Kid-friendly chocolate formula helps the medicine go down
Researchers from The University of Western Australia have developed a winning medicine formula that makes bad-tasting medicine taste nice, making it easier to treat sick children.
The UWA study published by the journal Anaesthesia tested 150 children...
7 ways to prevent and manage childhood obesity
World Obesity Day was established to promote practical solutions to end the global obesity crisis. Leading up to 11 October, a review of current evidence lays out a path for the prevention and management...
Using community to help engage young health futures
When children nag their parents to read the nutrition labels of cereal boxes to make a healthier shopping choice, you know they are being educated about health correctly.
This was just one of the stories...
Transform-Us! Program to make moving the norm throughout the day at Victorian primary schools
Every Victorian primary school will be able to register to have free access to a new online program, called Transform-Us!, that uses fun, innovative strategies within the classroom, school and home settings to give...
Children with food insecurity at risk for high blood pressure: USA
Kids with food insecurity, meaning they lack good access to nutritional foods, were more likely to have high blood pressure than kids with secure access to food, according to a study presented at the American Heart...
Students need help navigating the news
Researchers at the University of Tasmania have identified an urgent need for greater digital media awareness and media literacy support for Australian teachers and students.
A new Institute for the Study of Social Change report titled "A...
Giving students the ‘write’ word lessons
The gender divide is already appearing in the first stories written by children as young as five years old, according to a comprehensive new study, the Stage 3 Oxford Wordlist.
The research, led by Flinders...
Child health nurses need support to tackle racism
Child health nurses often feel they’re ill equipped to challenge structural racism, a new Flinders University study has found.
The findings, published in the Journal of Advanced Nursing, suggests there is an urgent need for the...
Virtual reality treatment for dog phobia in children
Using virtual reality technology to treat children for dog phobia is the aim of a new study at Griffith.
Aimed at children aged 8-12 years, the therapy entails assessments and an intensive three hour treatment whereby participants are exposed to multiple...
Life-changing autism training funded
The lives of people with autism and their families are set to be transformed, with all babies born in Victoria to be monitored for early signs of autism during their routine health checks.
This means...
