Effect of types of screen use on child mental health examined

(HealthDay)—Higher levels of screen use are associated with poor mental health for children and youth during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published online Dec. 28 inJAMA Network O

Updated on: February 21,2024

Effect of types of screen use on child mental health examined

(HealthDay)—Higher levels of screen use are associated with poor mental health for children and youth during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published online Dec. 28 inJAMA Network O

Updated on:February 21,2024

Strengthened school lunch standards improved obesity outlook for low-income children

by RAND CorporationCredit: CC0 Public DomainRegulations that strengthened the nutritional requirements for school lunches were associated with a decline in signs of obesity among free or reduced-

Updated on: February 29,2024

Strengthened school lunch standards improved obesity outlook for low-income children

by RAND CorporationCredit: CC0 Public DomainRegulations that strengthened the nutritional requirements for school lunches were associated with a decline in signs of obesity among free or reduced-

Updated on:February 29,2024

When COVID-19 disrupts multi-child families, one sibling is affected more

by University of WaterlooCredit: CC0 Public DomainCOVID-19 disruptions in homes with two or more children affect one sibling more than the other, according to a new study.When caregivers are expe

Updated on: February 21,2024

When COVID-19 disrupts multi-child families, one sibling is affected more

by University of WaterlooCredit: CC0 Public DomainCOVID-19 disruptions in homes with two or more children affect one sibling more than the other, according to a new study.When caregivers are expe

Updated on:February 21,2024

Parents adopt unhealthy food routines for family well-being in place of unaffordable activities, study finds

by City University LondonCredit: CC0 Public DomainNew study study suggests a key reason parents on a low-income buy unhealthy foods for their families is to compensate for non-food related activi

Updated on: May 10,2024

Parents adopt unhealthy food routines for family well-being in place of unaffordable activities, study finds

by City University LondonCredit: CC0 Public DomainNew study study suggests a key reason parents on a low-income buy unhealthy foods for their families is to compensate for non-food related activi

Updated on:May 10,2024

Study finds home screening test can help control type 1 diabetes

by Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical ResearchCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers have shown that a blood test for early diagnosis of type 1 diabetes can stave off serious illnes

Updated on: May 08,2024

Study finds home screening test can help control type 1 diabetes

by Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical ResearchCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers have shown that a blood test for early diagnosis of type 1 diabetes can stave off serious illnes

Updated on:May 08,2024

Gas cooking linked to 12.7% of childhood asthma in US: study

Credit: Petr Kratochvil/Public DomainCooking with gas indoors has been linked to 12.7 percent of all childhood asthma cases in the United States, a new study has found, comparing its effect on health

Updated on: March 08,2024

Gas cooking linked to 12.7% of childhood asthma in US: study

Credit: Petr Kratochvil/Public DomainCooking with gas indoors has been linked to 12.7 percent of all childhood asthma cases in the United States, a new study has found, comparing its effect on health

Updated on:March 08,2024

Suicide rate is spiking upwards in preadolescent children

In the past two decades, a growing number of preteens have taken medicines or other chemicals as a way to end their lives, new research warns.The mental health ofchildrenhas become a big t

Updated on: February 24,2024

Suicide rate is spiking upwards in preadolescent children

In the past two decades, a growing number of preteens have taken medicines or other chemicals as a way to end their lives, new research warns.The mental health ofchildrenhas become a big t

Updated on:February 24,2024

Largest study to date of minipuberty identifies two new patterns of the reproductive hormone, AMH, in infant girls

by George Mason UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMinipuberty is a stage of reproductive development during infancy in both sexes when reproductive hormones change and reproductive orga

Updated on: July 01,2024

Largest study to date of minipuberty identifies two new patterns of the reproductive hormone, AMH, in infant girls

by George Mason UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMinipuberty is a stage of reproductive development during infancy in both sexes when reproductive hormones change and reproductive orga

Updated on:July 01,2024

How to talk to children about mass shootings

by Katie Chen,Stanford UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainParents may be wondering how to have a conversation with their kids after the horrible news of a shooting at a Tennessee element

Updated on: June 25,2024

How to talk to children about mass shootings

by Katie Chen,Stanford UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainParents may be wondering how to have a conversation with their kids after the horrible news of a shooting at a Tennessee element

Updated on:June 25,2024

Could the common cold give children immunity against COVID? Our research offers clues

by Marion Humbert and Annika Karlsson,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageWhy children are less likely to become severely ill with COVID compared with adults is not clear. Some have sugges

Updated on: July 01,2024

Could the common cold give children immunity against COVID? Our research offers clues

by Marion Humbert and Annika Karlsson,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageWhy children are less likely to become severely ill with COVID compared with adults is not clear. Some have sugges

Updated on:July 01,2024

Exploring why some children with high-risk neuroblastoma are facing worse outcomes

by Harvard Medical SchoolCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainChildren with high-risk neuroblastoma had worse outcomes if they were from certain racial/ethnic groups, or were on public rather than p

Updated on: June 15,2024

Exploring why some children with high-risk neuroblastoma are facing worse outcomes

by Harvard Medical SchoolCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainChildren with high-risk neuroblastoma had worse outcomes if they were from certain racial/ethnic groups, or were on public rather than p

Updated on:June 15,2024

Second year of COVID pandemic brought spike in child mental health visits to ED

by Harvard Medical SchoolCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe number of young people in the United States visiting hospital emergency departments for mental health crises increased sharply durin

Updated on: March 05,2024

Second year of COVID pandemic brought spike in child mental health visits to ED

by Harvard Medical SchoolCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe number of young people in the United States visiting hospital emergency departments for mental health crises increased sharply durin

Updated on:March 05,2024