Sibling bullying makes psychotic disorders three times more likely
People who were involved in sibling bullying during childhood are up to 3x more likely to develop psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia in early adulthood – new University of Warwick research
The more...
Boys’ body image and doping
Victoria University researchers are developing an Australian-first school program funded by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to prevent teenage boys with poor body image from turning to steroids and sports supplements.
Dr Zali Yager, a...
PEACE Pack halves bullying at Adelaide school
A Flinders University program to reduce bullying in the schoolyard and promote wellbeing among children has halved the incidents of bullying at Brighton Secondary School and is having a similar impact in schools across...
Is the tide turning for kid’s fitness?
A new study led by the University of South Australia’s Dr Grant Tomkinson has found that although children’s cardiorespiratory (CRF) fitness levels declined in the 80s and 90s, they have stabilised since the year 2000.
“Our recent...
Caffeine and kids: The no-go combo that’s keeping kids awake
University of South Australia researchers is calling for parents and clinicians to take stock of children’s diets following new research that shows a causal relationship between primary-aged children’s caffeine intake, poor sleep and difficult daytime...
Youth using alternative tobacco products are more likely to smoke
Nonsmoking adolescents who use e-cigarettes, smokeless tobacco or tobacco water pipes are more likely to start smoking conventional cigarettes within a year, according to new research by UC San Francisco.
The study analyzed data from...
Energy drinks can negatively impact health of youth
Over half of Canadian youth and young adults who have consumed energy drinks have experienced negative health effects as a result, according to a study from the University of Waterloo.
In a nationwide survey of...
Changing parent attitudes reason for drop in teen drinking
Australian teenagers are reporting far lower drinking rates than their peers two decades ago, mostly because alcohol is now harder for them to access, a new Deakin University study has found.
The research, completed in...
More focus needed on schoolyard bullies, not the victims
Australian parents have called for firmer action against schoolyard bullies rather than focusing on making vulnerable children more resilient. Just over 50 per cent of parents who responded to a recent UniSA study said...
Unravelling the speech and language abilities of children with KdVS
New research by the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) and Netherland’s Radboud University Medical Centre has provided the first ever in-depth examination of speech and language abilities in children with Koolen-de Vries syndrome (KdVS).
KdVs...
