by michelecrawshaw | Apr 12, 2021 | Big Data, Grants & Funding, Healthy Weight, Media release, News, Newsletter, Resilient Teens, Successful Literacy and Learning, Updates
Our latest newsletter is out. Read it HERE Find out all about why Hawke’s Bay children’s habits are under the spotlight, the sleep treatment used by 1 in 4 Kiwi children with autism, moves to prevent later childhood obesity, research news, recent...
by michelecrawshaw | Apr 7, 2021 | Big Data, Healthy Weight, Media release, News, Newsletter, Updates
Researchers are a step closer to developing a prediction model for childhood obesity in New Zealand. Childhood obesity is a serious public health challenge, and identifying high-risk individuals for early intervention is a priority. Worldwide, an estimated 40.6...
by michelecrawshaw | Mar 30, 2021 | Big Data, Media release, News, Newsletter, Peer reviewed publication
One in four children on the autism spectrum in New Zealand are given melatonin to help them sleep, a new study co-authored by a Better Start National Science Challenge researcher has found. The study’s lead author Associate Professor Laurie McLay says the treatment,...
by michelecrawshaw | Mar 2, 2021 | Big Data, Grants & Funding, Healthy Weight, Media release, Newsletter, Resilient Teens, Successful Literacy and Learning, Updates
Our latest newsletter is out. Read it HERE Find out about our major research project announcement, the pilot study which has led to a national school rollout, our Contestable Funding Round update, latest research news, recent publications and more....
by ksch009 | Aug 6, 2020 | Big Data, Healthy Weight, Newsletter, Resilient Teens, Successful Literacy and Learning
We’ve just sent out our latest newsletter, which contains updates about the Challenge team, A Better Start’s webinar series, news and recent publications. Read more here.
by ksch009 | Jul 22, 2020 | Big Data, Media release, Successful Literacy and Learning
A Better Start National Science Challenge’s Big Data theme has developed a method for identifying children and young people on the autism spectrum/Takiwātanga using health data within the Integrated Data Infrastructure (IDI). The method enables research to better...
