Gas stoves and damp houses increase childhood asthma rates
University of Queensland researchers have found that childhood asthma in Australia is associated with gas stoves and damp houses.
Dr Luke Knibbs, from the Centre for Air Pollution, Energy and Health Research and UQ’s School of Public Health, led...
Anti-epileptic drugs increase the risk of bone fractures in children
New research has shown evidence that anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs) reduce bone density in children and therefore lead to an increase in the number of fractures, if used for more than a year.
The study by...
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...
Why don’t kids use their asthma medicines?
In a new analysis of interviews conducted with children who have asthma, their caregivers and their clinicians, Johns Hopkins researchers found that there was significant lack of agreement about why the kids miss their...
Why don't kids use their asthma medicines?
In a new analysis of interviews conducted with children who have asthma, their caregivers and their clinicians, Johns Hopkins researchers found that there was significant lack of agreement about why the kids miss their...
Very preterm babies at risk of declining lung function throughout childhood
A Telethon Kids Institute study published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health has found that survivors of very preterm birth face declining lung function as they get older, rather than growing out of any lung...
Cognitive behavioural therapy can improve emotion regulation in children with autism
New research from York University's Faculty of Health shows cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) can help children with autism manage not only anxiety but other emotional challenges, such as sadness and anger.
Led by Jonathan Weiss,...
Children giving endurance athletes a run for their money
Researchers have discovered how young children seem to be able to run around all day without getting tired: their muscles resist fatigue in the same way as elite endurance athletes.
Researchers from Edith Cowan University...
