Balanced advice on ‘screen time’ for children needed
Parents, health professionals and educators need clear and balanced information to help manage young children’s use of mobile touch-screen devices in Australia, new research by Curtin University has found.
The research, published in the Journal of...
Watched Vitamania? Here’s how the TGA regulates vitamins in Australia
On the evening of 12 August 2018, the documentary "Vitamania" premiered in Australia. The documentary explores the role of vitamins and vitamin purchases around the world. To provide context for the film, we describe...
Mental health of teens with disability significantly harmed by peer bullying
Compared to those without a disability, adolescents with a disability have much poorer health and wellbeing, new research has found. They also experience bullying at a higher level than their peers.
A University of Melbourne-led Australian...
App teaches hearing impaired infants to speak
Researchers at Swinburne School of Design are developing an app that teaches hearing-impaired infants to speak. They are collaborating across disciplines to create this world-first digital learning tool.
The idea for the app started with...
Late nights = no brekkie and more junk food for Aussie kids
From toddlers to teens, every parent knows that children can sometimes be fickle eaters. Yet, few would know that a child’s bedtime and how well they sleep at night can also affect how well...
Carrot or (celery) stick for fussy eaters
Parents, carers and grandparents should work with teachers to help the most fussy eaters to eat healthy, varied diets during their preschool and early school years, nutritionists say.
New research from nutrition and dietetics experts...
Childhood obesity grows annual health bill
Childhood obesity is costing Australian taxpayers $43.2 million annually - not including the cost of hospital care - and will grow unless prevention programs are adopted, new research by Monash University shows.
The study, conducted...
Accelerated growth linked to autism
New research from La Trobe University has shown boys with autism are on average born smaller, but surpass their peers in height and head size between birth and age three.
The discovery could inform future...
How to deal with baby’s food rejection
Babies starting to eat solids foods go through a learning process and moving from a liquid diet of milk, to purees to lumpy food, can be easy for some babies, but a struggle for...
Mums with autistic kids twice as likely to be unemployed
Mothers of school-age children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are twice as likely to be out of work than mothers of children without ASD, and James Cook University researchers have been investigating why.
Associate Professor...
