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Leading child advocates have called for a new approach to tackling child abuse and neglect amid rising rates of abuse notifications

The internet is emerging as a valuable tool for scientists to gather data for critical research into rare diseases.

A new study has found that children whose mothers were stressed during pregnancy are at higher risk of developing behavioural and emotional problems.

A new study has found that more than half of West Australian women surveyed drank alcohol during pregnancy.

Two of Australia's pioneers in folate research have urged the Federal government to hold firm in its support for mandatory fortification.

An Australian-developed vaccine that's been trialed in Perth has been found to produce a strong immune response against the H5N1 bird flu virus.

A new study has found that the rate of caesarean sections in Western Australia has almost doubled in a 20 year period to 2003.

Western Australian researchers are surveying secondary school students to find out what factors put young people at risk of unintended pregnancy.

Just under 150 Perth women have contributed to major international research at the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research.

A study to investigate mental health and dietary patterns throughout childhood and into adolescence has received a $57,800 grant.