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Risk factors for low receptive vocabulary abilities in the preschool and early school years in the longitudinal study of Australian children

Receptive vocabulary development is a component of the human language system that emerges in the first year of life and is characterised by onward expansion...

Global, regional, and national levels of neonatal, infant, and under-5 mortality during 1990-2013

We generated updated estimates of child mortality in various age groups for 188 countries from 1970 to 2013.

Low vitamin D levels are associated with symptoms of depression in young adult males

Results from studies examining associations between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) concentrations and depressive symptoms are equivocal.

Bacillus Cereus Bacteremia and Multiple Brain Abscesses During Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Induction Therapy

Bacillus cereus can cause serious infections in immunosuppressed patients. This population may be susceptible to B. cereus pneumonia, bacteremia, cellulitis,...

Crowding and other strong predictors of upper respiratory tract carriage of otitis media-related

We investigated predictors of nasopharyngeal carriage in Australian Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children.

International funding boost for global malaria research

The Malaria Atlas Project (MAP) – which houses the world’s largest malaria database and is at the forefront of efforts to track and tackle the disease – has been awarded more than $16 million by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Study to use eye masks and earplugs to teach preterm babies the rhythm of life

Researchers will fit nearly 500 preterm babies with tiny eye masks and earplugs for the study.

The power of pooches: pre-schoolers benefit from having a family dog

The benefits of owning a dog start even earlier than previously thought show new research from The Kids Research Institute Australia.

School readiness is more than just test results

A new study by researchers at The Kids Research Institute Australia has found there is a bigger picture to consider when determining whether a child is ready to start school.

Toddler Talk

A child's ability to communicate is one of their most important developmental achievements. It builds a foundation for everything that is to come.