Cash support for low-income families impacts infant brain activity

by Columbia UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainA team of investigators from six universities across the U.S. reports that an intervention designed to reduce poverty had a direct impact on childre

Updated on: February 21,2024

Cash support for low-income families impacts infant brain activity

by Columbia UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainA team of investigators from six universities across the U.S. reports that an intervention designed to reduce poverty had a direct impact on childre

Updated on:February 21,2024

Run is more than fun for students, elementary partners

by Rice UniversityGetting out and mentoring elementary students in physical fitness turns out to be just as beneficial for college students, according to Rice University kinesiologists behind Run

Updated on: February 24,2024

Run is more than fun for students, elementary partners

by Rice UniversityGetting out and mentoring elementary students in physical fitness turns out to be just as beneficial for college students, according to Rice University kinesiologists behind Run

Updated on:February 24,2024

Study finds youth exposed to environmental tobacco smoke had lower wheezing risk when on a higher quality diet

by The Mount Sinai HospitalCredit: CC0 Public DomainMore than four million adolescents in the United States have asthma, and many more youth who have not received official diagnosis of this airwa

Updated on: February 27,2024

Study finds youth exposed to environmental tobacco smoke had lower wheezing risk when on a higher quality diet

by The Mount Sinai HospitalCredit: CC0 Public DomainMore than four million adolescents in the United States have asthma, and many more youth who have not received official diagnosis of this airwa

Updated on:February 27,2024

Update on acute liver inflammation of unknown origin in children

by Sabina Bernhardt, ERN RARE-LIVERCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainUnexplained cases of acute liver inflammation in children, especially in the United Kingdom (U.K.), were reported earlier this year.

Updated on: March 05,2024

Update on acute liver inflammation of unknown origin in children

by Sabina Bernhardt, ERN RARE-LIVERCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainUnexplained cases of acute liver inflammation in children, especially in the United Kingdom (U.K.), were reported earlier this year.

Updated on:March 05,2024

Ask the Pediatrician: My child wants to be a vegetarian. Is that OK?

by Natalie D. MuthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainChildren and adolescents who follow a vegetarian eating plan tend to consume more fruits and vegetables and less sweets, salty snacks, and saturated

Updated on: June 05,2024

Ask the Pediatrician: My child wants to be a vegetarian. Is that OK?

by Natalie D. MuthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainChildren and adolescents who follow a vegetarian eating plan tend to consume more fruits and vegetables and less sweets, salty snacks, and saturated

Updated on:June 05,2024

Guidelines may promote over-diagnosis of cow's milk allergy in infants

by University of BristolCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainInternational guidelines developed to help doctors diagnose cow's milk allergy may lead to over-diagnosis, according to University of

Updated on: February 20,2024

Guidelines may promote over-diagnosis of cow's milk allergy in infants

by University of BristolCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainInternational guidelines developed to help doctors diagnose cow's milk allergy may lead to over-diagnosis, according to University of

Updated on:February 20,2024

How much screen time is too much in early childhood?

by University of CanterburyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainUniversity of Canterbury (UC) researchers Dr. Megan Gath and Professor Gail Gillon of UC's Child Well-being Research Institute, Ed

Updated on: April 07,2024

How much screen time is too much in early childhood?

by University of CanterburyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainUniversity of Canterbury (UC) researchers Dr. Megan Gath and Professor Gail Gillon of UC's Child Well-being Research Institute, Ed

Updated on:April 07,2024

Ask the Pediatrician: Which baby sleep products should be avoided?

by Dr. Dina DimaggioCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainQ: The number of baby sleep items on the market is overwhelming. What should I avoid?A: Having a baby is an incredibly exciting time and there are

Updated on: February 24,2024

Ask the Pediatrician: Which baby sleep products should be avoided?

by Dr. Dina DimaggioCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainQ: The number of baby sleep items on the market is overwhelming. What should I avoid?A: Having a baby is an incredibly exciting time and there are

Updated on:February 24,2024

Prevention program shows promise educating young adolescents about avoiding child sexual abuse behaviors

by Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public HealthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA school-based prevention program designed to help adolescents interact appropriately with younger c

Updated on: April 02,2024

Prevention program shows promise educating young adolescents about avoiding child sexual abuse behaviors

by Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public HealthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA school-based prevention program designed to help adolescents interact appropriately with younger c

Updated on:April 02,2024

Girls with mental health conditions have lower HPV vaccination coverage

byKarolinska InstitutetCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainGirls with mental illness or neurodevelopmental conditions are less likely than their peers to be vaccinated with the HPV vaccine that pro

Updated on: September 02,2024

Girls with mental health conditions have lower HPV vaccination coverage

byKarolinska InstitutetCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainGirls with mental illness or neurodevelopmental conditions are less likely than their peers to be vaccinated with the HPV vaccine that pro

Updated on:September 02,2024

Very few children with obesity transition to a healthy weight, finds study

by Lori SolomonMore children with overweight move to a healthier weight over two years than do children with obesity, according to a study published online Sept. 20 inPLOS ONE.Byron A. Foster, M

Updated on: May 11,2024

Very few children with obesity transition to a healthy weight, finds study

by Lori SolomonMore children with overweight move to a healthier weight over two years than do children with obesity, according to a study published online Sept. 20 inPLOS ONE.Byron A. Foster, M

Updated on:May 11,2024

Study finds female babies with congenital diaphragmatic hernia have slightly higher risk of death

by Johns Hopkins UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA Johns Hopkins Children Center study using medical records from an international registry concludes that female babies with congenita

Updated on: May 11,2024

Study finds female babies with congenital diaphragmatic hernia have slightly higher risk of death

by Johns Hopkins UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA Johns Hopkins Children Center study using medical records from an international registry concludes that female babies with congenita

Updated on:May 11,2024