Children's Health News
May 9, 2025
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May 8, 2025 — Music could provide a breakthrough in assessing consciousness levels in children who have suffered significant brain injuries, according to new ...
May 7, 2025 — Parents' genes -- even when not directly inherited by a child -- may play a role in their educational and mental health outcomes, finds a new ...
May 7, 2025 — Psychology literature has shown that curiosity tends to decline with age. Psychologists shows one type of curiosity can increase well into old age, contradicting prior research. Older adults who maintain curiosity and want to learn new things ...
May 7, 2025 — A new study surveyed 21,000 children in China and found that the association between parental bereavement and school bullying varied by sex of the child and deceased parent, age when the death occurred, and geographical area. Adolescents in rural ...
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May 5, 2025 — Getting a timely diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder is a major challenge, but new research shows that how young adults, and potentially children, ...
May 6, 2025 — Eating a healthy diet as a child is linked to girls having their first menstrual period at an older age than those who consumed a less healthy diet, ...
May 7, 2025 — Climate scientists reveal that millions of today's young people will live through unprecedented lifetime exposure to heatwaves, crop failures, river floods, droughts, wildfires and tropical storms ...
May 7, 2025 — The age at which babies take their first steps is strongly influenced by their genes, according to new research. Scientists analyzed the genetic information of more than 70,000 infants. They ...
May 7, 2025 — Researchers reviewed US national fatal crash data (2016-2021) and examined the vehicle age and driver assistance technologies of vehicles driven by teen and middle-aged drivers, and their ...
May 5, 2025 — Children who grow up in disadvantaged neighborhoods -- areas with higher levels of crime and deprivation, and lower access to community resources -- are at risk of developing depression, and new ...
May 5, 2025 — Physically punishing children in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) has exclusively negative outcomes -- including poor health, lower academic ...
May 5, 2025 — The fact that left-handedness resp. mixed-handedness are strikingly common in patients with certain neurological disorders such as autism spectrum disorders is a frequently reported observation in ...
Apr. 30, 2025 — Childhood trauma significantly increases the likelihood of engaging in harmful alcohol consumption, smoking and illicit drug use, by the age of ...
Apr. 23, 2025 — Smartphones may often feel like a source of stress, feeding us an endless stream of bad news and social comparison. But what if they could also be the solution? A team of researchers believes they ...
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Apr. 29, 2025 — A new study may offer reassuring news for parents whose children have a history of concussion, but want to get back to playing sports. Researchers spent more than a decade scouting fields, rinks and ...
Apr. 29, 2025 — Depression in young teens could be easier to treat than in adulthood due to the symptoms being more flexible and not yet ingrained, a study ...
Apr. 28, 2025 — Persistently high blood sugar and insulin resistance significantly increased the risk of worsening functional and structural heart damage during growth from adolescence to young adulthood, a new ...
Apr. 24, 2025 — Researchers trained and validated a deep learning model that can detect subtle changes across post-treatment brain scans and forecast glioma recurrence with up to 89 percent ...
Apr. 23, 2025 — A team of researchers has used advanced DNA sequencing to develop the most comprehensive atlas yet of genetic change through generations, laying the foundations for new insights into the roots of ...
Apr. 22, 2025 — Researchers reveal a strategy that helps medulloblastoma, the most prevalent malignant brain tumor in children, spread and grow on the leptomeninges, the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal ...
Apr. 22, 2025 — Adolescents who sleep for longer -- and from an earlier bedtime -- than their peers tend to have improved brain function and perform better at cognitive tests, researchers have shown. But the study ...
Apr. 21, 2025 — Results of a clinical trial finds several outcomes improved for young children when an anesthesiologist observed their brain waves to guide dosing of sevoflurane during ...
Apr. 19, 2025 — Five-year-olds exposed to paternal depression are more likely to have behavioral issues in grade school, researchers ...
Apr. 18, 2025 — A new study suggests that early-life exposure to two widespread environmental pollutants -- small particle air pollution and outdoor artificial light at night -- could increase the risk of pediatric ...
