Genetic mutation may identify women with difficulty producing breast milk

by Pennsylvania State UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainLeading health care organizations recommend exclusive breastfeeding for six months after birth, yet some mothers report stopping d

Updated on: February 22,2024

Genetic mutation may identify women with difficulty producing breast milk

by Pennsylvania State UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainLeading health care organizations recommend exclusive breastfeeding for six months after birth, yet some mothers report stopping d

Updated on:February 22,2024

Breastfeeding reduces mothers' cardiovascular disease risk, review found

by American Heart AssociationCredit: CC0 Public DomainWomen who breastfed were less likely to develop heart disease or a stroke, or die from cardiovascular disease than women who did not breastfe

Updated on: February 21,2024

Breastfeeding reduces mothers' cardiovascular disease risk, review found

by American Heart AssociationCredit: CC0 Public DomainWomen who breastfed were less likely to develop heart disease or a stroke, or die from cardiovascular disease than women who did not breastfe

Updated on:February 21,2024

Sleep routines set kids up for success at school

by University of South AustraliaCredit: CC0 Public DomainLate night movies, gaming marathons and impromptu sleepovers may have featured over the holidays, but as we near a new school term, UniSA

Updated on: February 21,2024

Sleep routines set kids up for success at school

by University of South AustraliaCredit: CC0 Public DomainLate night movies, gaming marathons and impromptu sleepovers may have featured over the holidays, but as we near a new school term, UniSA

Updated on:February 21,2024

Ask the Pediatrician: What is the best first sport for kids?

by Dr. W. Steen JamesCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainI always tell parents that for many reasons, swimming should be the first sport a child learns.Swimming is a fun, relaxing activity that fuels bra

Updated on: June 05,2024

Ask the Pediatrician: What is the best first sport for kids?

by Dr. W. Steen JamesCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainI always tell parents that for many reasons, swimming should be the first sport a child learns.Swimming is a fun, relaxing activity that fuels bra

Updated on:June 05,2024

COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy linked to childhood trauma

by British Medical JournalSARS-CoV-2 (shown here in an electron microscopy image). Credit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIHReluctance or refusal to get jabbed against CO

Updated on: February 22,2024

COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy linked to childhood trauma

by British Medical JournalSARS-CoV-2 (shown here in an electron microscopy image). Credit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIHReluctance or refusal to get jabbed against CO

Updated on:February 22,2024

Childhood obesity linked with mother's unhealthy diet before pregnancy

by University of SouthamptonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNew research led by the University of Southampton shows supporting women to eat a healthy diet pre-pregnancy could reduce risk of obe

Updated on: February 20,2024

Childhood obesity linked with mother's unhealthy diet before pregnancy

by University of SouthamptonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNew research led by the University of Southampton shows supporting women to eat a healthy diet pre-pregnancy could reduce risk of obe

Updated on:February 20,2024

A new virus to worry about: EV-D68 can cause paralysis in children

by Rong-Gong Lin II and Luke Money, Los Angeles TimesCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainHealth officials are warning doctors about another contagious virus that, in rare cases, can send children to the

Updated on: April 18,2024

A new virus to worry about: EV-D68 can cause paralysis in children

by Rong-Gong Lin II and Luke Money, Los Angeles TimesCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainHealth officials are warning doctors about another contagious virus that, in rare cases, can send children to the

Updated on:April 18,2024

How much screen time is too much in early childhood?

by University of CanterburyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainUniversity of Canterbury (UC) researchers Dr. Megan Gath and Professor Gail Gillon of UC's Child Well-being Research Institute, Ed

Updated on: April 07,2024

How much screen time is too much in early childhood?

by University of CanterburyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainUniversity of Canterbury (UC) researchers Dr. Megan Gath and Professor Gail Gillon of UC's Child Well-being Research Institute, Ed

Updated on:April 07,2024

Study shows racial inequities in newborn drug testing

by University of MichiganNewborn drug testing incidence over time, by birthing parent race and ethnicity. Newborn drug testing incidence was significantly higher for Black newborns compared with

Updated on: May 13,2024

Study shows racial inequities in newborn drug testing

by University of MichiganNewborn drug testing incidence over time, by birthing parent race and ethnicity. Newborn drug testing incidence was significantly higher for Black newborns compared with

Updated on:May 13,2024

Treatments compared for pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis

More patients with pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis (POMS) are free of new or newly enlarging (N or NE) T2 hyperintense lesions with dimethyl fumarate (DMF) versus interferon β-1a (IFNβ-1a) treatmen

Updated on: March 11,2024

Treatments compared for pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis

More patients with pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis (POMS) are free of new or newly enlarging (N or NE) T2 hyperintense lesions with dimethyl fumarate (DMF) versus interferon β-1a (IFNβ-1a) treatmen

Updated on:March 11,2024

Social media: How upward comparisons and well-being are related in children and adolescents

by Philip Stirm, DIPF | Leibniz-Institut für Bildungsforschung und BildungsinformationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new study by the DIPF | Leibniz Institute for Research and Information in Educ

Updated on: June 25,2024

Social media: How upward comparisons and well-being are related in children and adolescents

by Philip Stirm, DIPF | Leibniz-Institut für Bildungsforschung und BildungsinformationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new study by the DIPF | Leibniz Institute for Research and Information in Educ

Updated on:June 25,2024

Lungs have their own microbiome, and these microbes affect the success of bone marrow transplants in kids

by Matt Zinter,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe microorganisms deep in your lungs may play an important role in your overall lung health. And for children undergoing bone marrow tran

Updated on: February 24,2024

Lungs have their own microbiome, and these microbes affect the success of bone marrow transplants in kids

by Matt Zinter,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe microorganisms deep in your lungs may play an important role in your overall lung health. And for children undergoing bone marrow tran

Updated on:February 24,2024