Using behavioural techniques including ‘controlled crying’ to help infants sleep does not lead to later emotional and behavioural problems, according to new research by the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute.
The world-first study followed up 225 six-year-old children who had received behavioural sleep intervention as babies to assess their health including emotional wellbeing, behaviour and child-parent relationship.
It [...]

A University of Melbourne study has revealed that certain breast cancer genetic variants increase mammographic density, confirming the link between mammographic breast density and breast cancer. Professor John Hopper of the University’s School of Population Health says women vary greatly in their underlying risk of breast cancer. “These findings provide an insight into possible new [...]