Apr. 17, 2025 — A clinical trial conducted in a neonatal intensive care unit has identified a new treatment protocol to improve lung growth and function among preterm ...
Apr. 16, 2025 — Affectionate mothering in childhood may have a lasting impact on important personality traits, potentially influencing life outcomes such as educational achievement, economic success, and health and ...
Apr. 14, 2025 — Pediatric infectious diseases experts stress the importance of vaccination against measles, one of the most contagious viruses, which is once more spreading in the United ...
Apr. 14, 2025 — A new study has found children born to mothers who experienced gestational diabetes (GDM) during pregnancy are more likely to develop attention-deficient hyperactive disorder (ADHD) and externalizing ...
Apr. 11, 2025 — Millions of U.S. children have asthma and benefit from taking anti-inflammatory medications at least once a day as prescribed by their health care provider. This school-based asthma therapy program ...
Apr. 10, 2025 — Risky driving by parents and other motorists who do the school run is putting children in danger, according to a new ...
Apr. 10, 2025 — Using eye-tracking -- a technique for recording and analyzing eye movements -- a team has shown that individuals with multiple disabilities can improve their social and emotional skills. Although ...
Apr. 10, 2025 — A seminal study has uncovered a new genetic cause of neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs). The discovery offers both closure and hope to potentially thousands of families worldwide who have long been ...
Apr. 8, 2025 — A study has demonstrated the effectiveness of a technology-assisted intervention for perinatal ...
Apr. 8, 2025 — Research shows that the biological parents' genes affect the child's insulin function and capacity to regulate blood sugar levels and blood lipids in different ways. Such knowledge may be ...
Tuesday, April 29, 2025
- Age, Previous Sports Experience, Stronger Predictors of Performance in Children Than Previous Concussions
- Teenage Years Crucial for Depression Intervention
Monday, April 28, 2025
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Tuesday, April 22, 2025
- New Research Points out a Promising Strategy for Treating Metastatic Medulloblastoma
- Adolescents Who Sleep Longer Perform Better at Cognitive Tasks
Monday, April 21, 2025
Saturday, April 19, 2025
Friday, April 18, 2025
Thursday, April 17, 2025
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Monday, April 14, 2025
- Experts Stress Importance of Vaccination Amidst Measles Outbreaks
- Gestational Diabetes Linked to ADHD in Children
Friday, April 11, 2025
Thursday, April 10, 2025
- Unsafe Driving During School Drop Offs at 'unacceptable' Levels
- Hidden Potential in Multiple Disabilities
- New Genetic Cause of Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
- Tech-Assisted Peer Therapy Effective for Perinatal Depression in Lower Income Countries
- Parents' Metabolic Traits Can Affect the Child's Health Over Time
- Groundbreaking Study Reveals Changes in Brain Cell Composition and Gene Activity in Tourette Syndrome
- Early Education Impacts Teenage Behavior
Monday, April 7, 2025
- Childhood Experiences Shape the Brain's White Matter With Cognitive Effects Seen Years Later
- Perceiving One's Own Body: Babies Sense Their Heartbeat and Breathing
Friday, April 4, 2025
- Outdoor Time and Multisport Activities Develop Children's Motor Competence
- Exposure to Wildfire Smoke Linked With Worsening Mental Health Conditions
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Tuesday, April 1, 2025
- Exposure to Air Pollution in Childhood Is Associated With Reduced Brain Connectivity
- Researchers Develop New Way to Match Young Cancer Patients With the Right Drugs
Monday, March 31, 2025
Friday, March 28, 2025
Thursday, March 27, 2025
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Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Thursday, March 20, 2025
- Almost Half of Children With Complicated Appendicitis Can Recover from Surgery at Home
- Part of the Genetic Risk for Schizophrenia Acts Through the Placenta
- How Family Background Can Help Lead to Athletic Success
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
