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RSV is back with a vengeance, says expert

RSV is back with a vengeance, says expert

by Pennsylvania State UniversityBrittany Wright, a respiratory therapist with Penn State Health, cares for 5-year-old Camille Lepley in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit of Penn State Health Chil

RSV is back with a vengeance, says expert

by Pennsylvania State UniversityBrittany Wright, a respiratory therapist with Penn State Health, cares for 5-year-old Camille Lepley in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit of Penn State Health Chil
Controlled cruelty: New study finds aggression can arise from successful self-control

Controlled cruelty: New study finds aggression can arise from successful self-control

by Virginia Commonwealth UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new study by a Virginia Commonwealth University researcher has found that aggression is not always the product of poor self-c

Controlled cruelty: New study finds aggression can arise from successful self-control

by Virginia Commonwealth UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new study by a Virginia Commonwealth University researcher has found that aggression is not always the product of poor self-c
Copy-cat? Youth with few friends conform to stay in a friend's 'good graces'

Copy-cat? Youth with few friends conform to stay in a friend's 'good graces'

by Florida Atlantic UniversityThe study revealed that the total number of friends that a child has is not the issue. What matters is whether or not the child has fewer friends than the partner. C

Copy-cat? Youth with few friends conform to stay in a friend's 'good graces'

by Florida Atlantic UniversityThe study revealed that the total number of friends that a child has is not the issue. What matters is whether or not the child has fewer friends than the partner. C
Vaccine hesitancy among parents is a key predictor of vaccination coverage and disease risk among children: Study

Vaccine hesitancy among parents is a key predictor of vaccination coverage and disease risk among children: Study

by Vanderbilt UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNicole Creanza, assistant professor of biological sciences and member of the Evolutionary Studies Initiative, and graduate student Kerri-A

Vaccine hesitancy among parents is a key predictor of vaccination coverage and disease risk among children: Study

by Vanderbilt UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNicole Creanza, assistant professor of biological sciences and member of the Evolutionary Studies Initiative, and graduate student Kerri-A
Study shows many children in rural areas receive high salt and sugar foods before age 2

Study shows many children in rural areas receive high salt and sugar foods before age 2

by American Society for NutritionCredit: CC0 Public DomainA study of over 10,000 children in rural Pennsylvania revealed that a large proportion of children were fed foods that are high in sugar

Study shows many children in rural areas receive high salt and sugar foods before age 2

by American Society for NutritionCredit: CC0 Public DomainA study of over 10,000 children in rural Pennsylvania revealed that a large proportion of children were fed foods that are high in sugar
How to keep children safe from window falls

How to keep children safe from window falls

by Patti Verbanas,Rutgers UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainEach year, about eight children ages five or younger die and 3,300 require emergency treatment after falling from windows, a

How to keep children safe from window falls

by Patti Verbanas,Rutgers UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainEach year, about eight children ages five or younger die and 3,300 require emergency treatment after falling from windows, a
First study of its kind links moms' problems to adolescent attachment

First study of its kind links moms' problems to adolescent attachment

by Laurie Fickman,University of HoustonCredit: CC0 Public DomainIt should come as no great surprise that mothers have profound influence on their children. But what about mothers who have their

First study of its kind links moms' problems to adolescent attachment

by Laurie Fickman,University of HoustonCredit: CC0 Public DomainIt should come as no great surprise that mothers have profound influence on their children. But what about mothers who have their
Physical appearance of video game characters affects girls' body image dissatisfaction, shows study

Physical appearance of video game characters affects girls' body image dissatisfaction, shows study

by Beatriz González, Universitat Oberta de CatalunyaBody-shape pressure affects mainly girls rather than boys. Credit: Stas Knop / PexelsWhat impact does watching television or playing video games hav

Physical appearance of video game characters affects girls' body image dissatisfaction, shows study

by Beatriz González, Universitat Oberta de CatalunyaBody-shape pressure affects mainly girls rather than boys. Credit: Stas Knop / PexelsWhat impact does watching television or playing video games hav
Research reveals blood platelets play important role in Kawasaki disease

Research reveals blood platelets play important role in Kawasaki disease

by Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterCredit:JCI Insight(2023). DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.169855Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children's investigators have advanced our understanding of the role tha

Research reveals blood platelets play important role in Kawasaki disease

by Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterCredit:JCI Insight(2023). DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.169855Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children's investigators have advanced our understanding of the role tha
Infants less than one year old most impacted by famine of the Dutch Hunger Winter with highest mortality rate

Infants less than one year old most impacted by famine of the Dutch Hunger Winter with highest mortality rate

by Columbia University's Mailman School of Public HealthCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainDuring the Dutch Hunger Winter Famine, infants experienced the highest absolute and relative mortality

Infants less than one year old most impacted by famine of the Dutch Hunger Winter with highest mortality rate

by Columbia University's Mailman School of Public HealthCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainDuring the Dutch Hunger Winter Famine, infants experienced the highest absolute and relative mortality
Sleep problems pervasive and persistent among children with epilepsy

Sleep problems pervasive and persistent among children with epilepsy

by University of MichiganCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFor children with epilepsy, seizures and related health concerns can disrupt every part of childhood, including sleep.Now, a new study fi

Sleep problems pervasive and persistent among children with epilepsy

by University of MichiganCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFor children with epilepsy, seizures and related health concerns can disrupt every part of childhood, including sleep.Now, a new study fi
Preschoolers show cultural differences in generosity, competitiveness

Preschoolers show cultural differences in generosity, competitiveness

by Washington State UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn a set of sharing experiments, Spanish-speaking Latino preschoolers were more likely to choose options that would be more generous to othe

Preschoolers show cultural differences in generosity, competitiveness

by Washington State UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn a set of sharing experiments, Spanish-speaking Latino preschoolers were more likely to choose options that would be more generous to othe