Morning sickness affects expectant fathers too
The plight of pregnant women suffering severe morning sickness or hyperemesis gravidarum has been brought to the fore with the struggles of Princess Kate, however, little is known about how these conditions affect expectant...
Answers to young people’s persistent sleep problems
A collaborative research project involving James Cook University and the University of Queensland indicates high rates of sleep problems continuing through teenage years and into early adulthood - but also suggests a natural remedy.
Dr...
Eye disease treatment for premature babies
Ground-breaking research by Monash University scientists has demonstrated the previously unknown existence of a disease-fighting immune cell in the eye and points to potential novel ways of treating eye disorders in premature babies and...
13 drinks a session: risky teen drinkers drinking more than ever
The National Drug and Research Centre Annual Symposium heard about research that finds the heaviest teen drinkers consume 11 to 15 drinks in one session.
Fewer young people are drinking, but the one in five teenagers who are continuing...
Link between sexually transmitted virus and underweight babies
Women carrying the sexually transmitted HPV infection prior to two years of giving birth are 50% more likely to have a tiny baby, new research shows.
A study led by the University of South Australia...
Teens are growing up more slowly today than they did in past decades
Many people believe that teenagers today grow up faster than they used to, while others argue that today's youth are growing up more slowly, perhaps due to overprotection by their parents. A new study...
Unlocking the secrets of autism
The word ‘spectrum’ is used to describe autism because the condition expresses itself in many ways and intensities. A new approach could offer a medical treatment for its most isolating symptoms.
From a beckoning index...
Obese children face decades of disease
The Australian Health Policy Collaboration (AHPC) at Victoria University has backed calls for a national obesity prevention plan as an urgent priority to stem the rising tide of obesity.
AHPC is part of a coalition...
Students’ self-concepts of maths and reading predict later maths and reading achievement
Educational and developmental psychologists have tried to understand how skills and motivation are linked to academic achievement. While research supports ties between individuals' concepts of their abilities and their achievement, we lack a complete...
Inflammatory bowel disease in childhood associated with increased risk of cancer
Children diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease have an increased risk of cancer, especially gastrointestinal cancers, both in childhood and later in life, finds a study published in The BMJ.
The increase persists into adulthood, and...
