Sustainable infection prevention: is it possible?
23 January, 2018 by Cathryn Murphy*With limited options available, serious research and investment is required if further progress is to be possible.
Hope for colicky babies
18 January, 2018Distressed parents of babies with colic may soon have a solution — although so far, it leans towards babies who are exclusively breastfed.
Baby brain is a thing
17 January, 2018It's official, 'baby brain' — forgetfulness and other cognitive deficiencies during pregnancy — exists.
Childhood happiness, self-esteem linked to good diet
05 January, 2018Regardless of their socioeconomic position or body weight, a healthy diet is likely to result in a happy, well-balanced child.
Drs confusing common gastric condition with reflux
04 January, 2018Researchers find that doctors are often misdiagnosing functional dyspepsia as acid reflux.
Left-, right-handedness visible in the womb
03 January, 2018Foetal kinematics, the science behind determining if a baby is left- or right-handed in the womb, may also have wider applications.
New guidelines to help child stroke victims
11 December, 2017Stroke affects children and babies, and is among the top 10 causes of death in children.
Avatars put a face to schizophrenic voices
06 December, 2017Patients who conversed with avatars in this study experienced significant improvements.
Don't bother with hayfever tablets
06 December, 2017Opting for a nasal spray only strategy may be better than adding hayfever tablets to the mix.
Pregnancy test could identify complications
05 December, 2017Serious complications including miscarriage may soon be identified through this new non-invasive test.
How booze is linked to emotions
04 December, 2017A UK study has mapped the feelings people associate with types of tipples.
Aggressive surgery best for first-stage lung cancer
01 December, 2017Research finds that the more aggressively early lung cancer is treated, the better the outcome.
Gut instinct: tapeworm drug fights prostate cancer
23 November, 2017Tapeworms and Giardia medications contain a substance that kills prostate and colon cancer.
Your coffee addiction is safe — but ditch the cake
23 November, 2017Moderate coffee drinking "more likely to benefit health than to harm it", say experts.
