This new 'risky' playground is a work of art—and a place for kids to escape their mollycoddling parents

by Sanné Mestrom,The ConversationCredit: Mike HewsonImagine this: a heap of colorful plastic buckets stacked on top of each other to form a climbable bridge, monolithic bluestone boulders holdin

Updated on: March 23,2024

This new 'risky' playground is a work of art—and a place for kids to escape their mollycoddling parents

by Sanné Mestrom,The ConversationCredit: Mike HewsonImagine this: a heap of colorful plastic buckets stacked on top of each other to form a climbable bridge, monolithic bluestone boulders holdin

Updated on:March 23,2024

Your baby's developed a cough: Expert advice on what to do

(HealthDay)—If your baby has a cough, you might immediately think it's COVID-19, but coughing is a common wintertime symptom, a pediatrician says.Dr. Mona Patel of Children's Hospital Los Ange

Updated on: February 22,2024

Your baby's developed a cough: Expert advice on what to do

(HealthDay)—If your baby has a cough, you might immediately think it's COVID-19, but coughing is a common wintertime symptom, a pediatrician says.Dr. Mona Patel of Children's Hospital Los Ange

Updated on:February 22,2024

How can I tell if my child has RSV?

by Laura Hegwer,Rush University Medical CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWith all the news about RSV surging in infants and toddlers, you may be wondering what to do if your kid gets a st

Updated on: June 04,2024

How can I tell if my child has RSV?

by Laura Hegwer,Rush University Medical CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWith all the news about RSV surging in infants and toddlers, you may be wondering what to do if your kid gets a st

Updated on:June 04,2024

Four reasons teens take part in social media challenges

by Kapil Chalil Madathil and Heidi Zinzow,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainSocial media challenges are wide-ranging—both in thestunts they involveand thereasons

Updated on: July 01,2024

Four reasons teens take part in social media challenges

by Kapil Chalil Madathil and Heidi Zinzow,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainSocial media challenges are wide-ranging—both in thestunts they involveand thereasons

Updated on:July 01,2024

Study finds reducing children's screen time to just three hours per week improves mental health

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressCredit: PexelsA team of psychologists and mental health specialists affiliated with several institutions in Denmark, working with a colleague from the U.K., has found that

Updated on: July 30,2024

Study finds reducing children's screen time to just three hours per week improves mental health

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressCredit: PexelsA team of psychologists and mental health specialists affiliated with several institutions in Denmark, working with a colleague from the U.K., has found that

Updated on:July 30,2024

Clinical trial shows maternal antibodies can interfere with malaria vaccine responses in infants

byBarcelona Institute for Global HealthCredit: CC0 Public DomainMaternal antibodies passed across the placenta can interfere with the response to the malaria vaccine, which would explain its low

Updated on: October 30,2024

Clinical trial shows maternal antibodies can interfere with malaria vaccine responses in infants

byBarcelona Institute for Global HealthCredit: CC0 Public DomainMaternal antibodies passed across the placenta can interfere with the response to the malaria vaccine, which would explain its low

Updated on:October 30,2024

Children eat what they like, but food intake driven more by what they dislike

by Jeff Mulhollem,Pennsylvania State UniversityChildren participated in two identical laboratory sessions in the study conducted in the Children's Eating Behavior Laboratory where seven food

Updated on: February 22,2024

Children eat what they like, but food intake driven more by what they dislike

by Jeff Mulhollem,Pennsylvania State UniversityChildren participated in two identical laboratory sessions in the study conducted in the Children's Eating Behavior Laboratory where seven food

Updated on:February 22,2024

Evidence of cerebral microstructural reorganization in symptomatic children following mild traumatic brain injury

by Kathryn Ryan,Mary Ann Liebert, IncCredit: Wikimedia CommonsA new studypublishedin theJournal of Neurotraumashows that children with persistent symptoms following mild

Updated on: January 10,2024

Evidence of cerebral microstructural reorganization in symptomatic children following mild traumatic brain injury

by Kathryn Ryan,Mary Ann Liebert, IncCredit: Wikimedia CommonsA new studypublishedin theJournal of Neurotraumashows that children with persistent symptoms following mild

Updated on:January 10,2024

Why kids shouldn't eat added sugar before they turn two, says a nutritional epidemiologist

by Lisa Bodnar,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainI remember a decade ago sitting in front of my 9-month-old daughter, who was in her high chair, and trying to spoon-feed her a pureed gree

Updated on: February 21,2024

Why kids shouldn't eat added sugar before they turn two, says a nutritional epidemiologist

by Lisa Bodnar,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainI remember a decade ago sitting in front of my 9-month-old daughter, who was in her high chair, and trying to spoon-feed her a pureed gree

Updated on:February 21,2024

Personalized dosing of preparatory drug leads to safer stem cell transplants in children with leukemia

by Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric OncologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainA stem cell transplant can form an important part of treatment for some children with leukemia. Preventing the immune system fr

Updated on: February 22,2024

Personalized dosing of preparatory drug leads to safer stem cell transplants in children with leukemia

by Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric OncologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainA stem cell transplant can form an important part of treatment for some children with leukemia. Preventing the immune system fr

Updated on:February 22,2024

Bitter-taste vegetables in Asian diets may help reduce metabolic syndrome risk factors in children

by Xia & He Publishing Inc.BP, Blood Pressure; HDL, High-Density Lipoprotein; TG, Triglycerides. Credit: Wai Yew YangChildhood obesity has become a significant health concern in Asian countries ov

Updated on: July 17,2024

Bitter-taste vegetables in Asian diets may help reduce metabolic syndrome risk factors in children

by Xia & He Publishing Inc.BP, Blood Pressure; HDL, High-Density Lipoprotein; TG, Triglycerides. Credit: Wai Yew YangChildhood obesity has become a significant health concern in Asian countries ov

Updated on:July 17,2024

Global study highlights deaths from neonatal sepsis and steps to improve treatment

by University College LondonNewborn with sepsis. Credit: GARDPA UCL (University College London) global observational study, which involved more than 3,200 newborn babies suffering from sepsis in

Updated on: June 26,2024

Global study highlights deaths from neonatal sepsis and steps to improve treatment

by University College LondonNewborn with sepsis. Credit: GARDPA UCL (University College London) global observational study, which involved more than 3,200 newborn babies suffering from sepsis in

Updated on:June 26,2024