Weight-loss treatment for kids in pediatric primary care shown to work best when it's family-focused

by Ellen Goldbaum,University at BuffaloCredit:JAMA(2023). DOI: 10.1001/jama.2023.8061Obesity runs in families. That fact is at the root of an intensive, behavioral, family-based trea

Updated on: April 01,2024

Weight-loss treatment for kids in pediatric primary care shown to work best when it's family-focused

by Ellen Goldbaum,University at BuffaloCredit:JAMA(2023). DOI: 10.1001/jama.2023.8061Obesity runs in families. That fact is at the root of an intensive, behavioral, family-based trea

Updated on:April 01,2024

How you can talk to your toddler to safeguard their well-being when they grow into a teenager

by Elaine Reese,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageAs parents, we all hope our teens will be healthy and happy.Our newresearchshows one way to help is to have positive convers

Updated on: February 24,2024

How you can talk to your toddler to safeguard their well-being when they grow into a teenager

by Elaine Reese,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageAs parents, we all hope our teens will be healthy and happy.Our newresearchshows one way to help is to have positive convers

Updated on:February 24,2024

Sudden infant death syndrome: In Europe, nearly 80% of baby product packaging show unsafe positions

by Anne-Laure Sellier,The ConversationInfants must be placed on their backs for sleep, in their own sleep space with no other people. Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainImagine you're lounging

Updated on: April 13,2024

Sudden infant death syndrome: In Europe, nearly 80% of baby product packaging show unsafe positions

by Anne-Laure Sellier,The ConversationInfants must be placed on their backs for sleep, in their own sleep space with no other people. Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainImagine you're lounging

Updated on:April 13,2024

McDonald's seems to be focusing on kids in lower-middle income countries, social media posts suggest

by British Medical JournalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainFast food giant McDonald's seems to be focusing on kids in lower middle income countries, with more Instagram posts, price promotio

Updated on: February 20,2024

McDonald's seems to be focusing on kids in lower-middle income countries, social media posts suggest

by British Medical JournalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainFast food giant McDonald's seems to be focusing on kids in lower middle income countries, with more Instagram posts, price promotio

Updated on:February 20,2024

Boys who smoke in their early teens found to risk passing on harmful epigenetic traits to future children

by University of SouthamptonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new study suggests boys who smoke in their early teens risk damaging the genes of their future children, increasing their chances of

Updated on: May 11,2024

Boys who smoke in their early teens found to risk passing on harmful epigenetic traits to future children

by University of SouthamptonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new study suggests boys who smoke in their early teens risk damaging the genes of their future children, increasing their chances of

Updated on:May 11,2024

Researchers find promising candidate to treat irreversible lung and eye diseases in extremely premature infants

by ElsevierCaption: In response to a high oxygen insult, the lungs of wild-type mice (left-hand side) show alveolar simplification and enlargement, septal wall thickening (blue arrow), and leukoc

Updated on: May 05,2024

Researchers find promising candidate to treat irreversible lung and eye diseases in extremely premature infants

by ElsevierCaption: In response to a high oxygen insult, the lungs of wild-type mice (left-hand side) show alveolar simplification and enlargement, septal wall thickening (blue arrow), and leukoc

Updated on:May 05,2024

Identifying the gut bacteria that threaten neonatal babies

by University of East AngliaStrain-level population genomics ofC. perfringensreveals eight distinct phylogenetic lineages.a, Mid-point rooted, maximum-likelihood phylogenetic tr

Updated on: May 10,2024

Identifying the gut bacteria that threaten neonatal babies

by University of East AngliaStrain-level population genomics ofC. perfringensreveals eight distinct phylogenetic lineages.a, Mid-point rooted, maximum-likelihood phylogenetic tr

Updated on:May 10,2024

Teen alcohol use is decreasing, but more slowly among girls

by Research Society on AlcoholismCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainTeen use of alcohol and alcohol in combination with cannabis is decreasing, but use by girls is decreasing more slowly than it i

Updated on: June 29,2024

Teen alcohol use is decreasing, but more slowly among girls

by Research Society on AlcoholismCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainTeen use of alcohol and alcohol in combination with cannabis is decreasing, but use by girls is decreasing more slowly than it i

Updated on:June 29,2024

Hospital care for children has shifted from general hospitals to children's hospitals over last 20 years

by University of North Carolina Health CareCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainHistorically, most children in the United States who needed to be hospitalized were treated at general hospitals treati

Updated on: April 01,2024

Hospital care for children has shifted from general hospitals to children's hospitals over last 20 years

by University of North Carolina Health CareCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainHistorically, most children in the United States who needed to be hospitalized were treated at general hospitals treati

Updated on:April 01,2024

Is it finally time to ban junk food advertising? A new Australian bill could improve kids' health

by Peter Breadon,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainToday independent MP and former GP Sophie Scamps willintroduce a billinto federal parliament that would restrict junk food a

Updated on: June 17,2024

Is it finally time to ban junk food advertising? A new Australian bill could improve kids' health

by Peter Breadon,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainToday independent MP and former GP Sophie Scamps willintroduce a billinto federal parliament that would restrict junk food a

Updated on:June 17,2024

A third of US kids lack good and consistent health insurance

by University of PittsburghCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn a concerning trend for the health of U.S. children, the rate of underinsured youngsters rose from 30.6% to 34%—an additional 2.4 million kid

Updated on: February 20,2024

A third of US kids lack good and consistent health insurance

by University of PittsburghCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn a concerning trend for the health of U.S. children, the rate of underinsured youngsters rose from 30.6% to 34%—an additional 2.4 million kid

Updated on:February 20,2024

Type 1 diabetes: First clinical trial of GABA/GAD in newly diagnosed, very young children

by Jeff Hansen,University of Alabama at BirminghamGlycemic control in study groups over time. Glycosylated Hemoglobin (HbA1c) (a) and insulin adjusted A1c (IDAA1c) (b) were measured in the three

Updated on: March 14,2024

Type 1 diabetes: First clinical trial of GABA/GAD in newly diagnosed, very young children

by Jeff Hansen,University of Alabama at BirminghamGlycemic control in study groups over time. Glycosylated Hemoglobin (HbA1c) (a) and insulin adjusted A1c (IDAA1c) (b) were measured in the three

Updated on:March 14,2024