Food texture key to eating habits in children with Down syndrome

by Scott Weybright,Washington State UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainChildren with Down syndrome prefer food with a crispy, oily mouthfeel and don't like brittle or gooey foods. But those

Updated on: June 22,2024

Food texture key to eating habits in children with Down syndrome

by Scott Weybright,Washington State UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainChildren with Down syndrome prefer food with a crispy, oily mouthfeel and don't like brittle or gooey foods. But those

Updated on:June 22,2024

Disinterest in pediatric care leads to concern for the future of child health

by Brittany Phillips,University of North Carolina School of MedicineCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe road leading to a career in pediatrics is becoming more deserted these days, and the dec

Updated on: July 05,2024

Disinterest in pediatric care leads to concern for the future of child health

by Brittany Phillips,University of North Carolina School of MedicineCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe road leading to a career in pediatrics is becoming more deserted these days, and the dec

Updated on:July 05,2024

Why whooping cough now? Resurgence of pertussis is relative, says expert

by Chris DeFrancesco,University of ConnecticutDr. Timothy Lishnak does a throat exam in 2019, when he regularly saw patients at UConn Health's family medicine practice in Canton. Credit: Tin

Updated on: September 11,2024

Why whooping cough now? Resurgence of pertussis is relative, says expert

by Chris DeFrancesco,University of ConnecticutDr. Timothy Lishnak does a throat exam in 2019, when he regularly saw patients at UConn Health's family medicine practice in Canton. Credit: Tin

Updated on:September 11,2024

Is autism 'overdiagnosed' in Australia due to the NDIS, or is it being better identified?

by Nancy Sadka and Josephine Barbaro,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAhead of the release of the government'sreview into the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDI

Updated on: April 02,2024

Is autism 'overdiagnosed' in Australia due to the NDIS, or is it being better identified?

by Nancy Sadka and Josephine Barbaro,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAhead of the release of the government'sreview into the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDI

Updated on:April 02,2024

Risks to children's eyesight and general health linked to increased screen time

by Anglia Ruskin UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new study shows that children's digital screen time has increased significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in poten

Updated on: February 24,2024

Risks to children's eyesight and general health linked to increased screen time

by Anglia Ruskin UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new study shows that children's digital screen time has increased significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in poten

Updated on:February 24,2024

Gay and bisexual adolescents found to have twice the risk of binge-eating disorder

by University of TorontoCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new national study, published in theJournal of Eating Disorders, finds that lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) adolescents in the U

Updated on: June 12,2024

Gay and bisexual adolescents found to have twice the risk of binge-eating disorder

by University of TorontoCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new national study, published in theJournal of Eating Disorders, finds that lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) adolescents in the U

Updated on:June 12,2024

New study shows differences between the brains of girls and boys with autism

by Stanford University Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainBrain organization differs between boys and girls with autism, according to a new study from the Stanford University School o

Updated on: February 22,2024

New study shows differences between the brains of girls and boys with autism

by Stanford University Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainBrain organization differs between boys and girls with autism, according to a new study from the Stanford University School o

Updated on:February 22,2024

Racial disparities in childhood adversity linked to brain structural differences in US children

by McLean HospitalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainBlack children in the United States are more likely to experience childhood adversity than white children, and these disparities are reflected i

Updated on: June 12,2024

Racial disparities in childhood adversity linked to brain structural differences in US children

by McLean HospitalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainBlack children in the United States are more likely to experience childhood adversity than white children, and these disparities are reflected i

Updated on:June 12,2024

Why are teen girls in crisis? It's not just social media

by LINDSEY TANNER and ANGIE WANGEmma, 18, stands for a portrait in Georgia on Thursday, March 23, 2023. The aspiring artist, with attention deficit disorder and occasional depression, says worries abo

Updated on: June 08,2024

Why are teen girls in crisis? It's not just social media

by LINDSEY TANNER and ANGIE WANGEmma, 18, stands for a portrait in Georgia on Thursday, March 23, 2023. The aspiring artist, with attention deficit disorder and occasional depression, says worries abo

Updated on:June 08,2024

How does excess sugar affect the developing brain throughout childhood and adolescence?

by Lina Begdache,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainParents often stress about their kids' sugar intake, but it can be hard to know how much is too much—or what to do about it

Updated on: February 21,2024

How does excess sugar affect the developing brain throughout childhood and adolescence?

by Lina Begdache,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainParents often stress about their kids' sugar intake, but it can be hard to know how much is too much—or what to do about it

Updated on:February 21,2024

Acoustic analysis of pre-term babies' cries shows they are as developmentally healthy as full-term babies

byPennsylvania State UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainDo pre-term babies cry differently than full-term babies? Yes, but upon age correction of pre-term babies, the differences may not

Updated on: July 23,2024

Acoustic analysis of pre-term babies' cries shows they are as developmentally healthy as full-term babies

byPennsylvania State UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainDo pre-term babies cry differently than full-term babies? Yes, but upon age correction of pre-term babies, the differences may not

Updated on:July 23,2024

Infants are vulnerable to chickenpox earlier than previously thought, study finds

by Ishani Nath,University of TorontoCredit: CC0 Public DomainInfants are not protected against the varicella-zoster virus, the virus that causes chickenpox, for several months before they are el

Updated on: May 10,2024

Infants are vulnerable to chickenpox earlier than previously thought, study finds

by Ishani Nath,University of TorontoCredit: CC0 Public DomainInfants are not protected against the varicella-zoster virus, the virus that causes chickenpox, for several months before they are el

Updated on:May 10,2024