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US school-entry vaccination rates fall as exemptions keep rising

US school-entry vaccination rates fall as exemptions keep rising

by Mike StobbeA vial of a measles, mumps and rubella vaccine sits on a countertop at a pediatrics clinic in Greenbrae, Calif., on Feb. 6, 2015. Credit: AP Photo/Eric Risberg, FileU.S. kindergarten vac

US school-entry vaccination rates fall as exemptions keep rising

by Mike StobbeA vial of a measles, mumps and rubella vaccine sits on a countertop at a pediatrics clinic in Greenbrae, Calif., on Feb. 6, 2015. Credit: AP Photo/Eric Risberg, FileU.S. kindergarten vac
Coordinated care important for children with Down syndrome and congenital heart disease, say researchers

Coordinated care important for children with Down syndrome and congenital heart disease, say researchers

byAmerican Heart AssociationA family‐centered, developmentally supportive care model for children with trisomy 21 and congenital heart disease from birth through adolescence. Credit:Journa

Coordinated care important for children with Down syndrome and congenital heart disease, say researchers

byAmerican Heart AssociationA family‐centered, developmentally supportive care model for children with trisomy 21 and congenital heart disease from birth through adolescence. Credit:Journa
Screen time and social media use linked to eating disorder symptoms in young adolescents

Screen time and social media use linked to eating disorder symptoms in young adolescents

byUniversity of TorontoCredit: Karolina Grabowska from PexelsAs adolescents continue to spend more time on screens and social media, a new study finds that among 9–14-year-olds, excessive time o

Screen time and social media use linked to eating disorder symptoms in young adolescents

byUniversity of TorontoCredit: Karolina Grabowska from PexelsAs adolescents continue to spend more time on screens and social media, a new study finds that among 9–14-year-olds, excessive time o
Anxiety and depression linked to chronic pain in children

Anxiety and depression linked to chronic pain in children

Anxiety and depression linked to chronic pain in childrenbyMacquarie UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainYoung people with chronic pain are three times more likely than their peers to al

Anxiety and depression linked to chronic pain in children

Anxiety and depression linked to chronic pain in childrenbyMacquarie UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainYoung people with chronic pain are three times more likely than their peers to al
Antibodies in breast milk provide protection against common GI virus

Antibodies in breast milk provide protection against common GI virus

byUniversity of Rochester Medical CenterMultipathogen protein microarray principle. Credit:Journal of Clinical Investigation(2024). DOI: 10.1172/JCI168789A study led by researchers a

Antibodies in breast milk provide protection against common GI virus

byUniversity of Rochester Medical CenterMultipathogen protein microarray principle. Credit:Journal of Clinical Investigation(2024). DOI: 10.1172/JCI168789A study led by researchers a
Weight loss drug liraglutide is safe and effective in children under 12, study finds

Weight loss drug liraglutide is safe and effective in children under 12, study finds

byDiabetologiaCredit: Lukas from PexelsThe obesity medication liraglutide is safe and effective in children aged 6 to <12 years, new research being presented at the annual meeting of the Euro

Weight loss drug liraglutide is safe and effective in children under 12, study finds

byDiabetologiaCredit: Lukas from PexelsThe obesity medication liraglutide is safe and effective in children aged 6 to <12 years, new research being presented at the annual meeting of the Euro
Dyslexia and ADHD share genetic links, study shows

Dyslexia and ADHD share genetic links, study shows

byUniversity of EdinburghGenetic relationships between ten neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders. Credit:Molecular Psychiatry(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41380-024-02649-8Scientists

Dyslexia and ADHD share genetic links, study shows

byUniversity of EdinburghGenetic relationships between ten neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders. Credit:Molecular Psychiatry(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41380-024-02649-8Scientists
How newly identified biomarkers could reveal risk factors for sudden infant death syndrome

How newly identified biomarkers could reveal risk factors for sudden infant death syndrome

byUniversity of California, San FranciscoCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers at UC San Francisco are getting closer to being able to predict sudden infant death syndrome, or SIDS.In a study&nbs

How newly identified biomarkers could reveal risk factors for sudden infant death syndrome

byUniversity of California, San FranciscoCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers at UC San Francisco are getting closer to being able to predict sudden infant death syndrome, or SIDS.In a study&nbs
Risky play exercises an ancestral need to push limits

Risky play exercises an ancestral need to push limits

by Morgan Kelly,Dartmouth CollegeCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWith schools nationwide back in session, millions of children across the United States will clamber up the jungle gyms and hang

Risky play exercises an ancestral need to push limits

by Morgan Kelly,Dartmouth CollegeCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWith schools nationwide back in session, millions of children across the United States will clamber up the jungle gyms and hang
Girls may start puberty early due to chemical exposure, research suggests

Girls may start puberty early due to chemical exposure, research suggests

byThe Endocrine SocietyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainGirls exposed to certain endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) may be more likely to start puberty early, according to a paper titled &qu

Girls may start puberty early due to chemical exposure, research suggests

byThe Endocrine SocietyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainGirls exposed to certain endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) may be more likely to start puberty early, according to a paper titled &qu
Boys with higher levels of environmental pollutants enter puberty later, study finds

Boys with higher levels of environmental pollutants enter puberty later, study finds

byUniversity of BergenCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNew findings,publishedin the journalEnvironmental Science & Technology, analyze a group of pollutants called per- an

Boys with higher levels of environmental pollutants enter puberty later, study finds

byUniversity of BergenCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNew findings,publishedin the journalEnvironmental Science & Technology, analyze a group of pollutants called per- an