Link between high birth weight and heart disease
Babies born with high birth weight may be at increased risk of cardiovascular disease in adulthood, according to a University of Sydney study.
Sydney University’s Dr Skilton said the results demonstrate that young adults who...
Young people speak out about cyberbullying
A national crowdsourcing campaign led by UNSW’s Social Policy Research Centre (SPRC) is giving young Australians the opportunity to share their opinions about cyberbullying.
Digital Jigsaw has been launched to help inform the Federal Government’s...
Childhood virus may increase type 1 diabetes risk
The most common cause of severe diarrhoea in children, the rotavirus infection, has been shown to accelerate the development of type 1 diabetes in mice, according to new University of Melbourne research.
The study, published...
Parents urged to be safer with baby slings
With three deaths in Australia associated with baby slings and a new QUT study finding almost one in 20 infants have been injured or narrowly avoided injury in slings, researchers are working with the...
Antidepressants during pregnancy linked to preterm birth
Antidepressant medications taken by pregnant women are associated with increased rates of preterm birth. This finding reinforces the notion that antidepressants should not be used by pregnant women in the absence of a clear...
Should I raise my kids bilingually?
As one in four Australians is now born outside of Australia, many children are growing up with other languages spoken at home. Should parents speak to their child in their first language, or attempt...
Four in 10 infants lack strong parental attachments
In a study of 14,000 U.S. children, 40% lack strong emotional bonds — what psychologists call "secure attachment" — with their parents that are crucial to success later in life, according to a new...
Public smoking bans reduce preterm births and child hospital visits
The introduction of laws banning smoking in public places and workplaces in North America and Europe has been quickly followed by large drops in rates of preterm births and children attending hospital for asthma,...
Obesity prevention programs can lower kids’ blood pressure
One of the serious health consequences of obesity is elevated blood pressure (BP), a particular problem in children because research has found that high BP in children usually follows them into adulthood, carrying with...
Sugar is on the menu in schools as canteen guidelines fail
Guidelines used to rate school canteen menus should be overhauled to limit the sugar content of food and drinks, according to University of Sydney nutrition expert Kieron Rooney.
Dr Kieron Rooney, a senior lecturer in...
