A groundbreaking research conducted by the Murdoch Children's Research Institute has revealed that babies with food allergies are more likely to develop asthma and experience reduced lung function as they grow older. This study, published in the Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, highlights the importance...
Research hints children under 5 can easily confuse dog emotions, Melissa Starling finds. To most of us, a dog showing its teeth is a pretty clear signal of a threat. In 1872, Charles Darwin first suggested animals showed emotions similar to ours in their body language,...
Vanessa Cobham and Julie Hodges look at some of the big decisions parents need to consider Going to school can be challenging for children and young people at times. Most young people will have patches during their school career where it feels hard. That’s normal. Getting...
We need more than police checks, report researchers David Bartlett, Amanda L. Robertson and Danielle Arlanda Harris. Recently, a former childcare centre worker was charged with more than 1,600 child abuse offences, sending shivers through the Australian community. About 1.4 million children are using a childcare...
Nigel Howard and Andrew Bills look at why 20% of Australian students don’t finish high school A significant proportion of young Australians still do not finish high school. According to data released by the Productivity Commission on Tuesday, about one in five students leave before they reach Year...
Chances are your child’s school uses commercial programs to support teaching. Why? ask researchers Amelia Ruscoe, Fiona Boylan and Pauline Roberts Australian primary schools are becoming increasingly reliant on commercial programs for teaching students. This means the content and the way students are being taught is...
A project led by Indigenous Elders in the Robinson River region to share their knowledge, their ideas, and their care for the community. Merck, a leading science and technology company, joined forces with the DeadlyScience team to launch the first DeadlyLabs kit in the Northern Territory....
Pharmacologists Tina Hinton, Jessica Pace, and Nial Wheate look at which works best and when? In most cases, pain and fever relief is as simple as a trip to your local supermarket for some paracetamol or ibuprofen. While both are effective at reducing pain, they work in...
‘He was horrific!’: Nearly two thirds of family historians are distressed by what they find, reports researcher Susan Moore In 1853, my great great grandmother Charlotte died giving birth to her 13th child, in a tent on the banks of the Yarra River in what is...
New research finds that AI doesn’t just discriminate against women in the workforce – but also has a problem with parents. by Dr Lea Frermann, Sheilla Njoto, Dr Marc Cheong and Professor Leah Ruppanner, University of Melbourne Gender bias is deeply ingrained in hiring and work. In Australia,...
