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Analysis and Comment

9 April 2013

86pb47v2-1364355539 — Some people experience a profound discomfort with their biological sex. David Castillo

Don’t demonise doctors for treating gender identity disorder

By Myfanwy McDonald, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute

Imagine yourself as a doctor consulting with a child who is experiencing profound discomfort. At times, the parents inform you, the child’s profound discomfort escalates, manifesting in profound distress…

3 April 2013

Growing up too fast: early puberty and mental illness

By Fiona Mensah, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute and George Patton, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute

Puberty has long been recognised as a transition point in which many emotional and behavioural problems emerge. These include depression and anxiety, substance use and abuse, self-harm and eating disorders…

5 March 2013

Sex, drugs and illness: why teens need medical confidentiality

By Rony Duncan, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute

What qualities do you most want your doctor to have? Good medical knowledge? Honesty? Good listening skills? Empathy? You probably want your doctor to have all of these traits – and teenagers are no different…

27 September 2012

What’s the genetic disease risk for children of related couples?

19 September 2012

Infants with siblings and pets less likely to develop allergies

23 May 2012

No need for alarm about birth defects after assisted conception

26 April 2012

The $1000 genome map: do you really want to know?

17 November 2011

Growing pains: puberty responsible for most teenage self-harm

11 October 2011

Pregnancy, obesity and child asthma: an uncomfortable connection

6 September 2011

Separation anxiety? Stop blaming one-parent families for all of society’s ills

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Research

15 February 2013

Very premature babies at higher risk of psychiatric disorders

Murdoch Childrens Research Institute

Infants born before 32 weeks gestation have higher rates of psychiatric disorders by school age, a study has found. Researchers…

15 January 2013

Fast food linked to childhood asthma and eczema

Murdoch Childrens Research Institute

Consumption of fast food more than three times a week is associated with increased risks of severe asthma, rhinoconjunctivitis…

9 March 2012

Multiple pregnancies linked to decreasing risk of multiple sclerosis

Murdoch Childrens Research Institute

Women’s risk of multiple sclerosis drops with each additional child, according to new research. Women with three children…

25 January 2012

Children’s brain injuries don’t get worse over time

Murdoch Childrens Research Institute

Children’s development after a brain injury does not get worse over time. Contrary to a long-held clinical view that a child…

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