Artificial womb raises hope for premature babies
An artificial womb has been successfully used to incubate healthy baby lambs for a period of one week, and researchers hope the technology will one day be able to do the same for extremely...
Physical punishment can be detrimental for children’s behaviour ten years later
Past research has indicated that physical punishment, such as spanking, has negative consequences on child development. However, most research studies have examined short-term associations—less than one year—between discipline and development. Now, researchers at the...
Playing smartphone app aids concussion recovery in teens
In an effort to minimise activity and allow the brain time to rest and heal, doctors advise patients who’ve suffered concussions to avoid screen time on computers, televisions, tablets and smartphones. But during a recent...
Video games’ benefits
New research by Bond University and the Interactive Games & Entertainment Association (IGEA) has shown video and computer games are no longer just about entertainment. Games are being used in a wide variety of...
Auskick program benefits kids with autism
New Deakin University research shows simple adaptions to the NAB AFL Auskick program can encourage kids with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) to increase physical activity and join in with their peers.
The study, recently published...
Game-based technology to spot child hearing loss
This Hearing Awareness Week, Aussie start-up Sound Scouts and research partner, Macquarie University Centre for the Health Economy, is reminding Australian parents to be hearing-wise – and know what hearing screening options are available...
Low birth weight and future heart problems
A Monash University led study has revealed early clues to identifying which low-weight new born babies are at risk of developing future heart problems, opening the way to better monitoring and treatment.
Up to one...
Virtual reality to help children during medical procedures
Monash University and Monash Children’s Hospital researchers are conducting the world’s largest study of virtual reality headsets to improve the experience of children undergoing needle procedures.
Needle procedures, including intravenous cannulas and blood tests, can...
Country kids face veg challenges
Regional and remote kids face unique challenges when it comes to eating the recommended amount of vegetables, new research has found.
An Edith Cowan University-led study has found that children in regional and remote Western Australia need...
Masculine and feminine behaviours influenced socially
The different ways men and women behave, passed down from generation to generation, can be inherited from our social environment – not just from genes, experts have suggested.
Rather than the sexes acting differently because...
