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09 November 2015

Explainer: what are neurogenetic diseases?

By Dr Marguerite Evans-Galea, A/Prof Paul Lockhart , and Prof Martin Delatycki . This...

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02 November 2015

Growing up too fast: early puberty and mental illness

By Professor George Patton and Dr Fiona Mensah This article was orginally published by...

Exposed belly of a pregnant woman
23 October 2015

Rest assured, IVF babies grow into healthy adults

This article orginally appeared on The Conversation . Babies conceived through in vitro...

Young boy asleep in the back seat of a car
09 October 2015

Sleep for children’s health and wellbeing

Sleep is one of the top reasons that parents seek health advice in the early years, and...

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09 October 2015

Explainer: can the body have too much iron?

This article orginally appeared on The Conversation . Many people are aware that low...

Girl lying on bed working on a laptop
27 August 2015

The Move to High School – An Opportunity to Improve Health and Wellbeing

In Australia, most children make the transition from primary to high school at around 12...

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29 June 2015

A career in medicine or research?

Submitted by Dr Anushi Rajapaksa As a junior scientist, I recently asked myself the...

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24 June 2015

Miswak – an ancient remedy for a contemporary health issue?

By Elisha Riggs and Nicky Kilpatrick Oral health is a significant public health issue....

Man and woman studying a report
18 June 2015

percept™ non-invasive prenatal test: a Q&A with Genetic Counsellor Justine Elliott

The Victorian Clinical Genetics Services (VCGS) , which is based at Murdoch Children's...

Woman's hands reaching for premature infant
08 June 2015

Mental health in new parents: what effect does having a premature baby have?

While having a baby brings many new and exciting experiences, research shows that women...

Adult foot stepping onto a bathroom scale
08 June 2015

A weighty matter: exploring body mass index in Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Zoë Davidson PhD, Accredited Practising Dietitian Overweight and obesity is a problem...

Infant twins
21 May 2015

Why the question ‘fraternal or identical’ is important to all twins?

Twins come in two types: identical and fraternal . Identical twins result from the...

Yawning infant laying on stacked towels
07 May 2015

A good night’s sleep? Let sleeping babies lie

From the Raising Children Network Every night, there are parents across Australia hoping...

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09 April 2015

Resilience - a vital element of an Autistic child’s ‘tool kit’

By Jeanette Purkis I have heard that some teachers now use ‘resilience’ as a dismissive...

Young boy lying on couch holding a game controller
24 November 2014

Children’s sleep: finding out how much is enough

From Raising Children Network Sleep matters. Before children arrive in a family’s life,...