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Study reveals how young children's immune systems tame SARS-CoV-2

Study reveals how young children's immune systems tame SARS-CoV-2

by National Institutes of HealthCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNew research helps explain why young children have lower rates of severe COVID-19 than adults. A study of infants and young childr

Study reveals how young children's immune systems tame SARS-CoV-2

by National Institutes of HealthCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNew research helps explain why young children have lower rates of severe COVID-19 than adults. A study of infants and young childr
Social connectedness, sleep, and physical activity associated with better mental health among youth during pandemic

Social connectedness, sleep, and physical activity associated with better mental health among youth during pandemic

by National Institutes of HealthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainLongitudinal survey data of more than 3,000 adolescents ages 11-14 recorded before and during the early months of the COVID-19 pa

Social connectedness, sleep, and physical activity associated with better mental health among youth during pandemic

by National Institutes of HealthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainLongitudinal survey data of more than 3,000 adolescents ages 11-14 recorded before and during the early months of the COVID-19 pa
Children are increasingly exposed to e-cigarettes on display in UK shops, study reports

Children are increasingly exposed to e-cigarettes on display in UK shops, study reports

by Laura Gallagher,Imperial College LondonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainChildren are increasingly exposed to e-cigarettes on display in shops, and are more likely to buy from small shops, acc

Children are increasingly exposed to e-cigarettes on display in UK shops, study reports

by Laura Gallagher,Imperial College LondonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainChildren are increasingly exposed to e-cigarettes on display in shops, and are more likely to buy from small shops, acc
Nearly half of children on Medicaid lack outpatient follow-up within a month after emergency care for mental health

Nearly half of children on Medicaid lack outpatient follow-up within a month after emergency care for mental health

by Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of ChicagoKaplan-Meier survival curve for return mental health acute care encounters following an index mental health ED discharge. Return men

Nearly half of children on Medicaid lack outpatient follow-up within a month after emergency care for mental health

by Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of ChicagoKaplan-Meier survival curve for return mental health acute care encounters following an index mental health ED discharge. Return men
Neighborhood characteristics affect how often a child visits the emergency department

Neighborhood characteristics affect how often a child visits the emergency department

by University of California, San FranciscoCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainChildren living in neighborhoods with greater hardships, such as substandard housing or high pollution, are more likely

Neighborhood characteristics affect how often a child visits the emergency department

by University of California, San FranciscoCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainChildren living in neighborhoods with greater hardships, such as substandard housing or high pollution, are more likely
More children sustained injuries during pandemic while participating in activities where helmets were not worn

More children sustained injuries during pandemic while participating in activities where helmets were not worn

by American Academy of PediatricsCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers found a significant increase in pediatric injuries sustained while children were engaged in activities where helmets

More children sustained injuries during pandemic while participating in activities where helmets were not worn

by American Academy of PediatricsCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers found a significant increase in pediatric injuries sustained while children were engaged in activities where helmets
Study links specific outdoor air pollutants to asthma attacks in urban children

Study links specific outdoor air pollutants to asthma attacks in urban children

by NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseasesAir emissions at a manufacturing complex in Toronto, Canada. Credit: UN Photo/Kibae ParkModerate levels of two outdoor air pollutants,

Study links specific outdoor air pollutants to asthma attacks in urban children

by NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseasesAir emissions at a manufacturing complex in Toronto, Canada. Credit: UN Photo/Kibae ParkModerate levels of two outdoor air pollutants,
Study finds early signs that may help predict ADHD risk

Study finds early signs that may help predict ADHD risk

by RCSICredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainInformation available at birth may help to identify children with higher likelihood of developing ADHD, according to new research from RCSI University of Medici

Study finds early signs that may help predict ADHD risk

by RCSICredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainInformation available at birth may help to identify children with higher likelihood of developing ADHD, according to new research from RCSI University of Medici
Study: Household pesticide use harms infant motor development

Study: Household pesticide use harms infant motor development

by Cristine Hall,University of Southern CaliforniaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIxel Hernandez-Castro grew up next to a dairy farm near Fresno, California, where she remembers a plane would f

Study: Household pesticide use harms infant motor development

by Cristine Hall,University of Southern CaliforniaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIxel Hernandez-Castro grew up next to a dairy farm near Fresno, California, where she remembers a plane would f
Study shows how mothers calm their distressed infants with soothing signals

Study shows how mothers calm their distressed infants with soothing signals

by York UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMost parents know it even if they can't prove it: When a baby becomes distressed, its mother has a unique power to soothe and calm the infan

Study shows how mothers calm their distressed infants with soothing signals

by York UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMost parents know it even if they can't prove it: When a baby becomes distressed, its mother has a unique power to soothe and calm the infan
Study: New psychiatric diagnoses among Finnish children, adolescents increased by nearly 20% after first pandemic phase

Study: New psychiatric diagnoses among Finnish children, adolescents increased by nearly 20% after first pandemic phase

by University of TurkuObserved (solid line) and predicted (dashed line) monthly diagnoses by specialist services and psychiatric diagnoses for the different diagnostic groups between March 2020 a

Study: New psychiatric diagnoses among Finnish children, adolescents increased by nearly 20% after first pandemic phase

by University of TurkuObserved (solid line) and predicted (dashed line) monthly diagnoses by specialist services and psychiatric diagnoses for the different diagnostic groups between March 2020 a
A third of UK parents think the cost of living crisis will significantly affect their children's mental health

A third of UK parents think the cost of living crisis will significantly affect their children's mental health

by King's College LondonCredit: CC0 Public DomainA survey of U.K. parents by Savanta ComRes, commissioned by the King's Maudsley Partnership for Children and Young People's Mental Hea

A third of UK parents think the cost of living crisis will significantly affect their children's mental health

by King's College LondonCredit: CC0 Public DomainA survey of U.K. parents by Savanta ComRes, commissioned by the King's Maudsley Partnership for Children and Young People's Mental Hea