Vaccine views study
A new La Trobe University research project is examining why some people support and others oppose childhood vaccinations.
Lead researcher Tom Rozbroj from La Trobe’s Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society is surveying...
Creating safer communities for women and children
Australia’s first and only Centre for Research Excellence (CRE) to promote safer families will lead research into the health effects of intimate partner violence on individuals and families, and how the health sector can...
Understanding how kids develop their social brain
On board the “Mind Explorer #2” van, a team of Deakin University researchers from the Centre for Social and Early Emotional Development (SEED) plan “to boldly go where no van has gone before”. They will embark...
Call for children to wear helmets around horses
A new study has recommended helmets should always be worn by children not only when riding horses but also when around horses, to reduce the risk of head injuries.
The research conducted by The University of...
Food Insecurity in Early Childhood Linked to Young Children’s Skills in Kindergarten
In the United States, estimates show that a substantial number of children under age 5 live in households that are food insecure. That means that they do not have food, or they lack sufficient...
Parents overestimate benefits of antibiotics for respiratory infections
New research by Bond University’s Centre for Research in Evidence-Based Practice (CREBP) has found that parents grossly overestimate the benefit of antibiotics in reducing the duration of acute respiratory infections in their children.
The study, published Tuesday,...
Barriers to children’s physical activity
A new study highlights some of the barriers children face in being more physically active in their local neighbourhoods.
Walking, scooting and riding to and from school helps children get the physical activity they need...
Barriers to children's physical activity
A new study highlights some of the barriers children face in being more physically active in their local neighbourhoods.
Walking, scooting and riding to and from school helps children get the physical activity they need...
Crawlers’ Beach a learning experience for toddlers and infants
Academic research delivers enriching experiences for children in Early Start Discovery Space’s newest attraction
The University of Wollongong Early Start Discovery Space’s newest attraction, Crawlers' Beach, is already proving a hit with newborns to two year...
Crawlers' Beach a learning experience for toddlers and infants
Academic research delivers enriching experiences for children in Early Start Discovery Space’s newest attraction
The University of Wollongong Early Start Discovery Space’s newest attraction, Crawlers' Beach, is already proving a hit with newborns to two year...
