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Queensland study reveals shifting Australian attitudes toward smacking children

A study published this month shows many Queenslanders believe parents should not be convicted of assault for doing things such as smacking their children for misbehavior.

24 Oct 2026

Children's brain reward responses may explain ultra-processed food-related weight gain

Children who eat more ultra-processed foods (UPFs) show stronger responses in the brain's reward network when viewing images of appetizing foods-and these brain responses are linked to increases in body fat one year later.

23 Oct 2026

New playground design aims to protect children from harmful UV rays

A new design methodology for school playgrounds is demonstrating how children can still enjoy their play time whilst being protected from the harmful effects of the sun.

23 Oct 2026

Maternal stress alters placental pathways affecting fetal brain development

About one in five U.S. women experience maternal mental health conditions, and chronic stress during pregnancy can contribute to risk for both maternal and child health challenges.

23 Oct 2026

Babies born small may face lasting differences in school performance

The study highlights that fetal size, not just gestational age, plays a crucial role in long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes for term-born children.

23 Oct 2026

Nearly three in four popular comfort foods have something in common, researchers find

A US study examining 300 distinct comfort foods identified chips, ice cream, pizza, chocolate, and cookies as the most frequently nominated choices among adults. Researchers found that nearly three-quarters of the foods met hyperpalatability criteria, while approximately 43% were entirely ultra-processed under a strict classification, with relatively small nutritional differences across demographic groups.

22 Oct 2026

Are heavy school bags really to blame for children's back pain?

A study of 221 schoolchildren in the Czech Republic found no statistically significant association between relative school bag weight and back pain, although nearly half reported experiencing back discomfort in the previous month. Longer carrying duration was weakly associated with perceived heaviness, suggesting that bag weight and carrying time capture different aspects of children's experiences.

22 Oct 2026

A study of 802 teens raises questions about school breakfast and blood sugar

A study of 802 U.S. adolescents found that school breakfast participation at least once weekly was associated with a 30% higher prevalence of prediabetes-range glucose markers, while school lunch participation showed no significant association. Higher intakes of vitamins E and B6 and fruit consumption among adolescents with obesity were associated with lower prediabetes prevalence, but none of the reported associations remained statistically significant after correction for multiple comparisons.

22 Oct 2026

Clinical trial establishes effective HIV dosing regimen for full-term newborns

An international study conducted through the International Maternal Pediatric Adolescent AIDS Clinical Trials (IMPAACT) Network including researchers at the University of California San Diego helped inform the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) recent approval of dolutegravir, a second-generation integrase inhibitor, for the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) in newborns from birth.

22 Oct 2026

Emotion management helps teens maintain weight loss after treatment

Researchers from University of California San Diego have found that adding emotion management skills to family-based behavioral weight management may help adolescents maintain weight loss after treatment ends.

22 Oct 2026

Hands-on device training improves pediatric resident communication skills

New research from Advocate Health's Advocate Aurora Research Institute suggests that giving pediatric residents hands-on training with medical devices may help them communicate more effectively with the families of children frequently hospitalized in pediatric units.

22 Oct 2026

Half-matched bone marrow transplants show high survival in young aplastic anemia patients

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center and Johns Hopkins Children's Center report that bone marrow transplant using half-matched family donors achieved a 96% survival rate among children, adolescent, and young adult patients with severe aplastic anemia, a rare, life-threatening disorder in which the bone marrow fails to produce enough healthy blood cells.

22 Oct 2026

Modus Therapeutics: SEVUSMART study of sevuparin in children with severe malaria published in Nature Communications

Modus Therapeutics Holding AB (publ) announces that the manuscript based on the Phase Ib study SEVUSMART in severe malaria, lead-authored by Professor Kathryn Maitland of Imperial College London with co-authors from the SMAART consortium including members such as University College London and the University of Oxford, has been published today in the peer-reviewed journal Nature Communications, following independent peer review.

22 Oct 2026

Inspire device offers new sleep apnea treatment for teens with Down syndrome

For some adolescents with Down syndrome, neither surgery to remove the tonsils nor a CPAP machine provides a workable solution for obstructive sleep apnea.

21 Oct 2026

Prenatal iron deficiency linked to lasting changes in the offspring brain

During the first weeks of pregnancy, developing cells are already laying the foundation for the brain. Iron plays a major role in the organization and shaping of cells during this stage of gestation.

21 Oct 2026

Beef can fit into healthy diets, but what about its environmental cost?

A narrative review published in Animal Frontiers highlights beef's contribution to high-quality protein and bioavailable micronutrients, while controlled trials generally found no adverse effects on selected cardiometabolic risk markers, although long-term disease outcomes remain uncertain. The authors argue that sustainable food policies should consider nutritional needs, environmental impacts, agricultural productivity, and rural livelihoods when evaluating beef's place in healthy diets.

21 Oct 2026

Japanese study links postpartum depression to mother-infant bonding difficulties

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Child Health News

Queensland study reveals shifting Australian attitudes toward smacking children

Children's brain reward responses may explain ultra-processed food-related weight gain

New playground design aims to protect children from harmful UV rays

Maternal stress alters placental pathways affecting fetal brain development

Babies born small may face lasting differences in school performance

Nearly three in four popular comfort foods have something in common, researchers find

Are heavy school bags really to blame for children's back pain?

A study of 802 teens raises questions about school breakfast and blood sugar

Clinical trial establishes effective HIV dosing regimen for full-term newborns

Emotion management helps teens maintain weight loss after treatment

Hands-on device training improves pediatric resident communication skills

Half-matched bone marrow transplants show high survival in young aplastic anemia patients

Modus Therapeutics: SEVUSMART study of sevuparin in children with severe malaria published in Nature Communications

Inspire device offers new sleep apnea treatment for teens with Down syndrome

Prenatal iron deficiency linked to lasting changes in the offspring brain

Beef can fit into healthy diets, but what about its environmental cost?

Japanese study links postpartum depression to mother-infant bonding difficulties

CHLA becomes first hospital on the West Coast to implant spring rods for children with scoliosis

Earned Income Tax Credit expansion negatively affected child development outcomes

Could a hormone from our bones reveal early signs of insulin resistance?

How Omics Technologies Are Transforming Biological Research and Drug Discovery

How microplastics and bacteria interact to drive antibiotic resistance

Single-cell proteomics: Revealing proteome diversity from cellular heterogeneity to non-canonical biology

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