- Gender Gap in Teenage Depression Is Twice as Large in London Than in Tokyo, New Study Finds
- Innovative Infant Wearable Uses Artificial Intelligence for at-Home Assessments of Early Motor Development
Monday, March 17, 2025
- How Childhood Adversity Shapes Brain and Behavior
- Maternal Depression Can Lead to Children's Emotional Overeating, Study Shows
Thursday, March 13, 2025
- Older Adults Might Be More Resistant to Bird Flu Infections Than Children
- Study Highlights Noninvasive Hearing Aid
- Depressing Findings for Those Suffering from Eating Disorders
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
- Two-Thirds of Children Classified BMI-Overweight Had Normal Fat Estimated With Waist-to-Height Ratio
- Cause of Post-COVID Inflammatory Shock in Children Identified
Monday, March 10, 2025
- Study Pinpoints the Impact of Prenatal Stress Across 27 Weeks of Pregnancy
- What's in a Label? It's Different for Boys Vs. Girls, New Study of Parents Finds
- Worldwide Study Finds High Rates of Depression and Anxiety in People With Chronic Pain
Friday, March 7, 2025
Thursday, March 6, 2025
- High Temperatures Could Affect Brain Function in Preadolescents
- AI May Help Clinicians Personalize Treatment for Generalized Anxiety Disorder
- Genomics to Revolutionize Treatment of Childhood Rare Diseases
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
- Does Getting ADHD Drugs Via Telehealth Increase Addiction Risk?
- For Some, Childhood Adversity Can Promote Resilience to Anxiety Disorders
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Monday, March 3, 2025
- Lack of Medical Oxygen Affects Millions
- A Third of Children Worldwide Forecast to Be Obese or Overweight by 2050
- Strong Link Between Western Diet During Pregnancy and ADHD
- Novel Research Shows Brain Connections Can Predict Future Substance Use in Adolescents
Friday, February 28, 2025
Thursday, February 27, 2025
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
- Drug May Prevent Some Migraine Attacks in Children and Teens
- Possible Links Between PFAS Exposure and Childhood Cancers
- How Parenthood May Help Keep Your Brain Young
- When Dads Take Leave, Moms Breastfeed Longer
- AI Accelerates Discovery of Neurodevelopmental Disorder-Associated Genes
- Microplastics in Ocean Linked to Disabilities for Coastal Residents
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
- A Change in Child Concussion Management Policies Led to Improvements in Recovery Time
- Lifestyle Choices During Pregnancy Can Impact Child's Motor Development Up to the Age of 5-6 Years
- Clashing With Classmates: Off-Putting Traits Spark Enemy Relationships
Monday, February 24, 2025
- As Dengue Spreads, Researchers Discover a Clue to Fighting the Virus
- AI to Diagnose 'invisible' Brain Abnormalities in Children With Epilepsy
Thursday, February 20, 2025
- Single-Session Therapy Can Improve Mental Health Outcomes
- Child ADHD Risk Linked to Mother's Use of Acetaminophen
- Another Way Longer Paternity Leaves Help New Parents
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Monday, February 17, 2025
Friday, February 14, 2025
- Gene Therapy for Rare Epilepsy Shows Promise in Mice
- Mouse Study Finds Impaired Cell Development: Intermittent Fasting Could Be Unsafe for Teenagers
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
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Tuesday, February 4, 2025
- Breakthrough in Childhood Brain Cancer Research Could Heal Treatment-Resistant Tumors, Keep Them in Remission
- Research Discovery Halts Childhood Brain Tumor Before It Forms
Monday, February 3, 2025
Friday, January 31, 2025
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
- Diagnostic Stewardship Optimizes Detection of Appendicitis
- Guided Self-Help Makes Treating Children With Obesity Easier and More Affordable
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
- People With Schizophrenia Have an Altered Ability to Visually Perceive Contrast
- Innovative One-Minute Video Game Boasts 80% Success Rate in Diagnosing Autism
- Over 1/3 of Parents Say Their Child Has Experienced Dental Problems That Reflect Oral Hygiene Habits
Monday, January 27, 2025
- High Uric Acid Levels Linked to Deadly Outcomes in Children With Severe Malaria
- Infant Mortality Rates Declining, but Sudden Unexpected Infant Death Is on the Rise