Teens on TikTok: Fun, but addictive and maybe harmful

by Alan MozesIn the fall of 2021, TikTok announced a major milestone to coincide with its fifth anniversary: The amassing of roughly 1 billion global users, many of them young, turning to the app ever

Updated on: February 29,2024

Teens on TikTok: Fun, but addictive and maybe harmful

by Alan MozesIn the fall of 2021, TikTok announced a major milestone to coincide with its fifth anniversary: The amassing of roughly 1 billion global users, many of them young, turning to the app ever

Updated on:February 29,2024

Child body weight has limited effects on mood and behavioral disorders, study suggests

by University of BristolBMI and child’s depressive, anxiety, and ADHD symptoms, using a polygenic score for childhood body size (N=40,949 trios). Coefficients represent standard-deviation change

Updated on: May 20,2024

Child body weight has limited effects on mood and behavioral disorders, study suggests

by University of BristolBMI and child’s depressive, anxiety, and ADHD symptoms, using a polygenic score for childhood body size (N=40,949 trios). Coefficients represent standard-deviation change

Updated on:May 20,2024

Extra pounds put kids at higher risk for hypertension, shows study

by Kaiser PermanenteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA Kaiser Permanente study of more than 800,000 young people between the ages of 3 and 17 showed that youth at the upper range of average weigh

Updated on: May 20,2024

Extra pounds put kids at higher risk for hypertension, shows study

by Kaiser PermanenteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA Kaiser Permanente study of more than 800,000 young people between the ages of 3 and 17 showed that youth at the upper range of average weigh

Updated on:May 20,2024

Human metapneumovirus is filling ICUs this spring—a pediatric infectious disease specialist explains

by John V. Williams,The ConversationCredit: The ConversationIn the year 2000, Dutch scientists went on a mission of exploration—not to discover lands or riches, but to identify unknown causes of

Updated on: April 22,2024

Human metapneumovirus is filling ICUs this spring—a pediatric infectious disease specialist explains

by John V. Williams,The ConversationCredit: The ConversationIn the year 2000, Dutch scientists went on a mission of exploration—not to discover lands or riches, but to identify unknown causes of

Updated on:April 22,2024

National Poll: Some parents may not be making the most of well child visits

by University of MichiganSteps parents take to prepare for well visits. Credit: C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health at University of Michigan Health.While mos

Updated on: June 29,2024

National Poll: Some parents may not be making the most of well child visits

by University of MichiganSteps parents take to prepare for well visits. Credit: C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health at University of Michigan Health.While mos

Updated on:June 29,2024

One-third of school-aged children report worrying weekly

by Lori SolomonMore than one in three children ages 9 to 13 years worry at least once a week, according to the results of a survey released by Nemours Children's Health System.TheWhat's

Updated on: June 25,2024

One-third of school-aged children report worrying weekly

by Lori SolomonMore than one in three children ages 9 to 13 years worry at least once a week, according to the results of a survey released by Nemours Children's Health System.TheWhat's

Updated on:June 25,2024

One of four youth screen positive for suicide risk in ED; 80% of transgender, gender diverse youth screen positive

by American Academy of PediatricsCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNearly 80% of emergency department encounters involving transgender or gender diverse youth ages 10 and older screened positive f

Updated on: June 15,2024

One of four youth screen positive for suicide risk in ED; 80% of transgender, gender diverse youth screen positive

by American Academy of PediatricsCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNearly 80% of emergency department encounters involving transgender or gender diverse youth ages 10 and older screened positive f

Updated on:June 15,2024

Natural COVID-19 antibodies lasts seven months for children, according to new study

by University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainChildren previously infected with COVID-19 develop natural circulating antibodies that last for at least se

Updated on: February 24,2024

Natural COVID-19 antibodies lasts seven months for children, according to new study

by University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainChildren previously infected with COVID-19 develop natural circulating antibodies that last for at least se

Updated on:February 24,2024

Extra cash for low-income mothers may influence baby brains

by Lindsey TannerCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNew research suggests giving extra cash to low-income mothers can change their infants' brain development.Brain measurements at age 1 showed faste

Updated on: February 21,2024

Extra cash for low-income mothers may influence baby brains

by Lindsey TannerCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNew research suggests giving extra cash to low-income mothers can change their infants' brain development.Brain measurements at age 1 showed faste

Updated on:February 21,2024

Heart damage: Another reason to cut down on children's screen time

by Sergio Flores Villar,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe effects of prolonged screen use during childhood have been extensively studied in recent years. Evidence indicates t

Updated on: May 29,2024

Heart damage: Another reason to cut down on children's screen time

by Sergio Flores Villar,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe effects of prolonged screen use during childhood have been extensively studied in recent years. Evidence indicates t

Updated on:May 29,2024

Children older than 5 at higher risk of COVID-19-related multisystem inflammatory syndrome

by Canadian Medical Association JournalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new study found that older children and those with high blood markers for inflammation (ferritin) were at highest risk o

Updated on: February 27,2024

Children older than 5 at higher risk of COVID-19-related multisystem inflammatory syndrome

by Canadian Medical Association JournalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new study found that older children and those with high blood markers for inflammation (ferritin) were at highest risk o

Updated on:February 27,2024

Children who experience discrimination may have up to five times greater odds of suicidality

by Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU)Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainChildren who experience discrimination based on weight, race, or sexual orientation have significantly gre

Updated on: March 05,2024

Children who experience discrimination may have up to five times greater odds of suicidality

by Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU)Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainChildren who experience discrimination based on weight, race, or sexual orientation have significantly gre

Updated on:March 05,2024