Free fruit in schools did not have an effect on obesity among children and youth

by University of AgderCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe scheme providing free fruit to schools lasted from 2007 to 2014 and was mainly introduced to improve learning in school through a better die

Updated on: February 22,2024 17

Free fruit in schools did not have an effect on obesity among children and youth

by University of AgderCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe scheme providing free fruit to schools lasted from 2007 to 2014 and was mainly introduced to improve learning in school through a better die

Updated on:February 22,2024 17

Review finds almost 1 in 10 adolescents have used non-prescription weight loss products globally

by Monash UniversityCredit: Ketut Subiyanto from PexelsAlmost 1 in 10 adolescents globally have used ineffective and potentially harmful non prescribed weight loss products in their lifetime, wit

Updated on: February 29,2024 17

Review finds almost 1 in 10 adolescents have used non-prescription weight loss products globally

by Monash UniversityCredit: Ketut Subiyanto from PexelsAlmost 1 in 10 adolescents globally have used ineffective and potentially harmful non prescribed weight loss products in their lifetime, wit

Updated on:February 29,2024 17

Supporting caregivers of kids with developmental disorders: There's an app for that

by Stella Mayerhoff,Georgia State UniversityCONSORT flow diagram. Credit:Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities(2022). DOI: 10.1111/jppi.12436A web-based app sho

Updated on: March 23,2024 20

Supporting caregivers of kids with developmental disorders: There's an app for that

by Stella Mayerhoff,Georgia State UniversityCONSORT flow diagram. Credit:Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities(2022). DOI: 10.1111/jppi.12436A web-based app sho

Updated on:March 23,2024 20

Exercise improves health markers in young female survivors of childhood trauma

by Experimental BiologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNew research shows a progressive exercise training program mitigates some physiological and psychological effects of adverse childhood experienc

Updated on: February 27,2024 11

Exercise improves health markers in young female survivors of childhood trauma

by Experimental BiologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNew research shows a progressive exercise training program mitigates some physiological and psychological effects of adverse childhood experienc

Updated on:February 27,2024 11

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,

Updated on: May 18,2024 6

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,

Updated on:May 18,2024 6

Cognitive scores lower for children with iron deficiency

by Elana GotkineChildren with chronic iron deficiency have lower cognitive scores even at four and 12 months after an intervention, according to a study published online Nov. 22 inPediatrics.Arg

Updated on: June 26,2024 4

Cognitive scores lower for children with iron deficiency

by Elana GotkineChildren with chronic iron deficiency have lower cognitive scores even at four and 12 months after an intervention, according to a study published online Nov. 22 inPediatrics.Arg

Updated on:June 26,2024 4

Adolescents of color with a disability experience more racial discrimination, study finds

by Bridjes O'Neil,Saint Louis UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAdolescents of color with a disability or special health care need (SHCN) were almost twice as likely to experience

Updated on: May 10,2024 4

Adolescents of color with a disability experience more racial discrimination, study finds

by Bridjes O'Neil,Saint Louis UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAdolescents of color with a disability or special health care need (SHCN) were almost twice as likely to experience

Updated on:May 10,2024 4

Acute respiratory illness due to EV-D68 increased in late summer 2022

In late summer 2022, for children and adolescents, there was an increase in acute respiratory illness (ARI) resulting from enterovirus (EV)-D68 in the United States, according to research published in

Updated on: April 10,2024 18

Acute respiratory illness due to EV-D68 increased in late summer 2022

In late summer 2022, for children and adolescents, there was an increase in acute respiratory illness (ARI) resulting from enterovirus (EV)-D68 in the United States, according to research published in

Updated on:April 10,2024 18

Study: 1996 to 2019 saw drop in mortality rate of infant offspring of teens

by Elana GotkineThe mortality rate of infants of teens decreased 16.7 percent from 1996 to 2019, with a significant decline across racial and ethnic and urbanization subgroups, according to a study pu

Updated on: May 20,2024 4

Study: 1996 to 2019 saw drop in mortality rate of infant offspring of teens

by Elana GotkineThe mortality rate of infants of teens decreased 16.7 percent from 1996 to 2019, with a significant decline across racial and ethnic and urbanization subgroups, according to a study pu

Updated on:May 20,2024 4

Interpersonal and structural stigma toward sexual minority youth create mental health challenges, increased suicide risk

by Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the University of Pennsylvania found that lesbian, g

Updated on: March 08,2024 13

Interpersonal and structural stigma toward sexual minority youth create mental health challenges, increased suicide risk

by Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the University of Pennsylvania found that lesbian, g

Updated on:March 08,2024 13

Sensitive parenting and preschool attendance may promote academic resilience in late preterm infants

by University of MichiganDevelopmental trajectories of late preterm infants from infancy to kindergarten academic achievement. a) Late preterm reading trajectories. b) Late preterm math trajector

Updated on: March 10,2024 17

Sensitive parenting and preschool attendance may promote academic resilience in late preterm infants

by University of MichiganDevelopmental trajectories of late preterm infants from infancy to kindergarten academic achievement. a) Late preterm reading trajectories. b) Late preterm math trajector

Updated on:March 10,2024 17

Low-income charter school graduates had lower rates of problematic substance use as young adults, research suggests

by University of California, Los AngelesCredit: CC0 Public DomainAn 8-year study of nearly 1300 low-income adolescents in Los Angeles found that students who attended high performing charter high

Updated on: March 05,2024 12

Low-income charter school graduates had lower rates of problematic substance use as young adults, research suggests

by University of California, Los AngelesCredit: CC0 Public DomainAn 8-year study of nearly 1300 low-income adolescents in Los Angeles found that students who attended high performing charter high

Updated on:March 05,2024 12