Why are women delaying pregnancy?
A study by the Telethon Kids Institute and The University of Western Australia is exploring the reasons why women are delaying pregnancy well into their thirties.
Researcher Jessica Tearne said delayed childbearing is becoming more...
Kids connect from Kin Kin to Sydney
Kin Kin State School students will be able to share work with kids from interstate and Sydney Theatre Company professionals through an innovative early childhood project being developed by CQUniversity lecturers Dr Sue Davis...
Caffeine affects boys and girls differently after puberty
Caffeine intake by children and adolescents has been rising for decades, due in large part to the popularity of caffeinated sodas and energy drinks, which now are marketed to children as young as four....
Family violence leaves genetic imprint on children
A new Tulane University School of Medicine study finds that the more fractured families are by domestic violence or trauma, the more likely that children will bear the scars down to their DNA.
Researchers discovered...
Baby Formula Does Not Lead to Diabetes-Associated Autoantibodies
A world-wide research team including renowned medical nutrition researchers and Anita Nucci, assistant professor of nutrition, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) the results of a study which examines possible...
Children consuming a Mediterranean Diet are 15% less likely to be overweight
A study of 8 European countries presented at this year’s European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Sofia, Bulgaria, shows that children consuming a diet more in line with the rules of the Mediterranean one...
Mild technology use doesn’t disrupt sleep
Video games, iPhones and iPads are the usual culprits to blame for causing sleep problems in teenagers, yet Flinders University clinical psychologist Michael Gradisar says moderate technology use doesn’t significantly interfere with a good night’s sleep.
Based...
Key to triggering labour in pregnancy
Australian researchers have identified an electrical switch in the muscle of the uterus that can control labour and may help explain why overweight pregnant women have difficulty giving birth.
The world-first discovery, published today in...
Many more babies born by Caesarean in Qld than in the UK
Queensland women have higher odds of having a caesarean section than women of similar age and health in England, QUT's Dr Yvette Miller has found.
Dr Miller from QUT's IHBI (Institute of Health and Biomedical...
New study challenges myth that texting affects children’s grammar and spelling
Researchers have discovered that the use of "textisms" does not appear to negatively impact the development of children's grammar and spelling.
The study, which was carried out by researchers at the University of Tasmania and...
