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How stress, anxiety contribute to youth violence

How stress, anxiety contribute to youth violence

by Children's Hospital Los AngelesCredit: CC0 Public DomainIt only takes a quick Google search to find an up-to-the-minute list of school shootings in the United States. According to Educatio

How stress, anxiety contribute to youth violence

by Children's Hospital Los AngelesCredit: CC0 Public DomainIt only takes a quick Google search to find an up-to-the-minute list of school shootings in the United States. According to Educatio
School closures impaired reading for disadvantaged children

School closures impaired reading for disadvantaged children

by Lauren Perry,Yale UniversityLongitudinal development of passage comprehension for the intervention and comparison students (summer periods represented by shaded areas). Note: The black line r

School closures impaired reading for disadvantaged children

by Lauren Perry,Yale UniversityLongitudinal development of passage comprehension for the intervention and comparison students (summer periods represented by shaded areas). Note: The black line r
Watching video feed of hospitalized baby found to improve breast pumping experience

Watching video feed of hospitalized baby found to improve breast pumping experience

by UC DavisCredit: CC0 Public DomainParents who used videoconferencing technology to view their hospitalized baby reported an improved pumping experience while expressing milk for their premature

Watching video feed of hospitalized baby found to improve breast pumping experience

by UC DavisCredit: CC0 Public DomainParents who used videoconferencing technology to view their hospitalized baby reported an improved pumping experience while expressing milk for their premature
Extracellular vesicles could be a marker for lung disease severity in premature infants

Extracellular vesicles could be a marker for lung disease severity in premature infants

by American Physiological SocietyGraphical abstract. Credit:American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology(2023). DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00389.2022New research fi

Extracellular vesicles could be a marker for lung disease severity in premature infants

by American Physiological SocietyGraphical abstract. Credit:American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology(2023). DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00389.2022New research fi
U.S. teens were already in mental health crisis before pandemic hit

U.S. teens were already in mental health crisis before pandemic hit

by Dennis ThompsonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAlaina Stanisci has grappled with an eating disorder since she was 10, and the disruptions of the pandemic only made things worse for the high schoo

U.S. teens were already in mental health crisis before pandemic hit

by Dennis ThompsonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAlaina Stanisci has grappled with an eating disorder since she was 10, and the disruptions of the pandemic only made things worse for the high schoo
Novel test could ensure newborns with a serious genetic disease receive essential treatment

Novel test could ensure newborns with a serious genetic disease receive essential treatment

by American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC)Sample preparation workflow used to investigate reducing and maleimide derivatizing agents. In all analyses, 3.2 mm DBSs of quality control materia

Novel test could ensure newborns with a serious genetic disease receive essential treatment

by American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC)Sample preparation workflow used to investigate reducing and maleimide derivatizing agents. In all analyses, 3.2 mm DBSs of quality control materia
Black and Hispanic children suffer disproportionately from asthma. Climate change is making it worse

Black and Hispanic children suffer disproportionately from asthma. Climate change is making it worse

by Nada HassaneinCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainEver since they were infants, LaRae Cantley's four children were constantly in and out of the emergency room, because they couldn't breathe.Ea

Black and Hispanic children suffer disproportionately from asthma. Climate change is making it worse

by Nada HassaneinCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainEver since they were infants, LaRae Cantley's four children were constantly in and out of the emergency room, because they couldn't breathe.Ea
Digital program gets school kids moving

Digital program gets school kids moving

by University of SydneyThe IEngage app and booklet. Credit: University of SydneyEvery parent worries about how much time their child spends on screens, but what if screens could also provide the

Digital program gets school kids moving

by University of SydneyThe IEngage app and booklet. Credit: University of SydneyEvery parent worries about how much time their child spends on screens, but what if screens could also provide the
Study reveals how to stop youngsters from eating unhealthy snacks

Study reveals how to stop youngsters from eating unhealthy snacks

by Staffordshire UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainPsychologists have successfully trialed a new intervention which makes schoolchildren cut down on unhealthy snacking.Researchers from Staffordshire

Study reveals how to stop youngsters from eating unhealthy snacks

by Staffordshire UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainPsychologists have successfully trialed a new intervention which makes schoolchildren cut down on unhealthy snacking.Researchers from Staffordshire
USPSTF: Evidence lacking for T2DM screening in children

USPSTF: Evidence lacking for T2DM screening in children

(HealthDay)—The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concludes that the current evidence is insufficient for assessing the benefits and harms of type 2 diabetes screening in children and adole

USPSTF: Evidence lacking for T2DM screening in children

(HealthDay)—The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concludes that the current evidence is insufficient for assessing the benefits and harms of type 2 diabetes screening in children and adole
Do you know who to talk to about your child's routine vaccinations?

Do you know who to talk to about your child's routine vaccinations?

by Deb BalzerCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAccording to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), routine vaccinations for kindergarten in the U.S. fell to 93% during the 2021-2022 scho

Do you know who to talk to about your child's routine vaccinations?

by Deb BalzerCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAccording to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), routine vaccinations for kindergarten in the U.S. fell to 93% during the 2021-2022 scho