Mums smoking linked to childhood brain tumours
Researchers from Perth's Telethon Institute for Child Health Research are calling for further investigation into a potential link between maternal smoking and childhood brain tumours.
It follows the results of a new study which showed...
Soft drinks present in the home drive up consumption in school children
Primary and secondary school students are five times as likely to be high consumers of sugar-sweetened drinks, such as soft drinks, if these drinks are available in their homes, according to a University of...
New approach to stop bullying in schools
Teachers and parents have been so effective in reducing bullying behaviour in schools that it has gone ‘underground’, with young people who bully turning to covert methods to avoid detection.
Recognising the difficulty in identifying...
Chicken pox vaccine saving children’s lives
The widespread introduction of a chicken pox vaccine in Australia in 2006 has prevented thousands of children from being hospitalised with severe chicken pox and saved lives, according to new research.
In a national study...
Chicken pox vaccine saving children's lives
The widespread introduction of a chicken pox vaccine in Australia in 2006 has prevented thousands of children from being hospitalised with severe chicken pox and saved lives, according to new research.
In a national study...
Lifelong exercise holds key to cognitive well-being
A study by researchers at King’s College London highlights a link between lifelong exercise and improved brain function in later life.
The study found that regular intensive lifelong exercise as a child and adult improved...
No good evidence that mouthguards and helmets ward off concussion
Mouthguards and helmets can help ward off other serious head and facial injuries, but there is no good evidence that they can help prevent concussion, and paradoxically, they may even encourage players to take...
Do mother’s invest more in their sons?
Do mothers invest more care in their sons if they believe their child is destined to be a king, president or a high-powered leader?
The answer is definitively yes – as long as those mothers...
Do mother's invest more in their sons?
Do mothers invest more care in their sons if they believe their child is destined to be a king, president or a high-powered leader?
The answer is definitively yes – as long as those mothers...
Cancer doesn’t change young girl’s desire to have children
Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center and colleagues have found that healthy adolescent females have predetermined expectations for becoming parents in the future, but have concerns about fertility and childbearing should they develop a life-threatening...
