Setting girls up for success in physical activity
Increasing research shows that girls lag behind boys in their movement skills, balance and physical activity and that the gender gap only widens as girls get older.
A new UniSA research study is seeking to...
Seeking kids with autism for computer club
An award-winning computer club for children with autism co-founded by a Victoria University researcher is going online to help kids in remote areas.
‘The Lab’ was set up five years ago as a place for...
Postnatal depression app
Research into postnatal depression is going high-tech, with scientists from The University of Queensland launching a free mobile phone app aimed at studying the genetics behind the condition.
The iOS app, called PPD ACT, will...
Too much salt leading to risk of overweight and obese children
An Australian first study of primary schoolchildren by Victorian researchers has found that children eating greater amounts of salt have a greater risk of being overweight or obese.
Of grave concern, the study also found...
Putting a lid on child obesity with Australian-first online program
Online lifestyle program promoting healthy weight in pre-schoolers to be trialled in the Illawarra.
An Australian-first online healthy lifestyle program that aims to promote healthy weight in pre-schoolers will be trialled in the Illawarra over the...
Starting school a cause for poetry
As children, families and teachers think about the new school year, they are being asked to reflect on their experiences of starting 'big school' as part of an ongoing research program at Charles Sturt...
Men at work: study probing fathers’ work-life balance
The work-life balance of Adelaide fathers, and the culture of companies in which they work, is at the centre of new University of Adelaide research.
Ashlee Borgkvist, PhD student from the University of Adelaide’s School...
Men at work: study probing fathers' work-life balance
The work-life balance of Adelaide fathers, and the culture of companies in which they work, is at the centre of new University of Adelaide research.
Ashlee Borgkvist, PhD student from the University of Adelaide’s School...
Helping fathers manage sons
Men's low participation in parenting programs must be turned around to prevent violence and antisocial behaviour among future generations of boys, according to new research.
The Like Father Like Son project is being led...
New diagnostic tool can detect psychopathic traits in pre-schoolers
Indications of psychopathic traits can be reliably observed in children as young as three, allowing children at risk to undergo earlier treatment, a new study suggests.
Callous-unemotional (CU) traits, including a lack of empathy and...
