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

Mental health services spending for kids and adolescents has risen by more than 25% since beginning of pandemic: Study

by RAND CorporationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainSpending on mental health services for children and adolescents has risen by more than one-quarter since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemi

Updated on: April 22,2024

Mental health services spending for kids and adolescents has risen by more than 25% since beginning of pandemic: Study

by RAND CorporationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainSpending on mental health services for children and adolescents has risen by more than one-quarter since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemi

Updated on:April 22,2024

Researchers pave the way for solutions to problems affecting preterm infants

by Ana María Rodríguez,Baylor College of MedicineAbstract. Credit:American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology(2023). DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00208.2022The time of

Updated on: April 25,2024

Researchers pave the way for solutions to problems affecting preterm infants

by Ana María Rodríguez,Baylor College of MedicineAbstract. Credit:American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology(2023). DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00208.2022The time of

Updated on:April 25,2024

Type 2 diabetes increased among youth during and after COVID-19 pandemic

by The Endocrine SocietyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe number of children diagnosed with type 2 diabetes continued to rise in the year following the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, acco

Updated on: April 02,2024

Type 2 diabetes increased among youth during and after COVID-19 pandemic

by The Endocrine SocietyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe number of children diagnosed with type 2 diabetes continued to rise in the year following the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, acco

Updated on:April 02,2024

Cannabis-related emergency department visits by youth increased five-fold in Ontario between 2003 and 2017

by Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research InstituteCredit: CC0 Public DomainCannabis-related emergency department visits and subsequent hospitalizations for adolescents and young adults i

Updated on: February 22,2024

Cannabis-related emergency department visits by youth increased five-fold in Ontario between 2003 and 2017

by Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research InstituteCredit: CC0 Public DomainCannabis-related emergency department visits and subsequent hospitalizations for adolescents and young adults i

Updated on:February 22,2024

Coping with school shootings

by Homa Shalchi,Baylor College of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAfter countless school shootings, parents and children are terrified and confused. Parents and guardians struggle with

Updated on: April 17,2024

Coping with school shootings

by Homa Shalchi,Baylor College of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAfter countless school shootings, parents and children are terrified and confused. Parents and guardians struggle with

Updated on:April 17,2024

Less physical activity in adolescence likely rooted in biology, says study

by CU Anschutz Medical CampusCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe slowdown of physical activity during adolescence is not likely caused by lifestyle and environment but by energy demands placed

Updated on: May 19,2024

Less physical activity in adolescence likely rooted in biology, says study

by CU Anschutz Medical CampusCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe slowdown of physical activity during adolescence is not likely caused by lifestyle and environment but by energy demands placed

Updated on:May 19,2024

Bringing children closer to nature helps improve their lung health

by European Lung FoundationPortrait of researcher Dr Diogo Queiroz Almeida. Credit: Diogo Queiroz Almeida/European Respiratory JournalGetting children closer to green spaces as they grow up could

Updated on: June 26,2024

Bringing children closer to nature helps improve their lung health

by European Lung FoundationPortrait of researcher Dr Diogo Queiroz Almeida. Credit: Diogo Queiroz Almeida/European Respiratory JournalGetting children closer to green spaces as they grow up could

Updated on:June 26,2024

U.S. adults support net-risk pediatric research

(HealthDay)—The majority of U.S. adults support net-risk pediatric research posing minimal risk and support pediatric research posing greater risk if it has high social value, according to a study pub

Updated on: February 20,2024

U.S. adults support net-risk pediatric research

(HealthDay)—The majority of U.S. adults support net-risk pediatric research posing minimal risk and support pediatric research posing greater risk if it has high social value, according to a study pub

Updated on:February 20,2024

A simple new tool allows primary caregivers to detect young kids at high risk of asthma

by McMaster UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainA team of researchers working with the CHILD Cohort Study (CHILD) has developed a simple new symptom-based screening tool that detects asthma risk i

Updated on: April 18,2024

A simple new tool allows primary caregivers to detect young kids at high risk of asthma

by McMaster UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainA team of researchers working with the CHILD Cohort Study (CHILD) has developed a simple new symptom-based screening tool that detects asthma risk i

Updated on:April 18,2024

Marketing for baby formula ignores UK government guidance, says study

by University College LondonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainBaby formula manufacturers are marketing their products in ways that contravene guidance from the Department of Health and Social Car

Updated on: April 18,2024

Marketing for baby formula ignores UK government guidance, says study

by University College LondonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainBaby formula manufacturers are marketing their products in ways that contravene guidance from the Department of Health and Social Car

Updated on:April 18,2024

RSV hospitalizations spiked unusually high in late 2021, study finds

by Tim Schnettler,Texas A&M UniversityObserved RSV hospitalizations in patients aged four years and younger (black line), predicted RSV hospitalizations (gray dotted line), and predicted del

Updated on: May 13,2024

RSV hospitalizations spiked unusually high in late 2021, study finds

by Tim Schnettler,Texas A&M UniversityObserved RSV hospitalizations in patients aged four years and younger (black line), predicted RSV hospitalizations (gray dotted line), and predicted del

Updated on:May 13,2024