US kindergarten vaccination rate dropped again, data shows

by Mike StobbeSocially distanced kindergarten students wait for their parents to pick them up on the first day of in-person learning at Maurice Sendak Elementary School on April 13, 2021, in Los Angel

Updated on: June 17,2024

US kindergarten vaccination rate dropped again, data shows

by Mike StobbeSocially distanced kindergarten students wait for their parents to pick them up on the first day of in-person learning at Maurice Sendak Elementary School on April 13, 2021, in Los Angel

Updated on:June 17,2024

Mindfulness programs help minoritized youth develop healthy coping skills, study shows

by Marianne Stein,University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainEducational programs that promote mental and physical health can help young people—particularly in en

Updated on: April 24,2024

Mindfulness programs help minoritized youth develop healthy coping skills, study shows

by Marianne Stein,University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainEducational programs that promote mental and physical health can help young people—particularly in en

Updated on:April 24,2024

Novel gene therapy may help treat a fatal developmental epilepsy syndrome that affects children

by Tel-Aviv UniversityGraphical abstract. Credit:Journal of Clinical Investigation(2023). DOI: 10.1172/JCI159316An innovative gene therapy may help treat a severe and fatal developmen

Updated on: May 29,2024

Novel gene therapy may help treat a fatal developmental epilepsy syndrome that affects children

by Tel-Aviv UniversityGraphical abstract. Credit:Journal of Clinical Investigation(2023). DOI: 10.1172/JCI159316An innovative gene therapy may help treat a severe and fatal developmen

Updated on:May 29,2024

Study hints healthier school lunch can reduce obesity

by Jonel AlecciaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA 2010 federal law that boosted nutrition standards for school meals may have begun to help slow the rise in obesity among America's children—even

Updated on: May 20,2024

Study hints healthier school lunch can reduce obesity

by Jonel AlecciaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA 2010 federal law that boosted nutrition standards for school meals may have begun to help slow the rise in obesity among America's children—even

Updated on:May 20,2024

Don't skip your child's HPV vaccine

by Deb BalzerCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainKids are heading back into the classroom, and health care professionals say it's important to prepare for the first day of school by keeping up to dat

Updated on: March 05,2024

Don't skip your child's HPV vaccine

by Deb BalzerCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainKids are heading back into the classroom, and health care professionals say it's important to prepare for the first day of school by keeping up to dat

Updated on:March 05,2024

Mouse models of adolescent binge drinking reveal key long-lasting brain changes

by Brianna Lumpkin,Pennsylvania State UniversityAdolescent DID does not alter the density of SST cells in the PL cortex. (A) Top row, representative images of SST cells in the PL cortex of SST-A

Updated on: June 29,2024

Mouse models of adolescent binge drinking reveal key long-lasting brain changes

by Brianna Lumpkin,Pennsylvania State UniversityAdolescent DID does not alter the density of SST cells in the PL cortex. (A) Top row, representative images of SST cells in the PL cortex of SST-A

Updated on:June 29,2024

A European initiative aims to ensure fair trials for children and young people with special language needs

by Sònia Armengou Casanovas, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC)Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNearly 70% of children and young adults who face the justice system for committing a crime have seri

Updated on: April 20,2024

A European initiative aims to ensure fair trials for children and young people with special language needs

by Sònia Armengou Casanovas, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC)Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNearly 70% of children and young adults who face the justice system for committing a crime have seri

Updated on:April 20,2024

Adolescents in war region experienced high war trauma and daily stress during 2014 Russian invasion of Ukraine

by University of TurkuCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPost-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression and anxiety were more likely in adolescents exposed to war than those living outside the

Updated on: March 19,2024

Adolescents in war region experienced high war trauma and daily stress during 2014 Russian invasion of Ukraine

by University of TurkuCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPost-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression and anxiety were more likely in adolescents exposed to war than those living outside the

Updated on:March 19,2024

Review highlights wealth of information on childhood obesity produced by groundbreaking Danish study

by European Association for the Study of ObesityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA review of more than a decade of data from a groundbreaking Danish study into childhood obesity is being presented at

Updated on: February 29,2024

Review highlights wealth of information on childhood obesity produced by groundbreaking Danish study

by European Association for the Study of ObesityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA review of more than a decade of data from a groundbreaking Danish study into childhood obesity is being presented at

Updated on:February 29,2024

Study first to examine how early memory changes as we age at a cellular level

by The Hospital for Sick ChildrenA parvalbumin interneuron (blue) surrounded by the perineuronal net. Credit: The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids)How do our brains become capable of creating

Updated on: June 17,2024

Study first to examine how early memory changes as we age at a cellular level

by The Hospital for Sick ChildrenA parvalbumin interneuron (blue) surrounded by the perineuronal net. Credit: The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids)How do our brains become capable of creating

Updated on:June 17,2024

End food and drink industry's infiltration of UK children's education, say experts

byBritish Medical JournalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAn investigationpublishedbyThe BMJreveals widespread influence of food and drink brands in schools and nurserie

Updated on: December 24,2024

End food and drink industry's infiltration of UK children's education, say experts

byBritish Medical JournalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAn investigationpublishedbyThe BMJreveals widespread influence of food and drink brands in schools and nurserie

Updated on:December 24,2024

Kids aren't skipping just COVID vaccines

by Meredith CohnCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThere are thousands of children across Maryland who not only haven't been vaccinated against COVID-19, but also lack protection from influenza and

Updated on: March 10,2024

Kids aren't skipping just COVID vaccines

by Meredith CohnCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThere are thousands of children across Maryland who not only haven't been vaccinated against COVID-19, but also lack protection from influenza and

Updated on:March 10,2024