All posts tagged "children"
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6.6KResearchLink between sexually transmitted virus and underweight babies
Women carrying the sexually transmitted HPV infection prior to two years of giving birth are 50 per cent more likely to have...
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1.7KNews and ViewsObese children face decades of chronic yet preventable illness
The Australian Health Policy Collaboration (AHPC) at Victoria University has backed calls for a national obesity prevention plan as an urgent priority...
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7.1KMedicineChildren to benefit from personalised medicine
Personalised medicine for childhood cancers in Australia is a step closer thanks to the Zero Childhood Cancer program’s national clinical trial. Zero...
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1.3KResearchWeirdos & hoons are barriers to freedom
Victorian schoolchildren want greater independence from their parents, but safety concerns and family commitments are preventing many from venturing out alone.
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6.9KMedicinePersonalised medicine clinical trial for children with cancer
Personalised medicine for childhood cancers in Australia is a step closer thanks to the Zero Childhood Cancer program’s national clinical trial.
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1.3KResearchMore quality green space supports healthier children
Setting aside at least one fifth of urban land for quality parks and green space could help promote better mental health among...
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7.1KResearchCountry kids face food challenges
One in five children in regional and remote WA worry about getting enough food to eat according to a new study from...
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1.3KNews and ViewsBabies at risk of developing kidney disease
How healthy we are in adulthood is, in many ways, determined while we are still in the womb.
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7.5KResearchLack of confidence in GPs
Australia’s first national survey of parent confidence in GPs found fewer than half of parents were completely confident in a GP to...
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1.2KResearchReading with older children boosts literacy
New research showing more than half of children are not being read to at home, has prompted a call for parents to...
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Three University of Tasmania researchers have been awarded prestigious 2022 Fulbright Scholarships that will allow them to further their research through academic and cultural exchange in the United States. Professor of Plant Biology Tim Brodribb leads a lab group that focuses on the vulnerabilities...
This project will provide comprehensive driving data and analysis tools for the design and testing of an autonomous vehicles (AV) software stack. The data collection platform is an urban vehicle retrofitted with the latest AV sensors. The data will be obtained from local NSW scenarios such as Sydney...
When you live in the driest State in the driest country in the world, bushfires are an unfortunate, and all-too-regular part of life. Learning how to survive such emergencies is important for all people, but especially for our youngest citizens. Now, a new virtual reality (VR) experience developed b...
Water quality in the Great Barrier Reef will be improved thanks to a multimillion-dollar collaboration between The University of Queensland and the Queensland Department of Environment and Science. The newly launched Reef Catchments Science Partnership (RCSP), led by UQ’s Associate Professor Micha...
A new University of Queensland research centre dedicated to helping people with aphasia will transform the recovery journey for thousands of Australians and their families. Aphasia, a condition experienced by more than 140,000 Australians, which affects a person’s ability to communicate and typica...
Fulbright support for tracking plant stress and exploring secular belief systems https://t.co/ZCHuIM08Pt
Data analytics for development and testing of AVs on urban roads https://t.co/gU8NpKfF0G
Solar car visit set to recharge the west
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