Mental health crisis gripping country
A year on from the first lockdown and after warnings from the mental health sector about the impact of the pandemic on the country's mental...
Paediatrics
The Paediatrics category focuses on the health and wellbeing of infants, children and adolescents. It offers evidence-informed insight into child development, common conditions, preventive care and emerging research affecting young lives. From practical guidance for parents and carers to clinical perspectives for healthcare professionals, this category aims to support healthy growth and optimise outcomes across childhood.
Pandemic mealtimes of seriously ill or disabled children
Pandemic mealtimes of seriously ill or disabled children: Almost nine in 10 parents with seriously ill or disabled children feel the pandemic has negatively impacted...
A new way to prevent childhood obesity
A new way to prevent childhood obesity: For the first time in Australia, researchers can accurately predict if babies are at risk of childhood obesity...
Binge drinking in adolescence and the brain
Binge drinking in adolescence is associated with changes in the volume of the cerebellum in young adulthood, a new study from the University of Eastern...
Andrew Lloyd Webber programme launched in NHS hospital school
Music charity provides Andrew Lloyd Webber programme to NHS hospital school in 12-month mental health and wellness pilot: Classical music education charity, Music in Secondary Schools...
Bitesize Webinar: Dyslexia and Back to School
Bitesize Webinar: Dyslexia and Back to School. The British Dyslexia Association (BDA) has been the voice of dyslexic people since 1972. We are a membership...
Inter-arm difference in kids’ blood pressure
Kids’ blood pressure measurements substantially different between arms, potential for misdiagnosis: Blood pressure measurements in children and adolescents should be taken from both arms after new...
Detailed insight into new born babies’ lungs at birth
Melbourne researchers have captured the first detailed images of new born babies’ lungs as they take their first breaths. The research, led by the Murdoch Children’s...
Immune system protects children from severe COVID-19
Immune system protects children from severe COVID-19: Children are protected from severe COVID-19 because their innate immune system is quick to attack the virus, a...
Heartbeat secrets unlocked as cardiac rhythm gene role identified
Heartbeat secrets unlocked as cardiac rhythm gene role identified: Researchers have used the zebrafish (Danio rerio) to identify the role of a gene involved in...
