Being a Couch Potato is Risky Business: Causes and remedies of sedentary behavior in children

by Japan Advanced Institute of Science and TechnologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe COVID-19 pandemic changed the lifestyles of people, especially those of children, significantly. As lockdowns

Updated on: March 21,2024

Being a Couch Potato is Risky Business: Causes and remedies of sedentary behavior in children

by Japan Advanced Institute of Science and TechnologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe COVID-19 pandemic changed the lifestyles of people, especially those of children, significantly. As lockdowns

Updated on:March 21,2024

Wildlife park's 'splash pad' found to be the source of severe gastrointestinal infections in kids

Splash pads—those shallow pools of wet, cooling summertime fun for kids—can also be sources of nasty gastro infections for youngsters who swallow water during their play.That's the take-home lesso

Updated on: April 22,2024

Wildlife park's 'splash pad' found to be the source of severe gastrointestinal infections in kids

Splash pads—those shallow pools of wet, cooling summertime fun for kids—can also be sources of nasty gastro infections for youngsters who swallow water during their play.That's the take-home lesso

Updated on:April 22,2024

Three-fold rise in babies born at 22 weeks given respiratory life support in England and Wales after guidelines change

by British Medical JournalCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe number of very premature babies (22 weeks) given respiratory life support (survival-focused care) and/or admitted to neonatal units in Engla

Updated on: March 25,2024

Three-fold rise in babies born at 22 weeks given respiratory life support in England and Wales after guidelines change

by British Medical JournalCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe number of very premature babies (22 weeks) given respiratory life support (survival-focused care) and/or admitted to neonatal units in Engla

Updated on:March 25,2024

Signs and symptoms of asthma

by Deb Balzer, Mayo Clinic News NetworkCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAsthma is a global issue. It's estimated that more than 334 million people around the world have asthma. It's a chronic

Updated on: March 02,2024

Signs and symptoms of asthma

by Deb Balzer, Mayo Clinic News NetworkCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAsthma is a global issue. It's estimated that more than 334 million people around the world have asthma. It's a chronic

Updated on:March 02,2024

COVID-19 vaccine for kids ages five to 11: What families need to know

by Gillian Rutherford,University of AlbertaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainEver since Canada approved the child-sized Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19 and started to distribute nearly t

Updated on: February 20,2024

COVID-19 vaccine for kids ages five to 11: What families need to know

by Gillian Rutherford,University of AlbertaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainEver since Canada approved the child-sized Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19 and started to distribute nearly t

Updated on:February 20,2024

Why do children need polio vaccine boosters?

by Dr Sabine L. van Elsland,Imperial College LondonCredit: AI-generated imageUnfortunately, in recent months, vaccine-derived poliovirus has been detected in sewage in north and east London. Fol

Updated on: June 11,2024

Why do children need polio vaccine boosters?

by Dr Sabine L. van Elsland,Imperial College LondonCredit: AI-generated imageUnfortunately, in recent months, vaccine-derived poliovirus has been detected in sewage in north and east London. Fol

Updated on:June 11,2024

Secure attachment to both parents—not just mothers—boosts children's healthy development

by Or Dagan and Carlo Schuengel,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainImagine a sudden rustle in the tall grass. A ripple of alarm passes through the group of early humans who live t

Updated on: April 07,2024

Secure attachment to both parents—not just mothers—boosts children's healthy development

by Or Dagan and Carlo Schuengel,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainImagine a sudden rustle in the tall grass. A ripple of alarm passes through the group of early humans who live t

Updated on:April 07,2024

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

Updated on: March 14,2024

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

Updated on:March 14,2024

Social and emotional learning produces significant benefits for students

by Yale UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn the midst of an unprecedented mental health crisis plaguing our nation's youth, a study led by Christina Cipriano, Ph.D., assistant profe

Updated on: June 25,2024

Social and emotional learning produces significant benefits for students

by Yale UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn the midst of an unprecedented mental health crisis plaguing our nation's youth, a study led by Christina Cipriano, Ph.D., assistant profe

Updated on:June 25,2024

Household foods get less healthy as babies age into toddlers

by Ernie MundellOver the first few years of a child's life, foods found in a family's fridge and cupboards tends to get less healthy, new research shows."We found significant changes in s

Updated on: March 27,2024

Household foods get less healthy as babies age into toddlers

by Ernie MundellOver the first few years of a child's life, foods found in a family's fridge and cupboards tends to get less healthy, new research shows."We found significant changes in s

Updated on:March 27,2024

One in four Americans are covered by Medicaid or CHIP, a program that insures low-income kids

by Heather Bednarek, Ellen Barnidge,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAs of July 2021, a total of83.6 millionAmericans were insured through either Medicaid or the&nbs

Updated on: February 22,2024

One in four Americans are covered by Medicaid or CHIP, a program that insures low-income kids

by Heather Bednarek, Ellen Barnidge,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAs of July 2021, a total of83.6 millionAmericans were insured through either Medicaid or the&nbs

Updated on:February 22,2024

Advances in pediatric sepsis biomarkers: A pediatric investigation review

by Cactus CommunicationsThe current standards for sepsis screening are non-specific. The authors review biomarkers from genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics to enhance the specifici

Updated on: March 07,2024

Advances in pediatric sepsis biomarkers: A pediatric investigation review

by Cactus CommunicationsThe current standards for sepsis screening are non-specific. The authors review biomarkers from genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics to enhance the specifici

Updated on:March 07,2024