Early school starts pit teens in a conflict between society, biology
The idea of sleep is supposed to evoke feelings of peace, relaxation and refreshment, but when expert Mary Carskadon talks about teen sleep in school districts with early start times, she uses far less...
Outcomes for home and birth centre births
Women with some characteristics commonly thought to increase pregnancy risks – being over age 35; being overweight; and in some cases, having a vaginal birth after a caesarean section – tend to have good...
How playing on the swings helps kids learn to cooperate
A favourite childhood pastime — swinging on the playground swing set — also may be teaching kids how to get along.
The measured, synchronous movement of children on the swings can encourage preschoolers to cooperate...
Warning labels about drinking while pregnant are working
A random encounter with a warning sign at a north Eugene grocery store put Gulcan Cil on the trail of research toward her doctoral degree and, now, a newly published paper.
The paper, published in the Journal...
New centre set to create safer communities for women and children
Australia’s first and only Centre for Research Excellence (CRE) to promote safer families will lead research into the health effects of intimate partner violence on individuals and families, and how the health sector can...
Sex selection for non-medical reasons
Allowing parents to select their child's sex perpetuates harmful gender stereotypes and places false constraints on parent-child relationships, according to new Deakin University research.
The research paper, recently published in the Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, comes...
Reducing ineffective autism practices
Reducing the use of ineffective practices in autism early intervention is the focus of a new Griffith University study.
“Autism has been described as a “fad magnet’ as it attracts a wide array of potential...
Dangerous dreams: the health consequences of children’s snoring
New research from Monash University – that will continue to be undertaken at the newly opened Monash Children’s Hospital - reveals this snoring is not harmless but may have long term cardiovascular, neurocognitive and behavioural implications.
Up...
Maths-fuelled fiction bound for schools
Schools across Australia are being urged to grab a free mathematics resource that makes learning fun through fiction.
Developed by QUT roboticist Associate Professor Michael Milford, the Math Thrills program hijacks the books, movies and games students love...
Mothers who vape during pregnancy put babies at asthma risk
A UTS-led study of the effects of smoking electronic cigarettes during pregnancy has been hailed by the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand (TSANZ) in its stand against legalising nicotine in e-cigarettes.
Using a...
