Genetic test predicts risk for Autism
A team of Australian researchers, led by University of Melbourne has developed a genetic test that is able to predict the risk of developing Autism Spectrum Disorder, ASD.
Lead researcher Professor Stan Skafidas, Director of...
Toddlers are heavier than mums realise
Mums incorrect take on their toddler's weight may be inadvertently leading to their toddlers overeating and getting heavier, say nutrition researchers.
The research, being presented this week at the International Congress of Dietetics in Sydney, found...
Closing the gap in Indigenous early childhood development
Effective programs and services for early childhood development in Indigenous communities are the subject of three new papers released today on the Closing the Gap Clearinghouse website.
The paper, Early learning programs that promote children's...
Language encourages adoption of stereotypes in children
Hearing generic language to describe a category of people, such as “boys have short hair,” can lead children to endorse a range of other stereotypes about the category, a study by researchers at New...
Nutritional supplement offers promise in treatment of autism
An international team of researchers, led by scientists at the University of California, San Diego and Yale University schools of medicine, have identified a form of autism with epilepsy that may potentially be treatable...
Prenatal exposure to pesticide linked with childhood cough
Cough symptoms at age 5 and 6 appear to be unrelated to asthma or infection.
Children exposed in the womb to the widely used pesticide additive piperonyl butoxide (PBO) have heightened risk of noninfectious cough...
Preschoolers from low-income families display social and emotional problems
One of every four preschool-age children from a low-income family who receives medical care at urban primary care clinics needs further evaluation for social and emotional problems, according to a new study.
The Cincinnati Children’s...
A rise in the cancer cure rate in children
Nearly 80 percent of children treated for cancer are now cured of their original disease, according to the National Cancer Institute—a vast improvement over decades past. But survivors of pediatric cancers also are more...
Merging supernatural and scientific beliefs when reasoning with the unknown
Reliance on supernatural explanations for major life events, such as death and illness, often increases rather than declines with age, according to a new psychology study from The University of Texas at Austin.
The study,...
Toddlers increasingly swallowing liquid detergent capsules
Doctors are calling for improved safety warnings and childproof packaging for laundry and dishwasher detergent liquitabs, following a cluster of incidents in which toddlers have inadvertently swallowed the capsules. The five cases, all of...
