Food Safe and Pregnant: Tips for the Holidays and Beyond
The holiday season is filled with parties, family gatherings, and lots of food. While everyone wants to keep food-safe, it is especially important for pregnant women to do so. Pregnant women are at increased...
Families urged to take health advice number on holidays
NSW Health is reminding families across the State to take an important 24-hour health advice phone number with them while they’re away from home during the Christmas holidays.
NSW Chief Health Officer, Dr Kerry Chant...
Pregnant Women Can Eat Peanuts
Women need not fear that eating peanuts during pregnancy could cause their child to develop a peanut allergy, according to a new study from Boston Children's Hospital published online Dec. 23 in JAMA Pediatrics.
"Our...
Pupils ditch chairs to stand at desks for healthier learning option
A Melbourne school is taking a stand against childhood obesity and idleness by offering the world's first standing classroom, which may also improve learning.
A grade six class at Mont Albert Primary School has been...
Brain connections may explain why girls mature faster
Newcastle University scientists have discovered that as the brain re-organises connections throughout our life, the process begins earlier in girls which may explain why they mature faster during the teenage years.
As we grow older,...
Miracle twins born thanks to egg donation
A woman who received an extra round of IVF treatment because she donated eggs for medical research has given birth to twins.
Stella Murdy, 34, from Great Park, Gosforth, went through a rollercoaster of emotions...
Love hormone helps autistic children
Oxytocin, the love hormone, may help autistic children to be more attuned to social cues in others.
Yale University researchers found that autistic children who were given oxytocin showed greater activity in parts of the...
Young state care leavers a crime risk
A Victorian study has found that young people transitioning out of state care are at greater risk of entering the youth justice system than other young people.
Associate Professor Philip Mendes, Director of the Social...
Baby boys love dolls more than trucks
New research from the University of Western Sydney shows baby boys prefer objects with faces over machines, challenging the theory of an innate preference among babies for ‘girly’ or ‘macho’ toys.
Researchers from the MARCS...
Poverty influences children’s early brain development
Poverty may have direct implications for important, early steps in the development of the brain, saddling children of low-income families with slower rates of growth in two key brain structures, according to researchers from...
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