Record 2022 cold and flu season highlights the urgency for vaccines and other preventive strategies

by Annette Regan and Flor M. Munoz,The ConversationFor many parents, respiratory syncytial virus—or RSV—which has been causing record numbers of hospitalizations of children during the fall of 2

Updated on: March 05,2024

Record 2022 cold and flu season highlights the urgency for vaccines and other preventive strategies

by Annette Regan and Flor M. Munoz,The ConversationFor many parents, respiratory syncytial virus—or RSV—which has been causing record numbers of hospitalizations of children during the fall of 2

Updated on:March 05,2024

Make glasses cool with new emojis, urges UK schoolgirl

by Helen ROWEThere are currently only three emojis with glasses.British schoolgirl Lowri Moore is just 13 but has achieved a lot in her short life, championing children who like her wear glasses.Aged

Updated on: April 14,2024

Make glasses cool with new emojis, urges UK schoolgirl

by Helen ROWEThere are currently only three emojis with glasses.British schoolgirl Lowri Moore is just 13 but has achieved a lot in her short life, championing children who like her wear glasses.Aged

Updated on:April 14,2024

Nationwide study suggests children's mental health during pandemic linked to family financial situation

by Weill Cornell Medical CollegeCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainFinancial disruption as a result of pandemic containment policies in the United States adversely influenced children's mental

Updated on: June 29,2024

Nationwide study suggests children's mental health during pandemic linked to family financial situation

by Weill Cornell Medical CollegeCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainFinancial disruption as a result of pandemic containment policies in the United States adversely influenced children's mental

Updated on:June 29,2024

Improving child development by monitoring noisy daycares

by Acoustical Society of AmericaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainDuring some of their most formative years, many children go to day care centers outside their homes. While there, they require a

Updated on: June 12,2024

Improving child development by monitoring noisy daycares

by Acoustical Society of AmericaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainDuring some of their most formative years, many children go to day care centers outside their homes. While there, they require a

Updated on:June 12,2024

UK rates of nearsightedness have increased significantly over time

by Public Library of ScienceFig 1. Frequency of myopia (all, childhood-onset and adult-onset), by year of birth as 5-year bands. Credit: Cumberland et al., 2022, PLOS ONE, CC-BY 4.0 (creativecomm

Updated on: February 21,2024

UK rates of nearsightedness have increased significantly over time

by Public Library of ScienceFig 1. Frequency of myopia (all, childhood-onset and adult-onset), by year of birth as 5-year bands. Credit: Cumberland et al., 2022, PLOS ONE, CC-BY 4.0 (creativecomm

Updated on:February 21,2024

AI predicts blood clot risk in hospitalized children

by Vanderbilt University Medical CenterParticipant Flow Through the Children’s Likelihood of Thrombosis Trial for Primary Intention-to-Treat Analysis. Credit:JAMA Network Open(2023).

Updated on: June 26,2024

AI predicts blood clot risk in hospitalized children

by Vanderbilt University Medical CenterParticipant Flow Through the Children’s Likelihood of Thrombosis Trial for Primary Intention-to-Treat Analysis. Credit:JAMA Network Open(2023).

Updated on:June 26,2024

Fatty acid composition of blood predicts bone density from childhood to adolescence

Updated on: September 15,2025

Fatty acid composition of blood predicts bone density from childhood to adolescence

Updated on:September 15,2025

Infants are not egocentric: Study finds they trust other people's attention more than their own observations

by University of CopenhagenIn the initial trials, 8-month-old children had to follow a ball being moved by either a conveyor belt or a hand. In both cases, the children were able to figure out wh

Updated on: April 14,2024

Infants are not egocentric: Study finds they trust other people's attention more than their own observations

by University of CopenhagenIn the initial trials, 8-month-old children had to follow a ball being moved by either a conveyor belt or a hand. In both cases, the children were able to figure out wh

Updated on:April 14,2024

Sleep practices often less safe after infant nighttime waking

Few parents with infants aged 12 months or younger report adhering to all three recommended safe sleep practices at sleep onset and after nighttime waking, with many changes in sleep practices to less

Updated on: April 10,2024

Sleep practices often less safe after infant nighttime waking

Few parents with infants aged 12 months or younger report adhering to all three recommended safe sleep practices at sleep onset and after nighttime waking, with many changes in sleep practices to less

Updated on:April 10,2024

New fathers in UK felt isolated by maternity restrictions, but bonded better with baby during pandemic, study finds

by City University LondonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new study suggests that due to restrictions on maternity care caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, new fathers in the UK were left feeling

Updated on: May 10,2024

New fathers in UK felt isolated by maternity restrictions, but bonded better with baby during pandemic, study finds

by City University LondonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new study suggests that due to restrictions on maternity care caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, new fathers in the UK were left feeling

Updated on:May 10,2024

Study suggests in utero corticosteroid exposure is not detrimental to offspring neurodevelopment

by Elana GotkineIn utero exposure to corticosteroids and β2-adrenergic agonists appears to not be associated with most offspring neurodevelopmental outcomes, according to a study published online Oct.

Updated on: May 17,2024

Study suggests in utero corticosteroid exposure is not detrimental to offspring neurodevelopment

by Elana GotkineIn utero exposure to corticosteroids and β2-adrenergic agonists appears to not be associated with most offspring neurodevelopmental outcomes, according to a study published online Oct.

Updated on:May 17,2024

U.S. hospitals seeing record numbers of young COVID patients

by Robin Foster(HealthDay)—COVID-19 hospitalizations among children are surging across the United States just as students return to school and the highly transmissible Omicron variant begins to domina

Updated on: February 20,2024

U.S. hospitals seeing record numbers of young COVID patients

by Robin Foster(HealthDay)—COVID-19 hospitalizations among children are surging across the United States just as students return to school and the highly transmissible Omicron variant begins to domina

Updated on:February 20,2024