Sep. 29, 2023 — Young people who are in higher education in England face a small increased risk of depression and anxiety, compared to their peers who are not attending higher education, finds a new ...
Sep. 29, 2023 — Family mealtimes are important for parents and children as a space to communicate, socialize, and build attachment relationships. But it can be difficult for busy parents to balance family and work ...
Sep. 17, 2023 — The early treatment of obesity in children is effective in both the short and long term, researchers ...
Sep. 13, 2023 — Malnutrition affects babies much earlier than thought, and more nutritional support is needed for mothers-to-be and their newborns to prevent disease, impaired cognition and death, according to new ...
Sep. 13, 2023 — New research has found that depression and the risk of depression are linked to different inflammatory proteins in boys and ...
Sep. 12, 2023 — A resource economist finds mandated in-school Body Mass Index assessments adopted in varying forms by 24 states to combat childhood obesity have the potential to improve the health of some students ...
Sep. 12, 2023 — Particular combinations of bacteria found in dust at day care facilities have been linked to wheezing in young children. Wheezing in young children is often an early sign of asthma. The new research ...
Sep. 7, 2023 — Researchers investigated the relationship between historical traumatic events experienced by Alaska Native communities and epigenetic markers on genes that previous studies have linked to trauma. The ...
Sep. 7, 2023 — Children of a parent with alcohol or drug use disorder have a greater risk of intellectual disability, even if the problem only lies with the father, researchers report. According to the study, ...
Sep. 5, 2023 — The school year has hardly begun and the first exams are already approaching. According to findings by researchers from the University of Basel, school children cope better with the stress if they ...
Aug. 31, 2023 — New research has shown how a complex component of milk that can be added to infant formula has been shown to confer long-term cognitive benefits, including measures of intelligence and executive ...
Aug. 30, 2023 — A new study shows that adding zinc to farmland soil can help prevent childhood stunting, a condition due to chronic undernutrition that is associated with poor brain development and long-lasting ...
Aug. 30, 2023 — New research suggests parental incarceration elevates cardiovascular risk in early adulthood, potentially contributing to larger health ...
Aug. 30, 2023 — Grandparents appeared to serve as an important private safety net when COVID-19 first hit the U.S., according to a recent study. The pandemic's arrival in 2020 coincided with a surge of nearly ...
Aug. 30, 2023 — Living in a racially segregated neighborhood puts Black children at a higher risk of having elevated blood lead levels, and this association has persisted over more than two decades, according to ...
Aug. 30, 2023 — Students with disabilities are often bullied and socially excluded in school at a far greater rate than their classmates. To help teachers recognize, respond to and prevent bullying toward these ...
Aug. 29, 2023 — Several major childhood allergies may all stem from the community of bacteria living in our gut, according to a new study. The research identifies gut microbiome features and early life influences ...
Aug. 29, 2023 — A new study shows that people suffering from hospital-treated depression may have a high risk of developing conditions such as substance abuse, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and anxiety -- ...
Aug. 29, 2023 — Sleep is a critical part of a child's overall health, but it can also be an important factor in the way they behave. According to a new study, getting enough sleep can help children combat the ...
Aug. 24, 2023 — Preterm babies given a supplement with a combination of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids have better visual function by the age of two and a ...
