False perceptions of body weight put new mums in diabetes danger zone
An alarming number of new mums who develop increased blood sugar levels during pregnancy are placing themselves at heightened risk of long-term diabetes because of false perceptions of their own weight and health risk.
Research...
Health Check: how to get pregnant
For couples trying to conceive, the chance of this happening within a year depends on their age. The monthly chance of pregnancy for couples where the woman is 35 years or younger is about 20% and 80-90%...
How parents juggle work hours may influence kids’ weight
The way parents balance their work schedules may affect their adolescent children's eating habits, according to Penn State researchers.
Those schedules may be even more important than the number of hours the parents spend at...
How parents juggle work hours may influence kids' weight
The way parents balance their work schedules may affect their adolescent children's eating habits, according to Penn State researchers.
Those schedules may be even more important than the number of hours the parents spend at...
Babies don’t “start from scratch”
There's now overwhelming evidence that a child's future health is influenced by more than just their parents' genetic material, and that children born of unhealthy parents will already be pre-programmed for greater risk of...
Babies don't "start from scratch"
There's now overwhelming evidence that a child's future health is influenced by more than just their parents' genetic material, and that children born of unhealthy parents will already be pre-programmed for greater risk of...
Maternal death rate remains low for Australian women—but some groups at greater risk
Deaths from complications of pregnancy and childbirth are rare among Australian women, but some groups are at greater risk than others, according to a report released today by the Australian Institute of Health and...
Cold kids hot to trot in winter
Children are more active in winter than in spring and summer, a breakthrough Deakin University study has found.
The surprise findings by researchers at the University's Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research (C-PAN) contrasts with previous...
HPV vaccine could help ‘close the gap’
In the most comprehensive assessment of its type, UNSW-led research has found that in just four years, the HPV vaccine has resulted in a dramatic drop in genital warts in young Australians from a...
HPV vaccine could help 'close the gap'
In the most comprehensive assessment of its type, UNSW-led research has found that in just four years, the HPV vaccine has resulted in a dramatic drop in genital warts in young Australians from a...
