‘Welcome to our world’: families of children with cancer say the pandemic has helped them feel seen, while putting them in peril, writes Jenny Davies. For billions of people across the world, life as we knew it stopped in 2020. Families and friends were separated. Masks mandated....
5 things research from twins taught us about health, behaviour and what makes us unique, reports Jeffrey Craig Researchers often compare the differences between identical and fraternal twins to better understand health and behaviour. The first major insight is that genes and environments almost always combine to...
Once a form of ‘social camouflage’, school uniforms have become impractical and unfair, writes Johanna Reidy As the start of a new school year looms, school uniforms are being dusted off or new ones bought. At the same time, age-old debates about the pros and cons...
Empathy is vital for social functioning. However, new research demonstrates that children who are particularly empathic are also more anxious, report Kate Bray and Associate Professor Sarah Whittle Empathy is our ability to share and understand the emotions of other people. Most experts agree that there are...
Australia’s leading use of digital technologies in youth mental health services could help inform Australia’s Privacy Act review, with lessons for mental health services along the way Researchers Dr Piers Gooding, Dr Rys Farthing and Emily Painter report that in 2018, a Melbourne high school mistakenly...
Prader Willi, Angelman and Dup15q syndromes leave a devastating effect on families. Early diagnosis for these disorders can now be tested through screening at birth. Research at a Glance: A Melbourne-led study has found a new test designed to simultaneously screen newborns for three rare genetic...
The latest Australian data indicates that the number of human egg-freezing cycles performed each year has increased more than 1000% from 2010 to 2019, reports Molly Johnston Despite this, egg freezing remains prohibitively expensive, with a single cycle costing up to $10,000. Due to these costs,...
Children whose parents smoke have lower test scores and more behavioural issues than kids of non-smokers, reports researcher Preety Pratima Srivastava Children whose parents smoke have lower academic test scores and more behavioural issues than children of non-smokers. These are the findings of our research published in...
Martin Hensher and Mary Rose Angeles calculated the impact of ‘long COVID’ as Australia opens up. Even without Omicron, they’re worried Over the past two years, we’ve learned COVID-19 survivors can develop a range of longer-term symptoms we now call “long COVID”. This includes people who...
February 8th 2022 is Safer Internet Day, eSafety are calling on everyone to play it safe and fair online. There are lots of great ideas to be found when you go to the government website where the eSafety's education and training team has created a range...
