Thousands of children in hundreds of Australian towns and cities will soon be involved in a major national nutrition and physical activity survey, the Assistant Minister for Health and Ageing, Christopher Pyne, said today.
A new Australian brochure, available from today, will help parents of children with autism match up the best treatment for their child’s condition.
The genomes of the largest collection of families with multiple cases of autism ever assembled have been scanned and the preliminary results published in Nature Genetics (February 18, 2007). They provide new insights into the genetic basis of autism.
A study of orphans, children of divorced parents and children of intact marriages conducted at the University of Haifa School of Social Work revealed a definitive connection between the quality of the father-child relationship and interpersonal relationships later in life.
A new study from Saint Louis University researchers shows that young transplant patients who lose their federally provided insurance coverage are more likely to stop taking necessary anti-rejection drugs, which can increase the risk of losing the transplanted organs.
A new study led by researchers at the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) has identified four genes that increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
Obesity is generally discussed in terms of caloric intake (how much a person eats) and energy output (how much a person exercises). However, according to a University of Missouri-Columbia scientist, environmental chemicals found in everyday plastics and pesticides also may influence obesity.
On Feb. 18, Nature Genetics will publish the largest-ever study on the genetics of autism. The research is the fruit of an international autism genetics consortium, called the Autism Genome Project.
Preliminary findings from the largest genome scan ever completed in the history of autism research are being published today in Nature Genetics. University of Pittsburgh researchers with a consortium of scientists from across the world contributed to this landmark research endeavor through the Autism Genome Project.
Dr. David Fleming, Director and Health Officer for Public Health – Seattle & King County, stated about Public Health?s recommendations about influenza, emphasizing its importance for parents of school-aged children: