Cardiometabolic risk factors to help obese kids
Because obesity affects one in six U.S. children and adolescents, there is a pressing need to identify the subset of overweight or obese kids at the highest risk of developing cardiovascular and metabolic complications...
US teens may be missing vaccines because parents aren’t aware they need one
Parents may be up to speed on what vaccines their children need for kindergarten, but may be less sure during high school years, a new national poll suggests.
More than a third of US parents...
Very preterm birth not associated with mood or anxiety disorders
Do very-preterm or very-low-weight babies develop anxiety and mood disorders later in life? Julia Jaekel, assistant professor of child and family studies at UT, and Dieter Wolke, professor of psychology at the University of...
A life changing journey for an adolescent with autism
Looking at the positive change for an adolescent boy with autism and his family while travelling through Africa has been the focus of a Griffith University research study.
Now the focus of an ABC documentary...
Finding positive permanent homes for foster kids
Queensland foster and kin carers are being asked to take part in a survey to identify positive ways to give kids a chance of a permanent home.
Leith Harding, from QUT’s School of Psychology and...
Study gives a better prediction of IVF success
Australian and New Zealand women who begin assisted reproductive technology (ART) ovarian stimulation treatment before the age of 30 have a 43.7% chance of a live birth after one cycle of treatment, with success...
Collaboration proves vital for children in crisis
Understanding the benefits of child protection, police, and child and family advocates and therapists working together in local communities to respond to allegations of sexual and other severe child abuse has been the focus...
Children imitate in unique ways
From an early age, children are very skilled in imitating the actions of others and are so motivated to do so that they will even copy actions for no reason. Imitation is part of...
Children conceived using donor sperm have similar health
Children conceived using donor sperm have similar health and well-being to the general population, according to a study published in Reproductive BioMedicine Online.
The study of 224 Australian children aged between 5 and 11 was...
Parents have critical role in preventing teen drinking
Fewer teenagers are drinking alcohol but more needs to be done to curb the drinking habits of Australian school students, based on the findings of the latest study by Adelaide researchers.
More than 2800...
