Maternal iodine intake, thyroid function in pregnancy and executive function of children at 6 years of age.

Chief Investigator: Dr Shao Jia Zhou Funding Amount: $74,577 Recipient: University of Adelaide Overview: Iodine is essential for thyroid hormone production and critical for brain development. In pregnancy, inadequate or

Family by Family: Addressing childhood obesity through local understandings and local solutions

Chief Investigator: Professor Megan Warin Funding Amount: $74,517 Recipient: University of Adelaide Overview: Innovative ways of tackling childhood obesity in disadvantaged communities are urgently needed. This mixed-methods research will evaluate

Thriving in adversity: disadvantaged children performing well in school

Chief Investigator: Dr Catherine Chittleborough Funding Amount: $72,164 Recipient: University of Adelaide Overview: Australian Early Development Census results for South Australian children show 23.5% are developmentally vulnerable at age 5.

Lactation as a window of opportunity for reversing cardiometabolic programming

Chief Investigator: Associate Professor Beverly Muhlhausler Funding Amount: $75,000 Recipient: University of Adelaide Overview: Being exposed to maternal high-fat and high-sugar diets before birth and in early infancy is a

The Baby Teeth Talk Study; follow-up at age 6 years

Chief Investigator: Professor Lisa Jamieson Funding Amount: $75,000 Recipient: University of Adelaide Overview: This application involves a study of Aboriginal children enrolled in a randomised controlled trial called the Baby