Cosmetic procedures promoted to girls in games
New developments and marketing have made an increasing range of surgical and non-surgical cosmetic procedures – including botox, dermal fillers, implants, and skin lightening, as well as newer techniques such as ‘fat freezing’ and...
New app a game changer for learning fractions
A new maths game developed in WA has improved Perth primary school students’ knowledge of fractions by more than 10% over their classmates according to new research.
The Abydos app was developed by Edith Cowan...
New app to help children with disabilities stay active
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 leisure activities in their local communities.
Lead researcher...
Autism expert urges community to consider the benefits children with ASD bring to the...
Professor Vicki Bitsika, Director for the national Centre for Autism Spectrum Disorder (CASD) at Bond University urges Australians to consider the benefits of including children on the autism spectrum in mainstream classrooms. She noted...
Childhood cancer survivors need more support at school
Australia is lagging behind the US and Europe in providing consistent services to help childhood cancer survivors successfully reintegrate into their schools, UNSW cancer specialists and psychologists say.
“This is an issue that society is blind to,...
Tiny tots and tea cups a bad mix
More than two-thirds of toddlers burned in hot drink accidents are not treated with correct first aid, according to new research.
University of Queensland PhD candidate Jacquii Burgess at the Centre for Children’s Burns and...
Students with ADHD failing to meet minimum education standards
A high number of Australian children with Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are struggling academically, with an alarming 40% of students failing to meet the literacy and numeracy (NAPLAN) national minimum standards, new research...
How do preemies perform in school?
Parents of prematurely born babies often fear their children may go on to struggle in school, but findings from a new large-scale study from the Institute for Policy Research at Northwestern University and Northwestern...
Robots in education
As interactive, 3D models that reward students’ coding efforts with a physical response, robots have proved to be excellent teaching aides.
Swinburne senior lecturer and robotics expert Therese Keane has another reason for choosing...
Links between childhood diet, tooth decay and obesity
Dr Narendar Manohar from Western Sydney University, will conduct an important study which aims to improve the quality of life of disadvantaged Australian families.
Dr Manohar says existing evidence clearly indicates that children from low...
