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Leading NZ-Australian child health research institutes join forces

HealthTimes - 04-07-2017

New Zealand and Australia’s leading child health research institutes are joining forces to advance our knowledge of how nutrition interacts with a person’s genetic

 
New app to help children with disabilities stay active

HealthTimes - 30-06-2017

Curtin University researchers have been awarded the 2017 Dr Louisa Alessandri Research Grant to roll out a free app to help Western Australian children with disabilities access

 
Unsupervised use of smartphones pose serious health concerns among children

AAP - 21-06-2017

The latest Australian Child Health Poll shows one-third of preschoolers and two- thirds of primary school-aged children own a smartphone or tablet.

 
Nurses unite for the health and wellbeing of all children, including most vulnerable in Australia

HealthTimes - 01-06-2017

Maternal, child and family health nurses provide the most accessible and freely available health services for vulnerable families in Australia. Now a comprehensive

 
Stress hormone study to finally settle debate over infant sleep training

HealthTimes - 10-05-2017

Researchers aim to measure the stress hormone cortisol in babies and parents during different types of sleep training, to conclusively rule on which is the least stressful

 
A link between childhood maltreatment and adult psychosis

AAP - 27-04-2017

Australian research has found a clear link between childhood maltreatment and adult psychosis, leading to calls for more support for 'stressed' parents.

 
Offering a child a hug rather than a lolly when they are upset is a better option

AAP - 26-04-2017

Offering a preschooler a hug rather than a lolly when upset will help ensure they don't become emotional eaters later in life, say Norwegian psychologists.

 
New study shows snoring could cause brain damage in children

AAP - 19-04-2017

Snoring can cause long term cardiovascular, neurocognitive and behaviour problems in children, a new study has found. Most parents believe their child's snoring

 
Study shows circumcision benefits outweigh risks

AAP - 09-02-2017

A leading researcher is calling for public hospitals to provide all baby boys with the option of circumcision, saying the benefits far outweigh the risks.

 
Youngest in class more likely to be medicated for ADHD

HealthTimes - 19-01-2017

Curtin University researchers have established that the youngest children in West Australian classrooms are more likely than their older classmates to receive medication for

 

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