Risky play exercises an ancestral need to push limits

by Morgan Kelly,Dartmouth CollegeCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWith schools nationwide back in session, millions of children across the United States will clamber up the jungle gyms and hang

Updated on: September 14,2024

Risky play exercises an ancestral need to push limits

by Morgan Kelly,Dartmouth CollegeCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWith schools nationwide back in session, millions of children across the United States will clamber up the jungle gyms and hang

Updated on:September 14,2024

Common respiratory infections may have protected children from COVID-19, study suggests

byRockefeller University PressThe new study suggests that, by frequently activating the antiviral and proinflammatory innate immune response, common respiratory virus and bacterial infections ma

Updated on: July 08,2024

Common respiratory infections may have protected children from COVID-19, study suggests

byRockefeller University PressThe new study suggests that, by frequently activating the antiviral and proinflammatory innate immune response, common respiratory virus and bacterial infections ma

Updated on:July 08,2024

New research challenges established ideas about infant crying

by Jakob Binderup,Aarhus UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhen will my infant child stop crying so much?If you are a new parent who, in a more or less sleep-deprived state, googles thi

Updated on: May 27,2024

New research challenges established ideas about infant crying

by Jakob Binderup,Aarhus UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhen will my infant child stop crying so much?If you are a new parent who, in a more or less sleep-deprived state, googles thi

Updated on:May 27,2024

Whooping cough can be deadly for young babies—vaccination is the best defense

by Phoebe Williams, Archana Koirala, Katie Louise Flanagan and Margie Danchin,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainSo far in 2024 there have been more than17,000 casesof

Updated on: August 30,2024

Whooping cough can be deadly for young babies—vaccination is the best defense

by Phoebe Williams, Archana Koirala, Katie Louise Flanagan and Margie Danchin,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainSo far in 2024 there have been more than17,000 casesof

Updated on:August 30,2024

Baby Eczema Treatment

Baby Eczema TreatmentRecommendations for Treating Your Baby’s SymptomsByKathi ValeiiUpdated on August 14, 2021Medically reviewed byCasey Gallagher, MDA baby can haveeczem

Updated on: February 19,2024

Baby Eczema Treatment

Baby Eczema TreatmentRecommendations for Treating Your Baby’s SymptomsByKathi ValeiiUpdated on August 14, 2021Medically reviewed byCasey Gallagher, MDA baby can haveeczem

Updated on:February 19,2024

Study shows parents' knowledge of button battery safety falls flat

by Griffith Thomas, University of Southern QueenslandCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainTwo-thirds of Australian parents don't know the symptoms of button battery ingestion, according to an Australi

Updated on: July 05,2024

Study shows parents' knowledge of button battery safety falls flat

by Griffith Thomas, University of Southern QueenslandCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainTwo-thirds of Australian parents don't know the symptoms of button battery ingestion, according to an Australi

Updated on:July 05,2024

What Vaccines Do Teens Get?

What Vaccines Do Teens Get?ByCarrie Madormo, RN, MPHUpdated on March 17, 2023Medically reviewed byMichael Menna, DOIf you have a teenager at home, you are almost done with taki

Updated on: February 19,2024

What Vaccines Do Teens Get?

What Vaccines Do Teens Get?ByCarrie Madormo, RN, MPHUpdated on March 17, 2023Medically reviewed byMichael Menna, DOIf you have a teenager at home, you are almost done with taki

Updated on:February 19,2024

Teens and young adults overdosing on drugs for common mental health issues

by Rutgers UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainA high number of teens and young adults with an overdose involving a benzodiazepine (BZD), like Xanax, or psychostimulant, like Adderall—medications

Updated on: February 24,2024

Teens and young adults overdosing on drugs for common mental health issues

by Rutgers UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainA high number of teens and young adults with an overdose involving a benzodiazepine (BZD), like Xanax, or psychostimulant, like Adderall—medications

Updated on:February 24,2024

Adversity in childhood is linked to increased risk of heart and blood vessel diseases in early adulthood

by European Society of CardiologyCumulative risk of cardiovascular disease per 100,000 people in the five childhood adversity groups for men and women, respectively. Credit:European Heart J

Updated on: June 12,2024

Adversity in childhood is linked to increased risk of heart and blood vessel diseases in early adulthood

by European Society of CardiologyCumulative risk of cardiovascular disease per 100,000 people in the five childhood adversity groups for men and women, respectively. Credit:European Heart J

Updated on:June 12,2024

Omicron reveals a new manifestation of COVID-19: Croup in young children

by Children's Hospital BostonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe Omicron surge has led to a previously unrecognized complication of COVID-19 in young children: croup. In the first peer-revie

Updated on: February 24,2024

Omicron reveals a new manifestation of COVID-19: Croup in young children

by Children's Hospital BostonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe Omicron surge has led to a previously unrecognized complication of COVID-19 in young children: croup. In the first peer-revie

Updated on:February 24,2024

Curbing football drills could make high school football safer

by Steven ReinbergTackling drills are typically a staple of high school football practices, but new research suggests dropping them from training might cut the risk of head hits.Using mouth guards wit

Updated on: June 01,2024

Curbing football drills could make high school football safer

by Steven ReinbergTackling drills are typically a staple of high school football practices, but new research suggests dropping them from training might cut the risk of head hits.Using mouth guards wit

Updated on:June 01,2024

How to manage conflicts and set examples when parenting your teenagers in a digital era

by Wendy Ellis and Lynda Hutchinson,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainTeenagers' needs for independence and privacy increase dramatically during adolescence. Today, many pare

Updated on: August 08,2024

How to manage conflicts and set examples when parenting your teenagers in a digital era

by Wendy Ellis and Lynda Hutchinson,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainTeenagers' needs for independence and privacy increase dramatically during adolescence. Today, many pare

Updated on:August 08,2024