All posts tagged "children"

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  Paying children for research does not lead to undue influence

  Led by the Australian Catholic University with Southern Cross University and UNSW, the study found payments can be used to increase children...

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  Backseat generation of Aussie kids not walking to school

  Time-poor parents are creating a “backseat generation” of children who don’t walk to school even when they live close by.

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  Medicine

  What is to blame for childhood cancer? We often misunderstand the reality

  A new study by UNSW medical researchers sheds light on an understudied area – community beliefs about what causes cancer in children.

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  Medicine

  Australia leads trials targeting iron deficiency in mothers and babies

  Institute researchers have launched one of the largest international efforts to prevent and treat maternal anaemia in developing countries. The study will...

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  Goal to improve player well-being in junior sports

  If you’ve attended a junior sports game or training session, you’ve seen it happen – children asked to focus on complex skill...

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  Link between neonatal vitamin D deficiency and schizophrenia confirmed

  Newborns with vitamin D deficiency have an increased risk of schizophrenia later in life, a team of Australian and Danish researchers has...

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  Aussie kids – a hop, skip and jump away from better health and fitness

  Australian researchers have identified that our children are not involved in enough muscle-building activity and are still failing to meet the recommended...

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  Medicine

  Australian-first lab to improve treatment for brain-injured children

  Australia’s first laboratory dedicated to improving outcomes for children with brain injuries has opened in Brisbane.

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  Science

  Genetic disorder identified in children

  A genetic defect affecting normal development in children has been identified by a study involving University of Queensland researcher and alumnus Professor...

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  Caring for the sick and casting out villains: moral development in children

  Question: when is a chicken more important than a sick person? Answer: when you’re four years old, according to research from The...