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Study finds antibiotics are unlikely to be a major contributor to childhood obesity

Study finds antibiotics are unlikely to be a major contributor to childhood obesity

by ksch009 | Jan 22, 2020 | Big Data, Healthy Weight, Media release

A Better Start National Science Challenge’s research into the association between antibiotic exposure and childhood obesity is one of the largest studies of its kind ever conducted. It used a sample size of nearly 290,000 children and their mother’s (151,359 children...
Prediction of early childhood obesity acceptable to many caregivers of tamariki in New Zealand

Prediction of early childhood obesity acceptable to many caregivers of tamariki in New Zealand

by ksch009 | Dec 2, 2019 | Healthy Weight, Media release, Resilient Teens

A Better Start National Science Challenge’s Model Acceptance study is the first large-scale survey on the subject of caregiver acceptability of early childhood obesity prediction models in a multi-ethnic cohort of parents, caregivers, and grandparents anywhere in the...
Te Taonga o Taku Ngākau Ancestral Knowledge and the Wellbeing of Tamariki Māori

Te Taonga o Taku Ngākau Ancestral Knowledge and the Wellbeing of Tamariki Māori

by ksch009 | Nov 28, 2019 | Contestable, Media release, Resilient Teens, Vision Matauranga

Read the published report for ‘Te Taonga o Taku Ngākau’ Ancestral Knowledge and the Wellbeing of Tamariki Māori project by Leonie Pihama, Naomi Simmonds and Waikaremoana Waitoki. This project investigates ways that mātauranga Māori related to the raising...

Use of antidepressants among teenagers rises

by ksch009 | Nov 8, 2019 | Big Data, Resilient Teens

The rate at which antidepressants are being prescribed to young New Zealanders has risen in the last nine years. The research, by the universities of Auckland and Otago, shows the biggest increase was in the 13-17 year old groups, with an 83 per cent rise. Over this...
New research into early learning success builds children’s resilience, cultural connectedness and wellbeing

New research into early learning success builds children’s resilience, cultural connectedness and wellbeing

by ksch009 | Oct 15, 2019 | Media release, Successful Literacy and Learning

The foundations of early literacy success and subsequent educational achievement and healthy wellbeing are developed in the early childhood period. New research funded by A Better Start National Start Challenge advances science at international levels and addresses an...
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