Early Math and Reading Ability Linked to Job and Income in Adulthood
Math and reading ability at age 7 may be linked with socioeconomic status several decades later, according to new research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. The childhood...
Toddlers who are most at risk of burns
Toddlers living in socially-deprived areas are at the greatest risk of suffering a scald in the home, researchers at The University of Nottingham have found.
The study, published in the journal Burns, showed that boys...
How family conflict affects children
New research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) reveals why some children are badly affected by negative family conflicts while other children survive without significant problems.
Researchers found that the way in...
Father and Teenagers: Desire for Children Affects Relationship
The relationships of fathers to their teenaged children are apparently influenced by the nature of their previous desire for children. The more acute that this feeling is, the more closely fathers engage with their...
Mum’s the word on pregnancy
University of Newcastle researchers are asking new mums to reflect on their pregnancy and post-birth experience to help researchers design a healthy lifestyle program for other mothers-to-be.
Dr Lesley MacDonald-Wicks said the University of Newcastle...
New recommendations in bedsharing debate
Researchers from Murdoch University’s School of Health Professions are urging health organisations to reconsider their attitudes to mothers and babies bedsharing.
Associate Professor Catherine Fetherston said Australian and overseas agencies’ warnings against bedsharing were not...
Secondhand smoke presents greater threat to teen girls than boys
When teenage girls are exposed to secondhand smoke at home, they tend to have lower levels of the “good” form of cholesterol that reduces heart disease risk, according to a recent study accepted for publication...
To treat autism in infants, play games they prefer
Most infants respond to a game of peek-a-boo with smiles at the very least, and, for those who find the activity particularly entertaining, gales of laughter. For infants with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), however,...
Be alert to blind cord strangulation risk
Window blind cords pose a particular risk of accidental strangulation for young children, doctors have warned in Archives of Disease of Childhood.
Children between the ages of 16 and 36 months seem particularly vulnerable, they...
The first vaccine to help control autism symptoms
A first-ever vaccine created by University of Guelph researchers for gut bacteria common in autistic children may also help control some autism symptoms.
The groundbreaking study by Brittany Pequegnat and Guelph chemistry professor Mario Monteiro...
