Some schools respond to child obesity by focusing on water

by Amy NortonIn the midst of a childhood obesity epidemic, a new study is pointing to a way to help school kids maintain a healthier weight: clean, accessible drinking water.The decidedly low-tech sol

Updated on: April 18,2024

Some schools respond to child obesity by focusing on water

by Amy NortonIn the midst of a childhood obesity epidemic, a new study is pointing to a way to help school kids maintain a healthier weight: clean, accessible drinking water.The decidedly low-tech sol

Updated on:April 18,2024

Genetic biomarker may predict severity of food allergy

by Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of ChicagoCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago and colleagues reported for t

Updated on: March 10,2024

Genetic biomarker may predict severity of food allergy

by Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of ChicagoCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago and colleagues reported for t

Updated on:March 10,2024

Prediabetes treatment may reduce heart and kidney risks in childhood cancer survivors

by St. Jude Children's Research HospitalFirst and corresponding author Stephanie Dixon, M.D., MPH, St. Jude Department of Oncology. Credit: St. Jude Children's Research HospitalA study fr

Updated on: June 12,2024

Prediabetes treatment may reduce heart and kidney risks in childhood cancer survivors

by St. Jude Children's Research HospitalFirst and corresponding author Stephanie Dixon, M.D., MPH, St. Jude Department of Oncology. Credit: St. Jude Children's Research HospitalA study fr

Updated on:June 12,2024

New study reveals a way to help prevent childhood stunting

by Stanford UniversityDistrict-level maps of India showing proportion of soil samples deemed to be satisfactory in (A) zinc availability and (B) iron availability, according to government standar

Updated on: April 20,2024

New study reveals a way to help prevent childhood stunting

by Stanford UniversityDistrict-level maps of India showing proportion of soil samples deemed to be satisfactory in (A) zinc availability and (B) iron availability, according to government standar

Updated on:April 20,2024

Study finds that during lockdown, children played on, despite being stuck at home

by University of CambridgeOlivia, age 3, demonstrates how she is keeping her stuffed animals safe from ‘germs’ using a makeshift face-mask. Image taken during Zoom conversation with lead research

Updated on: May 10,2024

Study finds that during lockdown, children played on, despite being stuck at home

by University of CambridgeOlivia, age 3, demonstrates how she is keeping her stuffed animals safe from ‘germs’ using a makeshift face-mask. Image taken during Zoom conversation with lead research

Updated on:May 10,2024

Study shows children with parental cancer have increased unmet economic needs in food, housing, and transportation

by American Cancer SocietyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn a new large study led by researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS), findings show parental cancer is associated with a greate

Updated on: May 20,2024

Study shows children with parental cancer have increased unmet economic needs in food, housing, and transportation

by American Cancer SocietyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn a new large study led by researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS), findings show parental cancer is associated with a greate

Updated on:May 20,2024

Researchers find no difference in rate of childhood diabetes in Ontario during COVID-19 pandemic

by Institute for Clinical Evaluative SciencesCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new study from ICES and The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) finds no overall difference in the relative rate of c

Updated on: March 10,2024

Researchers find no difference in rate of childhood diabetes in Ontario during COVID-19 pandemic

by Institute for Clinical Evaluative SciencesCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new study from ICES and The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) finds no overall difference in the relative rate of c

Updated on:March 10,2024

2016 to 2020 saw anxiety, depression increase among children

(HealthDay)—From 2016 to 2020, increases were seen in anxiety and depression among children, while decreases were observed in parent or caregiver mental health and coping with parenting demands, accor

Updated on: February 24,2024

2016 to 2020 saw anxiety, depression increase among children

(HealthDay)—From 2016 to 2020, increases were seen in anxiety and depression among children, while decreases were observed in parent or caregiver mental health and coping with parenting demands, accor

Updated on:February 24,2024

Two out of three infants participating in WIC don't get recommended amount of vitamin D

by Leigh Beeson,University of GeorgiaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMost infants enrolled in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, also known as WIC, are

Updated on: February 28,2024

Two out of three infants participating in WIC don't get recommended amount of vitamin D

by Leigh Beeson,University of GeorgiaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMost infants enrolled in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, also known as WIC, are

Updated on:February 28,2024

Visual object categorization in infancy

by CNRSCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPeople give meaning to the world through the categorisation of objects. When and how does this process begin? By studying the gaze of 100 infants, scientis

Updated on: February 22,2024

Visual object categorization in infancy

by CNRSCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPeople give meaning to the world through the categorisation of objects. When and how does this process begin? By studying the gaze of 100 infants, scientis

Updated on:February 22,2024

AI tool may predict cardiac arrests in pediatric patients

by University of Texas at DallasIllustration of functional gradient boosting where the classifier is constructed in a stage-wise process. At each iteration, prediction errors are computed for eac

Updated on: June 26,2024

AI tool may predict cardiac arrests in pediatric patients

by University of Texas at DallasIllustration of functional gradient boosting where the classifier is constructed in a stage-wise process. At each iteration, prediction errors are computed for eac

Updated on:June 26,2024

Toddlers eat more vegetables if they are rewarded

by European Association for the Study of ObesityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNew research being presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Maastricht, the Netherlands (4–7

Updated on: February 29,2024

Toddlers eat more vegetables if they are rewarded

by European Association for the Study of ObesityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNew research being presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Maastricht, the Netherlands (4–7

Updated on:February 29,2024