Children's Health
05 Dec 2018
Being large for gestational age at birth combined with maternal diabetes is associated with a near-trebling of child’s risk of obesity | Canada
New research published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes [EASD]) shows that children who are larger than average at birth (large for gestational age or LGA) and born to mothers with gestational diabetes are almost three times as likely to be obese as…
Children's health
04 Dec 2018
Risk factors of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease accumulate in children with poor aerobic fitness | Finland
Risk factors of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease accumulate in children who have poor aerobic fitness, a new study from the University of Eastern…
Children's health
30 Nov 2018
Cerebral palsy guide helps GPs provide better care for patients
People living with cerebral palsy, carers and researchers have joined forces to create an Australian-first kit helping general practitioners better understand and support patients living…
Children's health
29 Nov 2018
New screening tool to improve outcomes for kids with foetal alcohol spectrum disorder
Foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) has often been called the 'invisible disability' due to its high rate of non- or misdiagnosis among children.
Cancer
04 Nov 2018
New resource helps families assess childhood cancer clinical trials
UNSW medical researchers are developing a tool to support families who are deciding whether to enrol in a childhood cancer clinical trial.
Children's Health
19 Oct 2018
Cord blood clue to respiratory diseases
New research has found children born in the last three months of the year in Melbourne may have a greater risk of developing respiratory diseases.
Cancer
11 Oct 2018
Birth defect predicts testicular cancer, infertility
First population-based cohort study to assess both adult fertility and cancer risk after surgical correction for undescended testes in early childhood.
Children's health
04 Sep 2018
Spider venom strikes a blow against childhood epilepsy
A devastating form of childhood epilepsy that is resistant to traditional drugs may have met its match in spider venom.
Children's health
23 May 2018
Rapid DNA sequencing transforms care for critically unwell children
Rapid genomic sequencing for babies and children with suspected genetic conditions improves health outcomes and saves healthcare dollars – transforming rare disease diagnosis in paediatric…
