Murdoch Children's Research Institute

Health & Medicine
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What do we need to know about online genetic testing?
They claim to reveal your ethnic background, help find your soulmate or even find the right diet – but what can online DNA tests actually deliver?

Health & Medicine
Go Figure
What do we need to know about online genetic testing?
They claim to be able to discover your ethnic background, help find your soulmate and even find the right diet; but what can online DNA tests actually deliver?

Health & Medicine
The probiotic hope for colic
New international research finds that the probiotic Lactobacillus reuteri can help treat breastfed babies less than 3 months old who have colic (and their struggling parents)

Health & Medicine
Early puberty linked to socio-economic status
Social and economic disadvantage appears to be an evolutionary trigger for children being hit by early puberty, but it puts them at greater risk of associated health problems in later life