How do we make the best use of blood banks in sub-Saharan Africa?

by Emily Head,Imperial College LondonCredit: Lennart Wittstock from PexelsBlood transfusions are life-saving, but blood banks often face shortages.This issue is particularly grave in sub-Saharan

Updated on: February 22,2024

How do we make the best use of blood banks in sub-Saharan Africa?

by Emily Head,Imperial College LondonCredit: Lennart Wittstock from PexelsBlood transfusions are life-saving, but blood banks often face shortages.This issue is particularly grave in sub-Saharan

Updated on:February 22,2024

Approximately 30% of Australian children who experience domestic and family violence are children with disability

by Flinders UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainChildren with disability require urgent policy attention and trauma-informed responses to their experiences of domestic and family violence

Updated on: March 26,2024

Approximately 30% of Australian children who experience domestic and family violence are children with disability

by Flinders UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainChildren with disability require urgent policy attention and trauma-informed responses to their experiences of domestic and family violence

Updated on:March 26,2024

Pictorial warnings could reduce purchases of sugary drinks

by Public Library of SciencePhotographs of UNC Mini Mart during a trial evaluating graphic health warnings for sugary drinks. Credit: Hall MG et al., 2022, PLOS Computational Biology (CC BY 4.0,

Updated on: February 22,2024

Pictorial warnings could reduce purchases of sugary drinks

by Public Library of SciencePhotographs of UNC Mini Mart during a trial evaluating graphic health warnings for sugary drinks. Credit: Hall MG et al., 2022, PLOS Computational Biology (CC BY 4.0,

Updated on:February 22,2024

Food program breaks the link between food insecurity and obesity in children

by Columbia University Irving Medical CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainFood FARMacias could be one part of the solution to the nation's growing food insecurity problem, according to a

Updated on: June 22,2024

Food program breaks the link between food insecurity and obesity in children

by Columbia University Irving Medical CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainFood FARMacias could be one part of the solution to the nation's growing food insecurity problem, according to a

Updated on:June 22,2024

Science doesn't yet support broad restrictions on teens' access to social media, experts say

by Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles TimesCredit: CC0 Public DomainTo understand the path forward in regulating social media, it's helpful to look to a transformative technology from the previous centu

Updated on: March 21,2024

Science doesn't yet support broad restrictions on teens' access to social media, experts say

by Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles TimesCredit: CC0 Public DomainTo understand the path forward in regulating social media, it's helpful to look to a transformative technology from the previous centu

Updated on:March 21,2024

Diet, stress programs might cut 'small for gestational age' risk in high-risk pregnancy

(HealthDay)—The odds of giving birth to a newborn that is small for gestational age (SGA) are reduced among pregnant women at high risk who receive a structured Mediterranean diet or mindfulness-based

Updated on: February 20,2024

Diet, stress programs might cut 'small for gestational age' risk in high-risk pregnancy

(HealthDay)—The odds of giving birth to a newborn that is small for gestational age (SGA) are reduced among pregnant women at high risk who receive a structured Mediterranean diet or mindfulness-based

Updated on:February 20,2024

Study finds two antibiotics for children with sinusitis equally effective, but one has fewer side effects

by Brigham and Women's HospitalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn a new study published inJAMAand led by researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital has found that patients p

Updated on: May 08,2024

Study finds two antibiotics for children with sinusitis equally effective, but one has fewer side effects

by Brigham and Women's HospitalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn a new study published inJAMAand led by researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital has found that patients p

Updated on:May 08,2024

Social media does not cause depression in children and young people, according to study

by Ingebjørg Hestvik,Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMany children and young adults spend a lot of time on social media, much to the concern of th

Updated on: April 18,2024

Social media does not cause depression in children and young people, according to study

by Ingebjørg Hestvik,Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMany children and young adults spend a lot of time on social media, much to the concern of th

Updated on:April 18,2024

Newborns develop language skills within hours of birth

by Bangor University[HbO] mean amplitude results. a, Plot of β estimates for the BLUPs of the three-way interaction between group contrast (active control vs experimental), stimulus type (forward

Updated on: May 25,2024

Newborns develop language skills within hours of birth

by Bangor University[HbO] mean amplitude results. a, Plot of β estimates for the BLUPs of the three-way interaction between group contrast (active control vs experimental), stimulus type (forward

Updated on:May 25,2024

Wording matters in parental support for adolescent medical services, study finds

Updated on: May 28,2025

Wording matters in parental support for adolescent medical services, study finds

Updated on:May 28,2025

Possible new target to treat newborns suffering from lack of oxygen or blood flow in the brain

by Case Western Reserve UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainOne of the most common causes of disability or death in newborns is a lack of oxygen or blood flow in the brain during labor or

Updated on: March 23,2024

Possible new target to treat newborns suffering from lack of oxygen or blood flow in the brain

by Case Western Reserve UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainOne of the most common causes of disability or death in newborns is a lack of oxygen or blood flow in the brain during labor or

Updated on:March 23,2024

Study: About 22 adolescents died weekly from overdoses in 2022, driven by fentanyl-laced prescription pills

by University of California, Los AngelesCredit: CC0 Public DomainAn average of 22 adolescents 14 to 18 years of age died in the U.S. each week in 2022 from drug overdoses, raising the death rate

Updated on: February 29,2024

Study: About 22 adolescents died weekly from overdoses in 2022, driven by fentanyl-laced prescription pills

by University of California, Los AngelesCredit: CC0 Public DomainAn average of 22 adolescents 14 to 18 years of age died in the U.S. each week in 2022 from drug overdoses, raising the death rate

Updated on:February 29,2024