She is investigating insights into the causes of mental health conditions and developing research-led treatments and prevention strategies with the aim of improving outcomes for young people and families.
Obesity is becoming an increasingly critical health issue, especially so in children. More than a quarter of a million of New Zealand children are overweight or obese, predisposing them to long-term, adverse health outcomes including coronary, heart disease, stroke, and diabetes among others. Epilepsy is the most common serious neurological illness of children and young people; more than children develop epilepsy each year.
Constant seizures can lead to profound physical, psychological and social consequences for kids; and can increase anxiety and socially avoidant behaviour. Associate Professor Lynette Sadleir is a paediatric neurologist, specialising in epilepsy. Associate Professor Sadleir and her team are studying families where several individuals have epilepsy, or where a certain child has especially severe epilepsy.
With the increasing importance of learning about the genes responsible for childhood epilepsies, this research will become critical for informing targeted treatments to help improve the quality of life of those living with epilepsy, and hopefully save the lives of the several children who die each year as a result of their epilepsy. I hope Red Nose…. Twins Grace and Amelia were born prematurely at 27 weeks.
They have extreme chronic lung disease and Grace had her…. Funds raised from the Red Nose Appeal will go towards important areas of child health, including stillbirth, cystic fibrosis, child cancers, obesity, autism spectrum disorders, asthma, inherited heart conditions, mental health, infectious diseases, epilepsy and type 1 diabetes. Schools, communities and businesses around the country are invited to think creatively when it comes to initiating fundraising activities this year.
From hosting an event to selling homemade goods or setting a challenge and asking friends and family to donate in support, there are plenty of ways to get involved. Cure Kids will also host their annual Red Nose Gala dinner, a ticketed public event, at Pullman Hotel in Auckland on 14 September, featuring entertainment and a three-course meal as well as a presentation into some of the latest groundbreaking research into the health conditions affecting Kiwi kids.
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