Women with less education than their mothers risk poor mental health
Women with significantly lower levels of education than their parents are at higher risk of poor mental health, a new University of Queensland study has found.
UQ School of Population Health researchers, Dr Leigh Tooth...
Free online anaphylaxis e-training could save lives
The Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA) has developed ASCIA anaphylaxis training for first aid (community) in response to the recognised need for quality anaphylaxis training for the general community. This course...
Childhood cancer tumours grow quickly, leaving fewer obvious treatment targets
An extensive genomic study of the childhood cancer neuroblastoma reinforces the challenges in treating the most aggressive forms of this disease. Contrary to expectations, the scientists found relatively few recurrent gene mutations—mutations that would...
School students jet lagged for school start
Sleep experts are urging parents to start adjusting their child’s sleep schedule now if they want them to avoid feeling jet lagged for the first few weeks of school.
Professor Dorothy Bruck, Sleep Psychologist, Victoria...
Challenging links between day care and behavioral issues
A new study that looked at more than 75,000 children in day care in Norway found little evidence that the amount of time a child spends in child care leads to an increase in...
Prolonged CPR could save you or your children
Experts from The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia were among the leaders of two large national studies showing that extending CPR longer than previously thought useful saves lives in both children and adults. The research...
Possibilty to prevent, reverse disabilities affecting children born prematurely
Physician-scientists at Oregon Health & Science University Doernbecher Children's Hospital are challenging the way pediatric neurologists think about brain injury in the pre-term infant. In a study, the OHSU Doernbecher researchers report for the...
Not being able to metabolize folic acid can lead to birth defects
It has been known for several decades that folic acid supplementation dramatically reduces the incidence of neural tube defects, such as spina bifida and anencephaly, which are among the most common birth defects. In...
Bariatric surgery in extremely obese adolescents
This time of year many people make resolutions to live a healthier lifestyle, exercise more, lose weight and eat better. For the adolescents who are extremely obese in this country, diet and exercise alone...
Understanding how influenza impacts critically ill children
Investigators from 15 children’s medical centers, including Nationwide Children’s Hospital, observed and evaluated critically ill children with influenza to evaluate the relationships between levels of systemic inflammation, immune function and likelihood to die from...
