remarkable changes occur in the brain as it prunes away neuronal connections and makes the major transition from childhood to adulthood. “We’ve provided the first long-term, longitudinal description of developmental changes that take place in…
Children's health
30 Mar 2013
Do you follow your doctor’s orders for your child? Two out of three don’t!
Paediatricians regularly dispense advice to parents of young children during well-child visits, but a new University of Michigan poll shows that many aren’t following doctors’ orders. Only one-third of parents (31 percent) said they follow advice from their child’s health care provider all of the time, according to the most…
