Prenatal stress hormones may shape when a baby’s teeth erupt
A new birth cohort study reveals that a mother’s stress-related hormones in late pregnancy, especially cortisol, may quietly…
Expert panel recommends new antibiotic strategies for resistant Bordetella pertussis
Pertussis, or whooping cough, remains a highly contagious respiratory infection caused by Bordetella pertussis. Despite inclusion of pertussis…
Childhood trauma affects two in five Australian adults and raises lifelong health risks
A University of Sydney-led study published today has found 42 percent of Australian adults – more than eight…
Roblox promises age checks as Australia’s under-16 social media ban looms
Popular gaming platform Roblox says it will launch its age verification system in three countries, including Australia, in…
Maternal obesity raises childhood epilepsy and disability risks, new study shows
A national Korean cohort study reveals that elevated pre-pregnancy BMI independently increases childhood risks of epilepsy and intellectual…
Europe’s children and teenagers face growing mental health crisis, WHO warns
Mental health issues are a growing crisis among Europe’s children and teenagers, according to a new report. One…
Asbestos sand contamination also affecting New Zealand, after 70 Australian schools close
Early childhood centres and schools in New Zealand are following Australia’s lead and hurrying to remove and dispose…
Mira Rajput beams with pride as daughter Misha’s baking stall sells out instantly: ‘Youngest founder in the fam’
Entrepreneur and wife of Shahid Kapoor, Mira Rajput, is beaming with pride after her nine-year-old daughter, Misha Kapoor,…
The old-school landline is having a cultural moment in a world of screens
As smartphones swallow childhood, a growing movement of parents is reinstalling landlines, hoping an old-school corded rotary phone…
Subtle changes in the composition of short tandem repeats may shape disease risk
Scientists at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) have revealed a previously overlooked layer of genetic variation that…
Cesarean births do not raise infant allergy risk in major Japanese cohort study
A nationwide Japanese cohort finds no evidence that cesarean delivery increases early-life risks of eczema, wheezing, asthma, or…
Two children were struck by cars near Rouse Hill Public School before death of Islah Metcalfe
Parents are demanding more action to improve road safety around a Western Sydney school after learning more children…