Coordinated care important for children with Down syndrome and congenital heart disease, say researchers

byAmerican Heart AssociationA family‐centered, developmentally supportive care model for children with trisomy 21 and congenital heart disease from birth through adolescence. Credit:Journa

Updated on: October 04,2024

Coordinated care important for children with Down syndrome and congenital heart disease, say researchers

byAmerican Heart AssociationA family‐centered, developmentally supportive care model for children with trisomy 21 and congenital heart disease from birth through adolescence. Credit:Journa

Updated on:October 04,2024

What makes kids want to drop out of sport, and how should parents respond?

by Cassy Dittman,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe new year often means a new season of kids' sports. Many families may be pondering whether to commit to another season or discove

Updated on: June 17,2024

What makes kids want to drop out of sport, and how should parents respond?

by Cassy Dittman,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe new year often means a new season of kids' sports. Many families may be pondering whether to commit to another season or discove

Updated on:June 17,2024

Screen-free bedtimes boost toddler sleep, new research shows

byQueen Mary, University of LondonCredit: University of the Arts LondonA world-first randomized controlled trial (RCT) of toddler screen timepublishedinJAMA Pediatricssho

Updated on: October 30,2024

Screen-free bedtimes boost toddler sleep, new research shows

byQueen Mary, University of LondonCredit: University of the Arts LondonA world-first randomized controlled trial (RCT) of toddler screen timepublishedinJAMA Pediatricssho

Updated on:October 30,2024

Researchers uncover SNUPN gene responsible for a new muscular disorder

byKoc UniversityIdentification of 18 patients diagnosed with muscular dystrophy carrying biallelic SNUPN variants. Credit:Nature Communications(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-45933-5

Updated on: April 27,2024

Researchers uncover SNUPN gene responsible for a new muscular disorder

byKoc UniversityIdentification of 18 patients diagnosed with muscular dystrophy carrying biallelic SNUPN variants. Credit:Nature Communications(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-45933-5

Updated on:April 27,2024

Child developmental milestone checklists updated by CDC, AAP

(HealthDay)—Screen your young child early and often for developmental delays.That's the message behind updated checklists from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American

Updated on: February 22,2024

Child developmental milestone checklists updated by CDC, AAP

(HealthDay)—Screen your young child early and often for developmental delays.That's the message behind updated checklists from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American

Updated on:February 22,2024

Study bolsters evidence that severe obesity increasing in young US kids

by Mike StobbeA beam scale is seen in New York on Tuesday, April 3, 2018. A study of young kids in the Women, Infants and Children program adds to evidence that severe obesity is becoming more common

Updated on: January 02,2024

Study bolsters evidence that severe obesity increasing in young US kids

by Mike StobbeA beam scale is seen in New York on Tuesday, April 3, 2018. A study of young kids in the Women, Infants and Children program adds to evidence that severe obesity is becoming more common

Updated on:January 02,2024

Children's on-road cycling safety sees 'dramatic improvement' after indoor immersive virtual reality training

by Brunel UniversityCredit: Brunel University LondonDrifting off or losing concentration is a major cause of cycling accidents, and because they're not as good as seeing hazards as adults, ch

Updated on: March 29,2024

Children's on-road cycling safety sees 'dramatic improvement' after indoor immersive virtual reality training

by Brunel UniversityCredit: Brunel University LondonDrifting off or losing concentration is a major cause of cycling accidents, and because they're not as good as seeing hazards as adults, ch

Updated on:March 29,2024

Using AI to advance child development and learning

by Luke Auburn,University of RochesterUniversity of Rochester graduate student Yifan Li (left) and undergraduate Wenyao Gao '26 test the Tabletop Interactive Play System (TIPS), which uses a

Updated on: November 21,2024

Using AI to advance child development and learning

by Luke Auburn,University of RochesterUniversity of Rochester graduate student Yifan Li (left) and undergraduate Wenyao Gao '26 test the Tabletop Interactive Play System (TIPS), which uses a

Updated on:November 21,2024

Researchers chart large rise in eating disorders and self-harm among teenage girls

by Mike Addelman,University of ManchesterCredit: CC0 Public DomainGeneral practices have recorded a large rise in eating disorder diagnoses and self-harm episodes among teenage girls in the UK i

Updated on: May 05,2024

Researchers chart large rise in eating disorders and self-harm among teenage girls

by Mike Addelman,University of ManchesterCredit: CC0 Public DomainGeneral practices have recorded a large rise in eating disorder diagnoses and self-harm episodes among teenage girls in the UK i

Updated on:May 05,2024

A heart valve that grows with a pediatric patient

byColumbia University Irving Medical CenterCredit: Abby Herschman, Kysar lab/Columbia University Irving Medical CenterA prototype of an expanding artificial heart valve could make a big dent in

Updated on: January 02,2024

A heart valve that grows with a pediatric patient

byColumbia University Irving Medical CenterCredit: Abby Herschman, Kysar lab/Columbia University Irving Medical CenterA prototype of an expanding artificial heart valve could make a big dent in

Updated on:January 02,2024

Cystic fibrosis: School-aged children found to benefit from triple combination therapy

byCharité - Universitätsmedizin BerlinMRI images of a child with cystic fibrosis: Mucus deposits, widening of the bronchi, and thickening of the bronchial walls are clearly visible in the lungs

Updated on: July 11,2024

Cystic fibrosis: School-aged children found to benefit from triple combination therapy

byCharité - Universitätsmedizin BerlinMRI images of a child with cystic fibrosis: Mucus deposits, widening of the bronchi, and thickening of the bronchial walls are clearly visible in the lungs

Updated on:July 11,2024

Feeding practices play a central role in infants' rapid weight gain, researchers find

byUniversity of North Carolina at GreensboroCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA UNC Greensboro (UNCG) study following 299 women and their infants from pregnancy to toddlerhood examined multiple

Updated on: November 01,2024

Feeding practices play a central role in infants' rapid weight gain, researchers find

byUniversity of North Carolina at GreensboroCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA UNC Greensboro (UNCG) study following 299 women and their infants from pregnancy to toddlerhood examined multiple

Updated on:November 01,2024