A New Zealand study published today in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) has examined whether snoring, sleep position, and other sleep […]
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Media Coverage: Maternal diet and obesity
New Zealand scientists have helped establish a link between a mother’s diet while pregnant and the probability that her child […]
Continue readingStillbirth – New Zealand’s quiet epidemic
Today the Lancet published its comprehensive article series on stillbirth, drawing attention to the understated global prevalence of the phenomenon. […]
Continue readingNewsletter Digest: Kepler launch, when science stories go bad, SMC is hiring
Spacecraft’s progress tracked from NZ The Johannes Kepler unmanned spacecraft is scheduled to dock with the International Space Station after […]
Continue readingFructose in pregnancy may compromise fetal health
Researchers investigating effects of maternal diet on children’s health at the University of Auckland’s Liggins Institute are warning pregnant mums […]
Continue readingExperts on mobile phones and child behaviour
A newly published paper has drawn a link between regular mobile phone use by pregnant women before and after their […]
Continue readingHeavy smoking in pregnancy and crime in offspring
Research published today in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, suggests children of mothers who smoke heavily during pregnancy […]
Continue readingFish oil during pregnancy – benefits questioned
New research led by the University of Adelaide challenges advice that pregnant women should increase their intake of fish oil. […]
Continue readingAusSMC: Light drinking during pregnancy fails to affect child development – experts respond
AusSMC: UK research has found light drinking during pregnancy does not harm a young child’s behavioral or intellectual development. The […]
Continue readingIs light drinking during pregnancy okay? Experts respond
UPDATED 4PM: New research drawing on data from the UK’s Millennium Cohort Study, a large study tracking the long term […]
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