Childhood lead exposure linked to crime in adulthood
Australians who were exposed to high levels of lead as children may be at greater risk of committing violent and impulsive crimes two decades later, our yet-to-be-published research suggests.
The origins of criminal behaviour have...
Developmental delays in children following prolonged seizures
Researchers from the UK determined that developmental delays are present in children within six weeks following convulsive status epilepticus (CSE)—a seizure lasting longer than thirty minutes. The study appearing today in Epilepsia, a journal...
No link between testosterone levels in womb and behaviour
A new study from the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research shows testosterone levels in the womb have little impact on later childhood behavior.
Lead author Dr Monique Robinson said results from smaller studies had...
Tackling the allergy epidemic
Allergic disease already affects one in five Australians, but experts warn this could rise by 70% to one in four by 2050 unless prevention strategies are developed now.
In response to the dramatic rise in...
Study exposes link between pesticides and childhood brain tumours
A new study from the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research has revealed a potential link between professional pesticide treatments in the home and a higher risk of children developing brain tumours.
Published in the...
New plan to address pneumonia and diarrhoea could save 2 million children a year
A new Global Action Plan launched today by the WHO and UNICEF has the potential to save up to 2 million children every year from deaths caused by pneumonia and diarrhoea, some of the...
Rates of childhood squint surgery have plummeted over past 50 years
Rates of surgery to correct childhood squint in England have tumbled over the past 50 years, finds research published online in the British Journal of Ophthalmology.
But there’s still a fivefold difference between the areas...
Predicting repeat suicide-related behavior in youth
New research out of St. Michael's Hospital has found that multiple factors independently predict what makes youth more likely to make repeat suicide-related behaviour.
The study, led by Dr. Anne Rhodes, a research scientist at...
High blood pressure in pregnancy may spell hot flashes later
Women who have hypertensive diseases during pregnancy seem to be at higher risk of having troublesome hot flashes and night sweats at menopause, report researchers from the Netherlands in an article published in Menopause,...
Immunotherapy showed promising antileukemia activity in pediatric patients
Researchers using patients’ own immune cells in an immunotherapy approach called “anti-CD19 chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy,” achieved responses in children whose acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) had returned after a bone marrow transplant,...
