Parechovirus epidemic affecting infants needs action: experts
In the Medical Journal of Australia, experts say there are no effective antiviral therapies, so treatment is primarily supportive, including management of complications. Some infants with severe HPeV infection may have adverse neurodevelopment.
Severe disease...
Kids exposed to general anaesthetic do poorer on numeracy, literacy tests
Exposure to general anaesthetic up to age 4 raises the risk of poor child development and reduced literacy and numeracy as measured by school tests, new research led by the University of Sydney reveals.
The...
Dairy study shows how much better grass-fed milk really is
Australian dairy cows are among the world’s best producers of milk rich in good fatty acids simply because they graze in paddocks, says the head of organics research at Southern Cross University.
Professor Carlo Leifert...
Brain development influenced by the immune system
University of Queensland researchers have highlighted a link between foetal brain development and the origins of developmental diseases such as schizophrenia.
UQ Faculty of Medicine’s Dr Liam Coulthard said many adult diseases originated during foetal...
Research to make early diagnosis, intervention possible for cerebral palsy
A test to diagnose cerebral palsy at birth, which could allow infants access to critical early interventions, is one step closer thanks to research from the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI).
The research, recently published in the...
Early ear infections linked to higher risk of future problems
Children who experience repeat ear infections in infancy have a significantly higher risk of ongoing problems with ear infections in later childhood, Telethon Kids Institute researchers have found.
Such children were more than five times...
‘Invisible’ children of imprisoned parents at risk of falling through the cracks
A study by Perth’s Telethon Kids Institute has found children with a parent who has gone to prison are significantly more likely to have poor development outcomes – yet many risk being overlooked because...
'Invisible' children of imprisoned parents at risk of falling through the cracks
A study by Perth’s Telethon Kids Institute has found children with a parent who has gone to prison are significantly more likely to have poor development outcomes – yet many risk being overlooked because...
Perth mums play instrumental part in world-first vaccine
New mothers in Perth are teaming up with researchers at the Telethon Kids Institute in a global bid to develop the first vaccine to prevent Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) disease.
The Maternal RSV Study is being run...
Miracle Month of May
Prematurity leaves parents struck with guilt
1 in 10 babies in Australia will be born preterm.
Prematurity is the number one single cause of death in children in Australia.
Preterm parenthood is overwhelming and...
