Late nights = no brekkie and more junk food for Aussie kids
From toddlers to teens, every parent knows that children can sometimes be fickle eaters. Yet, few would know that a child’s bedtime and how well they sleep at night can also affect how well...
Carrot or (celery) stick for fussy eaters
Parents, carers and grandparents should work with teachers to help the most fussy eaters to eat healthy, varied diets during their preschool and early school years, nutritionists say.
New research from nutrition and dietetics experts...
Childhood obesity grows annual health bill
Childhood obesity is costing Australian taxpayers $43.2 million annually - not including the cost of hospital care - and will grow unless prevention programs are adopted, new research by Monash University shows.
The study, conducted...
Accelerated growth linked to autism
New research from La Trobe University has shown boys with autism are on average born smaller, but surpass their peers in height and head size between birth and age three.
The discovery could inform future...
How to deal with baby’s food rejection
Babies starting to eat solids foods go through a learning process and moving from a liquid diet of milk, to purees to lumpy food, can be easy for some babies, but a struggle for...
Mums with autistic kids twice as likely to be unemployed
Mothers of school-age children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are twice as likely to be out of work than mothers of children without ASD, and James Cook University researchers have been investigating why.
Associate Professor...
Changes needed to make ‘mums groups’ dad-friendly
Modern parenting groups are perpetuating gender stereotypes that lock out fathers from important support services, an Australian-first study from Deakin University has found.
Researchers from Deakin's School of Health and Social Development examined the perceived...
Call the midwife if you want a water birth: doctors not so keen
An Australian study of midwives’ views on water immersion during labour and birth shows almost 90 per cent believe the practice should be offered to all pregnant women.
This contrasts with the views of most...
LactaPedia takes the guesswork out of breastfeeding
A world-first lactation dictionary that aims to take the confusion out of breastfeeding was launched today by researchers from The University of Western Australia.
LactaPedia is an online glossary of lactation for science and medicine...
New research into nucleoside therapy aims to develop a treatment for deadly mitochondrial disease
Hundreds of types of mitochondrial disease affect up to 38 million people worldwide, yet there are very few effective treatments, forcing patients and doctors to rely on symptom management to battle the serious and...
