Pre-existing mental health conditions in men linked to problems during transition to parenthood
New research by the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) has shown that men with a history of common mental health problems are four times more likely to experience mental health problems during their partner’s...
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...
Healthy habits during pregnancy not enough
Changing diet and lifestyle during pregnancy is too little and too late to reduce the risk of major complications, according to a University of Queensland researcher.
UQ School of Public Health researcher Professor Gita Mishra has called for...
Research to make early diagnosis, intervention possible for cerebral palsy
A test to diagnose cerebral palsy at birth, which could allow infants access to critical early interventions, is one step closer thanks to research from the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI).
The research, recently published in the...
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...
Perth mums play instrumental part in world-first vaccine
New mothers in Perth are teaming up with researchers at the Telethon Kids Institute in a global bid to develop the first vaccine to prevent Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) disease.
The Maternal RSV Study is being run...
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...
