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Early cleft palate surgery found to give better speech results

Early cleft palate surgery found to give better speech results

by Karolinska InstitutetCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAccording to a new international study, cleft palate surgery at the age of 6 months provides better conditions for speech and language dev

Early cleft palate surgery found to give better speech results

by Karolinska InstitutetCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAccording to a new international study, cleft palate surgery at the age of 6 months provides better conditions for speech and language dev
Researchers find promising candidate to treat irreversible lung and eye diseases in extremely premature infants

Researchers find promising candidate to treat irreversible lung and eye diseases in extremely premature infants

by ElsevierCaption: In response to a high oxygen insult, the lungs of wild-type mice (left-hand side) show alveolar simplification and enlargement, septal wall thickening (blue arrow), and leukoc

Researchers find promising candidate to treat irreversible lung and eye diseases in extremely premature infants

by ElsevierCaption: In response to a high oxygen insult, the lungs of wild-type mice (left-hand side) show alveolar simplification and enlargement, septal wall thickening (blue arrow), and leukoc
Pulse oximeters crucial in primary care settings, say researchers

Pulse oximeters crucial in primary care settings, say researchers

byKarolinska InstitutetOdds ratio (OR) of death presented for children with different SpO2values compared with children with SpO298–100%. Overall OR is presented in gray with 95% CI

Pulse oximeters crucial in primary care settings, say researchers

byKarolinska InstitutetOdds ratio (OR) of death presented for children with different SpO2values compared with children with SpO298–100%. Overall OR is presented in gray with 95% CI
'So rudderless': A couple's quest for autism treatment for their son hits repeated obstacles

'So rudderless': A couple's quest for autism treatment for their son hits repeated obstacles

by Michelle AndrewsCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhen Sebastian Rios was a toddler, he hardly talked. "Don't worry," his pediatrician told Amparo and Victor Rios, Sebastian's pare

'So rudderless': A couple's quest for autism treatment for their son hits repeated obstacles

by Michelle AndrewsCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhen Sebastian Rios was a toddler, he hardly talked. "Don't worry," his pediatrician told Amparo and Victor Rios, Sebastian's pare
A friend who's more boss than BFF may be harmful for teens' mental health

A friend who's more boss than BFF may be harmful for teens' mental health

by Hannah L. Schacter, Adam Hoffman and Alexandra Ehrhardt,The ConversationIf one friend is always the boss, the other friend may suffer.Priscilla Du Preez/Unsplash,CC BYTeens with d

A friend who's more boss than BFF may be harmful for teens' mental health

by Hannah L. Schacter, Adam Hoffman and Alexandra Ehrhardt,The ConversationIf one friend is always the boss, the other friend may suffer.Priscilla Du Preez/Unsplash,CC BYTeens with d
Why kids shouldn't eat added sugar before they turn two, says a nutritional epidemiologist

Why kids shouldn't eat added sugar before they turn two, says a nutritional epidemiologist

by Lisa Bodnar,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainI remember a decade ago sitting in front of my 9-month-old daughter, who was in her high chair, and trying to spoon-feed her a pureed gree

Why kids shouldn't eat added sugar before they turn two, says a nutritional epidemiologist

by Lisa Bodnar,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainI remember a decade ago sitting in front of my 9-month-old daughter, who was in her high chair, and trying to spoon-feed her a pureed gree
Study explores how pre- and postnatal B-12 vitamins improve breast milk vitamin B-12 levels

Study explores how pre- and postnatal B-12 vitamins improve breast milk vitamin B-12 levels

by George Mason UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainBabies and children need vitamins, including vitamin B-12, to help their brains and bodies develop and grow. Babies get B-12 from their

Study explores how pre- and postnatal B-12 vitamins improve breast milk vitamin B-12 levels

by George Mason UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainBabies and children need vitamins, including vitamin B-12, to help their brains and bodies develop and grow. Babies get B-12 from their
Study outlines ways to help children learn forgiveness

Study outlines ways to help children learn forgiveness

by Matt Shipman,North Carolina State UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA recent study suggests that teaching children to understand other people's perspectives could make it easier

Study outlines ways to help children learn forgiveness

by Matt Shipman,North Carolina State UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA recent study suggests that teaching children to understand other people's perspectives could make it easier
Risky play exercises an ancestral need to push limits

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

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
Study examines years of life lost for adolescents, young adults to drug overdose

Study examines years of life lost for adolescents, young adults to drug overdose

by Ohio State University Medical CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn a first-ever study, researchers at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and College of Medicine examined the unintent

Study examines years of life lost for adolescents, young adults to drug overdose

by Ohio State University Medical CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn a first-ever study, researchers at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and College of Medicine examined the unintent
Research shows social media boundaries can improve teen sleep

Research shows social media boundaries can improve teen sleep

by University of QueenslandCredit: Julia M Cameron from PexelsUniversity of Queensland research has shown intense and problematic social media use is linked to sleep difficulties in adolescents.A

Research shows social media boundaries can improve teen sleep

by University of QueenslandCredit: Julia M Cameron from PexelsUniversity of Queensland research has shown intense and problematic social media use is linked to sleep difficulties in adolescents.A
Ask the Pediatrician: How are undescended testicles in babies treated?

Ask the Pediatrician: How are undescended testicles in babies treated?

by Dr. Hatim ThakerCredit: CC0 Public DomainQ: I think my baby has undescended testicles. Is this a cause for concern, and what can be done about it?A: Before birth, a baby boy's testes (testicles

Ask the Pediatrician: How are undescended testicles in babies treated?

by Dr. Hatim ThakerCredit: CC0 Public DomainQ: I think my baby has undescended testicles. Is this a cause for concern, and what can be done about it?A: Before birth, a baby boy's testes (testicles