UniSA Researcher July 2006

A research newsletter of the University of South Australia

Research adds weight to growing pains in children

University of South Australia researchers have discovered that young children experiencing growing pains had significantly greater body weight than children for whom no pain was reported. full story

Turning waste into valuable resources

Researchers at the University of South Australia are turning starchy wastewater from a potato chip factory into the high demand food additive, Lactic Acid, using a single stage process. full story

Babies bounce ahead in early literacy program

Parents who encourage ‘live’ language learning by reading with their babies and singing and chanting rhymes can give their children a head start of up to five years of language-rich interaction before starting school. full story

Low repeat viewing for TV programs

While ratings for certain television programs might be fairly steady, with about the same number of people watching each week, researchers at the University of South Australia have discovered that week-to-week it is largely different people watching the program. full story