Active video gaming increases physical activity
Compared with rest and sedentary video game play, active video gaming with dancing and boxing were associated with increased heart rate, oxygen uptake and energy expenditure in a study of 18 school children in...
Young indigenous females at highest risk of assault-related injuries
A new study has placed young indigenous females at the highest risk of sustaining assault-related injuries in Queensland.
The study, conducted by UQ's Centre of National Research on Disability and Rehabilitation Medicine (CONROD), compared the...
Risqué girls a product of their environment
Dr Michelle Smith will use a speech at the Wheeler Centre today to argue young girls are being bombarded with mixed messages about sexuality.
“We continue to insist on girls remaining sexually innocent, through criticism...
Young people welcome uniform and discipline
Research conducted by the Youth Research Centre at the University of Melbourne’s Graduate School of Education on behalf of the Australian Department of Defence found that cadets develop a sense of belonging and a...
Longer exercise provides added benefit to children’s health
Twenty minutes of daily, vigorous physical activity over just three months can reduce a child’s risk of diabetes as well as his total body fat – including dangerous, deep abdominal fat – but 40...
Aggression among kindergartners
Not all aggressive children are aggressive for the same reasons, according to Penn State researchers, who found that some kindergartners who are aggressive show low verbal abilities while others are more easily physiologically aroused....
Bilateral cochlear implants facilitate binaural hearing
Cochlear implants — electronic devices surgically implanted in the ear to help provide a sense of sound — have been successfully used since the late 1980's. But questions remain as to whether bilateral cochlear...
Does letting children taste alcohol discourage later use?
One in four mothers believe that letting young children taste alcohol may discourage them from drinking in adolescence and 40 percent believe that not allowing children to taste alcohol will only make it more...
Exposure to kids ups severity of cold infections
Exposure to school-age children raises the odds that a person with lung disease who catches a cold will actually suffer symptoms like a runny nose, sore throat and cough, according to a study just...
Catchy vegetable names increase affinity for greens
Would you rather eat “carrots” or “crunchy yummy carrots”? Or, if you’re a youngster, “X-Ray Vision Carrots”? Kids seem to have an aversion to eating vegetables, but can this be changed? Previous work conducted...
