Children's Health News
June 3, 2025
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May 30, 2025 Singing to your infant can significantly boost the baby's mood, according to a recent study. Around the world and across cultures, singing to babies seems to come instinctively to caregivers. Now, new findings support that singing is an easy, safe, ...
May 29, 2025 The global measles outbreak must trigger an urgent debate into whether a vaccine should be recommended earlier to better protect against the highly contagious disease during infancy, a new review ...
May 27, 2025 A new study reveals a concerning decline in self-reported mental health among mothers in the United States between 2016 and 2023. The study also found modest but measurable declines in self-reported physical health during the same ...
May 27, 2025 A new study suggests that boys who become overweight in their early teens risk damaging the genes of their future children, increasing their chances of developing asthma, obesity and low lung ...
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May 27, 2025 A biobank for pediatric kidney tumors plays a key role in identifying hereditary causes of Wilms tumors. New insights gained with its help enable better risk assessment for affected families and ...
May 27, 2025 How come you can't tickle yourself? And why can some people handle tickling perfectly fine while others scream their heads off? Neuroscientists argue that we should take tickle research more ...
May 21, 2025 A new study confirms that children of people with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder have a higher risk of developing psychopathology compared to ...
May 21, 2025 There's good news for people with migraine who take common drugs before or during pregnancy -- a new study found no increase in neurodevelopmental ...
May 19, 2025 Unique Danish longitudinal study with over 136,000 measurements reveals the connection between pubertal development and weight throughout ...
May 20, 2025 Poor mental health, rising obesity rates, exposure to violence and climate change are among the key challenges facing our adolescents today, according to a global ...
May 20, 2025 Higher maternal selenium levels during pregnancy were associated with a lower risk of streptococcal infections in children, suggesting a potential ...
May 14, 2025 A multidisciplinary team of researchers has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) model that can predict acute child malnutrition in Kenya up to ...
May 15, 2025 Having school dinners rather than packed lunches could encourage picky eating 13-year-olds to eat a wider variety of foods, according to a new ...
May 15, 2025 Humans perceive and navigate the world around us with the help of our five senses: sight, hearing, touch, taste and smell. And while scientists have long known that these different senses activate ...
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May 15, 2025 As a group, carriers of recessive disorders are slightly less healthy and have a reduced chance of having offspring. This disadvantage is greatest for carriers of a recessive gene for intellectual ...
May 15, 2025 New research shows that cyberbullying should be classified as an adverse childhood experience due to its strong link to trauma. Even subtle forms -- like exclusion from group chats -- can trigger ...
May 15, 2025 A research team has developed and safely delivered a personalized gene editing therapy to treat an infant with a life-threatening, incurable genetic disease. The infant, who was diagnosed with the ...
May 14, 2025 A recent study reveals that the average duration of ADHD medication for children and adolescents is more than three years. However, reliable, controlled data on the safety of marketed ADHD medicines ...
May 14, 2025 A new study outlines how artificial intelligence-powered handwriting analysis may serve as an early detection tool for dyslexia and dysgraphia among young ...
May 14, 2025 Postpartum maternal mental health and mother-to-infant bonding are well-established as critical factors in a child's psychosocial development. However, few studies have explored the combined ...
May 13, 2025 As kids spend more time on screens, a new national survey conducted by Ipsos on behalf of The Kids Mental Health Foundation, founded by Nationwide Children's Hospital, identifies parents' ...
May 12, 2025 A team of researchers has identified distinct mother-offspring attachment types in wild chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus). Drawing parallels with human psychology, the study provides compelling ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 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 ...
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 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, according to a new study. The findings remained ...
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, grasp objects could offer a simpler way to ...
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 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 ...
May 5, 2025 Physically punishing children in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) has exclusively negative outcomes -- including poor health, lower academic performance, and impaired social-emotional ...
Thursday, May 15, 2025
- Recessive Genes Are Subject to Darwinian Selection
- Cyberbullying in Any Form Can Be Traumatizing for Kids
- Infant With Rare, Incurable Disease Is First to Successfully Receive Personalized Gene Therapy Treatment
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
- New Study Raises Concerns About the Safety of Long-Term ADHD Medication Treatment in Children
- The Key to Spotting Dyslexia Early Could Be AI-Powered Handwriting Analysis
- Postpartum Depression and Bonding: Long-Term Effects on School-Age Children
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Monday, May 12, 2025
Thursday, May 8, 2025
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
- Non-Inherited Genes Affect Children's Development
- Are You Curious? It Might Help You Stay Sharp as You Age
- Losing a Parent May Increase Children's Risk of Being Bullied
- Scientists Discover the Genes That Influence When Babies Start Walking
- Climate Change: Future of Today's Young People
- Teens Driving Older Vehicles Have Increased Risk for Fatal Crashes
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Monday, May 5, 2025
- How Individuals Grasp an Object May Offer Simpler Diagnosis for Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Neighborhood Stress May Impact Kids' Brains -- And Increase Depression Risk
- How Is Handedness Linked to Neurological Disorders?
- Spanking and Other Physical Discipline Lead to Exclusively Negative Outcomes for Children in Low And Middle-Income Countries
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
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
Thursday, April 24, 2025
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
- How a Smartphone App Could Transform Mental Health Care
- Parts of Our DNA May Evolve Much Faster Than Previously Thought
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
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
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