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RSV is everywhere right now. What parents need to know about respiratory syncytial virus

RSV is everywhere right now. What parents need to know about respiratory syncytial virus

by Jane Tuckerman, Ashleigh Rak, Danielle Wurzel and Margie Danchin,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageThis winter, we're having to get our heads around another respiratory virus—RSV.

RSV is everywhere right now. What parents need to know about respiratory syncytial virus

by Jane Tuckerman, Ashleigh Rak, Danielle Wurzel and Margie Danchin,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageThis winter, we're having to get our heads around another respiratory virus—RSV.
Survey heightens concern about pandemic's impact on education of students with autism

Survey heightens concern about pandemic's impact on education of students with autism

by Kessler FoundationCredit: CC0 Public DomainKessler Foundation scientists conducted an online survey of parents of school-aged children to compare the effects of pandemic-related school closures on

Survey heightens concern about pandemic's impact on education of students with autism

by Kessler FoundationCredit: CC0 Public DomainKessler Foundation scientists conducted an online survey of parents of school-aged children to compare the effects of pandemic-related school closures on
Ask the Pediatrician: Why do babies spit up?

Ask the Pediatrician: Why do babies spit up?

by Dr. Alejandro Velez and Dr. Christine Waasdorp HurtadoCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainQ: My baby spits up fairly often. What causes this, and should I be concerned?A: All babies spit up. Some babi

Ask the Pediatrician: Why do babies spit up?

by Dr. Alejandro Velez and Dr. Christine Waasdorp HurtadoCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainQ: My baby spits up fairly often. What causes this, and should I be concerned?A: All babies spit up. Some babi
Study finds running water involved in majority of pediatric bathing burns

Study finds running water involved in majority of pediatric bathing burns

by University of Chicago Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at the University of Chicago Medicine are calling for updated infant bathing guidelines after reviewing cases o

Study finds running water involved in majority of pediatric bathing burns

by University of Chicago Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at the University of Chicago Medicine are calling for updated infant bathing guidelines after reviewing cases o
Study finds how to reduce risk of kids playing with a found gun

Study finds how to reduce risk of kids playing with a found gun

by The Ohio State UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn a lab at The Ohio State University masquerading as a playroom, pairs of kids ages 8 to 12 participating in a study found a variety

Study finds how to reduce risk of kids playing with a found gun

by The Ohio State UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn a lab at The Ohio State University masquerading as a playroom, pairs of kids ages 8 to 12 participating in a study found a variety
Why kids with epilepsy need a seizure action plan

Why kids with epilepsy need a seizure action plan

by Jason Howland, Mayo Clinic News NetworkCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainEpilepsy is a brain disorder that causes recurring seizures. And it's common. It's estimated that 1 in 26 people deve

Why kids with epilepsy need a seizure action plan

by Jason Howland, Mayo Clinic News NetworkCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainEpilepsy is a brain disorder that causes recurring seizures. And it's common. It's estimated that 1 in 26 people deve
An innovative test to diagnose Chagas disease in newborns

An innovative test to diagnose Chagas disease in newborns

byBarcelona Institute for Global HealthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAn innovative test that combines a DNA extraction system inspired by a modified 3D printer (PrintrLab) with loop-mediated

An innovative test to diagnose Chagas disease in newborns

byBarcelona Institute for Global HealthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAn innovative test that combines a DNA extraction system inspired by a modified 3D printer (PrintrLab) with loop-mediated
Structured school days can keep kids healthy. How can we maintain it over school holidays?

Structured school days can keep kids healthy. How can we maintain it over school holidays?

by Amanda Watson, Carol Maher and Tim Olds,The ConversationCredit: Mary Taylor from PexelsEvery parent knows kids spend their time differently when they're on holidays. Our new research foun

Structured school days can keep kids healthy. How can we maintain it over school holidays?

by Amanda Watson, Carol Maher and Tim Olds,The ConversationCredit: Mary Taylor from PexelsEvery parent knows kids spend their time differently when they're on holidays. Our new research foun
Teenage cyberbullying: A toxic side effect of online socialization

Teenage cyberbullying: A toxic side effect of online socialization

by Wolters Kluwer HealthCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainTeenagers fall prey to bullying while using the internet—a platform that provides relative anonymity to bullies—according to a questionnai

Teenage cyberbullying: A toxic side effect of online socialization

by Wolters Kluwer HealthCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainTeenagers fall prey to bullying while using the internet—a platform that provides relative anonymity to bullies—according to a questionnai
Early results of gene therapy trial for 'childhood dementia' show promise

Early results of gene therapy trial for 'childhood dementia' show promise

by Michael Addelman,University of ManchesterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers will tell an international conference today (Feb. 24) that an investigational gene therapy for Sanfilippo

Early results of gene therapy trial for 'childhood dementia' show promise

by Michael Addelman,University of ManchesterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers will tell an international conference today (Feb. 24) that an investigational gene therapy for Sanfilippo
New research sheds fresh light on mystery of infant consciousness

New research sheds fresh light on mystery of infant consciousness

by Trinity College DublinNeural measurement tools for studying the emergence of consciousness. Examples of techniques for recording brain activity and/or neuroimaging in infants and fetuses. (A)

New research sheds fresh light on mystery of infant consciousness

by Trinity College DublinNeural measurement tools for studying the emergence of consciousness. Examples of techniques for recording brain activity and/or neuroimaging in infants and fetuses. (A)
Experts weigh in on sedentary behaviour in schools

Experts weigh in on sedentary behaviour in schools

by Adrianna MacPherson,University of AlbertaThe U of A's Valerie Carson was a member of the research team that developed the sedentary behaviour guidelines based on evidence from around the

Experts weigh in on sedentary behaviour in schools

by Adrianna MacPherson,University of AlbertaThe U of A's Valerie Carson was a member of the research team that developed the sedentary behaviour guidelines based on evidence from around the