Decline in youth physical fitness seen in association with pandemic

Updated on: June 24,2025

Decline in youth physical fitness seen in association with pandemic

Updated on:June 24,2025

Kids' sleep disrupted during the pandemic, study finds

by University of WashingtonCredit: CC0 Public DomainA two-year research review of sleep studies during the pandemic shows that children and those who contracted COVID-19 took the biggest hit in t

Updated on: February 24,2024

Kids' sleep disrupted during the pandemic, study finds

by University of WashingtonCredit: CC0 Public DomainA two-year research review of sleep studies during the pandemic shows that children and those who contracted COVID-19 took the biggest hit in t

Updated on:February 24,2024

Residential green space is associated with higher birth weight

by Barcelona Institute for Global HealthMap of cohorts and number of participants involved in the study. Credit:Environment International(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2022.107648There

Updated on: March 21,2024

Residential green space is associated with higher birth weight

by Barcelona Institute for Global HealthMap of cohorts and number of participants involved in the study. Credit:Environment International(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2022.107648There

Updated on:March 21,2024

Outsourced children's care homes provide poorer quality care

by University of OxfordCredit: Pavel Danilyuk from PexelsFor-profit children's homes provide poorer quality services for children in care than homes run by Local Authorities, according to res

Updated on: June 11,2024

Outsourced children's care homes provide poorer quality care

by University of OxfordCredit: Pavel Danilyuk from PexelsFor-profit children's homes provide poorer quality services for children in care than homes run by Local Authorities, according to res

Updated on:June 11,2024

Study finds jumping 'junk' DNA is a novel cause of childhood brain cancer

by St. Jude Children’s Research HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainScientists have found a novel cause of aggressive pediatric brain cancer. The St. Jude Children's Research Hospital study

Updated on: February 28,2024

Study finds jumping 'junk' DNA is a novel cause of childhood brain cancer

by St. Jude Children’s Research HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainScientists have found a novel cause of aggressive pediatric brain cancer. The St. Jude Children's Research Hospital study

Updated on:February 28,2024

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

Children as young as 10 are repeat self-harming, study finds

by Ben Knight,University of New South WalesCredit: AI-generated imageThe risk of repeat self-harm in young people is highest in the first month after an initial self-harm hospital presentation.S

Updated on: March 08,2024

Children as young as 10 are repeat self-harming, study finds

by Ben Knight,University of New South WalesCredit: AI-generated imageThe risk of repeat self-harm in young people is highest in the first month after an initial self-harm hospital presentation.S

Updated on:March 08,2024

Metabolism of COVID-19 antibodies from convalescent plasma suggests possible safe treatment for high risk children

by Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineA prospective study by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers demonstrates that convalescent plasma (shown here)—a blood product collected from patients

Updated on: February 22,2024

Metabolism of COVID-19 antibodies from convalescent plasma suggests possible safe treatment for high risk children

by Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineA prospective study by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers demonstrates that convalescent plasma (shown here)—a blood product collected from patients

Updated on:February 22,2024

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 shows association between better neighborhood conditions and lower childhood asthma rates

by Duke Clinical Research InstituteCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainLiving in a neighborhood with better access to resources such as high-quality housing, healthy food, parks and playgrounds, and cle

Updated on: May 19,2024

Study shows association between better neighborhood conditions and lower childhood asthma rates

by Duke Clinical Research InstituteCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainLiving in a neighborhood with better access to resources such as high-quality housing, healthy food, parks and playgrounds, and cle

Updated on:May 19,2024

Black children are more likely to have asthma. A lot comes down to where they live

by Kat StaffordAmid the balloons, cake and games at his best friend's birthday party on a farm, 5-year-old Carter Manson clutched his small chest."He just kept saying 'I can't breathe

Updated on: March 05,2024

Black children are more likely to have asthma. A lot comes down to where they live

by Kat StaffordAmid the balloons, cake and games at his best friend's birthday party on a farm, 5-year-old Carter Manson clutched his small chest."He just kept saying 'I can't breathe

Updated on:March 05,2024

Infant death linked to contaminated breast pump: CDC

by Cara MurezCronobacter sakazakiibacteria from a contaminated breast pump caused an infection that killed an infant last year, U.S. federal health officials said Thursday.The new report from th

Updated on: April 13,2024

Infant death linked to contaminated breast pump: CDC

by Cara MurezCronobacter sakazakiibacteria from a contaminated breast pump caused an infection that killed an infant last year, U.S. federal health officials said Thursday.The new report from th

Updated on:April 13,2024