Kids’ blood pressure measurements substantially different between arms, potential for misdiagnosis: Blood pressure measurements in children and adolescents should be taken from both arms after new research showed substantial differences could be seen depending on which arm was used. The study, led by the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) and published in the Journal of Hypertension, found even a […]
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Melbourne researchers have captured the first detailed images of new born babies’ lungs as they take their first breaths. The research, led by the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) and published the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, provides a breakthrough in understanding the events around a new born baby’s first breath, why healthy babies cry […]
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Immune system protects children from severe COVID-19: Children are protected from severe COVID-19 because their innate immune system is quick to attack the virus, a new study has found. • A new Peer-reviewed Melbourne-led study has found children are protected from severe COVID-19 because their innate immune system is quick to attack the virus • […]
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Heartbeat secrets unlocked as cardiac rhythm gene role identified: Researchers have used the zebrafish (Danio rerio) to identify the role of a gene involved in cardiac rhythm, which could help explain the fundamentals of what it takes to make a human heartbeat. The University of Melbourne study also found that mutation of the gene, Tmem161b, […]
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Aspirin should be favoured over warfarin to prevent blood clotting in children who undergo a surgery that replumbs their hearts, according to a new study. The research, led by the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) and published in The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, will have implications for clinicians when prescribing blood thinning medications after Fontan surgery, […]
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Baby first aid: 3 ways to save your baby’s life – essential first aid for parents from Emma Hammett at First Aid for Life who currently run parent courses for First Aid for babies via zoom, The importance of a Baby First Aid course Any first-time parent knows there is nothing quite as overwhelming as […]
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New research has shown disadvantaged mothers’ mental health and wellbeing improved after regular maternal and child health nurse home visits during pregnancy, continuing up until the child turned two. The study, led by the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) and published in Pediatrics, found the benefits from maternal and child health nurse visits to new mothers were still evident […]
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New study concludes continuous wireless monitoring of a mother’s temperature during labour promises to be more effective than manual measurements for indicating the risk of early onset sepsis in newborn babies. A new study has concluded that the use of a continuous wireless patient monitoring platform which monitors a mother’s temperature during labour could aid […]
Stroke in childhood and adolescence: outcome influenced by parental education and income: Children from educationally deprived, low-income families are much more likely to face long-term cognitive impairment following a stroke. Such is the main finding of a recent study conducted at MedUni Vienna’s Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine under the supervision of Lisa Bartha-Doering […]
Eating too much junk food has been linked with poor sleep quality in teens, a University of Queensland-led study has found. UQ School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences researcher Associate Professor Asad Khan said frequent consumption of soft drinks and fast food was strongly associated with sleep disturbance in adolescents around the world. “This is the first study to examine […]