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Study opens the door to designing therapies to improve lung development in growth-restricted fetuses
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Study opens the door to designing therapies to improve lung development in growth-restricted fetuses
If during a pregnancy a fetus grows below normal thresholds, at each week of gestation there is an increased risk that some of its organs may not develop properly, which can adversely affect the baby's health after birth. ...
May 17, 2024
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Primary health coverage found to have prevented more than 300,000 child deaths in four Latin American countries
The implementation of primary health care (PHC) over the last two decades has prevented more than 300,000 child deaths in four Latin American countries, and could prevent more than 140,000 by 2030 in a scenario of economic ...
May 16, 2024
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Simple learning test may be used to diagnose autism at just six months of age
A combined team of psychologists from the University of Milano-Bicocca and the Scientific Institute, IRCCS E. Medea, Child Psychopathology Unit, both in Italy, has discovered what might be a marker for autism that could diagnose ...
Genetics, environment and health disparities linked to increased stress and mental health challenges during adolescence
A new study from researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) reveals that the cumulative "wear and tear" on the body known as allostatic load (AL) can be measured in early adolescence and that childhood adversity ...
May 16, 2024
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Likelihood of kids and young people smoking and vaping linked to social media use
The more time spent on social media, the greater the likelihood that children and young people will both smoke and/or vape, suggests research published online in the respiratory journal Thorax.
May 16, 2024
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Study finds brain wiring predicted adolescents' emotional health during COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic was challenging for many adolescents, disrupting their schooling and social/emotional development. Drawing on national data, a large study finds that how adolescents' brains were wired before the pandemic ...
May 16, 2024
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Climate change is a new hurdle for children's physical activity levels in Canada
The ParticipACTION Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth, the most comprehensive assessment of children's physical activity in Canada, recently gave the country a D+ in overall physical activity.
May 16, 2024
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Racial disparities in childhood obesity on the rise in study of NYC public schools
Among public school students in New York City, some of the greatest increases in childhood obesity in recent years were among those socioeconomic and demographic groups already bearing the greatest burden of obesity, including ...
May 15, 2024
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Understanding how behavior problems are related to child abuse and neglect
Do abuse and neglect cause behavior problems among children or do behavior problems among children cause abuse and neglect? A new study from researchers in the Penn State College of Health and Human Development confirmed ...
May 15, 2024
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New study links autism spectrum disorder to disrupted developmental dopamine
Recent evidence suggests that dopamine plays a crucial role in neural development. In a novel study, investigators demonstrated the link between disrupted developmental dopamine signaling and autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
May 15, 2024
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Preventing pediatric falls
May is National Trauma Awareness Month. It's a time to spread awareness about injury prevention and trauma.
May 15, 2024
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Why is whooping cough surging in the UK? Falling vaccination rates may be the answer
A large outbreak of pertussis (more commonly known as whooping cough) has been ongoing in the UK since the beginning of 2024. There have been 2,793 confirmed cases so far this year. Sadly, five infant deaths due to whooping ...
May 15, 2024
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Congenital anomalies found to be ten times more frequent in children with neurodevelopmental disorders
Children with neurodevelopmental disorders report congenital abnormalities, such as defects of the heart and/or urinary tract, at least ten times more frequently compared to other children.
May 14, 2024
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Severe obesity in childhood can halve life expectancy, global modeling study finds
New research being presented at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Venice, Italy (12-15 May) has for the first time quantified the impact of different aspects of childhood obesity on long-term health and life expectancy.
May 14, 2024
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Study explores what motivates preschoolers to prepare for the future
Adults find it particularly easy to prepare for the future when they imagine how they will feel. Researchers at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, have investigated whether this is also the case with preschoolers.
May 14, 2024
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'Micropreemie' baby who weighed just over 1 pound at birth goes home from Illinois hospital
A baby girl who weighed just over one pound when she was born prematurely in November has beaten the odds and gone home with her parents after spending her first six months at a suburban Chicago hospital.
May 14, 2024
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Researchers investigate if pharmacological treatment of ADHD reduces criminality
A study in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry found that pharmacological treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) reduced violence- and public-order related crimes. ...
May 14, 2024
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Study finds some children were prescribed nonrecommended meds for COVID-19
Despite national guidelines, a small proportion of children were prescribed ineffective and potentially harmful medications for acute COVID-19, according to a study published online May 8 in Pediatrics.
May 14, 2024
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Kids living near Colorado airports have slightly elevated levels of lead in their blood, new study finds
Children living near small airports in Colorado had slightly higher levels of lead in their blood than the statewide average, according to a new study—though experts had diverging opinions on how significant that difference ...
May 14, 2024
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