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Prenatal cannabis exposure linked to subtle brain and behavioral differences in children

A large ABCD study of 10,838 children found that prenatal cannabis exposure was associated with small differences in resting-state brain connectivity, higher behavioral and emotional problem scores, and lower performance on several cognitive measures in late childhood. PCE-related connectivity patterns partly overlapped with those linked to psychopathology and cognition, although the cross-sectional observational design cannot establish causality or mediation.

22 Sep 2026

Children who ate healthier plant foods had slightly lower blood pressure later

Researchers followed 3,990 Dutch children for an average of 1.6 years and found that higher healthful plant-based diet scores were associated with modestly lower blood pressure and total cholesterol. Children with higher unhealthful plant-based diet scores had lower estimated food costs and distinct metabolite profiles, while healthful scores showed no clear cost association.

22 Sep 2026

Cognitive reappraisal strategy alters sensory brain activity in autistic children

For many autistic children, everyday sensations such as the feel of scratchy fabric or a loud car alarm can be intensely distressing.

21 Sep 2026

Daughters inspire closer parental relationship bonds, study finds

Children can be hard on a relationship, but some kids can bring parents closer together.

21 Sep 2026

GLP-1 medications place children at risk for nutritional deficiencies

Children prescribed GLP-1 medications for weight loss, prediabetes, or type 2 diabetes are at risk for nutritional deficiencies – diagnosed in nearly one in six patients (16.8%) within the first year – according to a new study published in the journal Childhood Obesity.

21 Sep 2026

Researchers identify a rare genetic change linked to neurodevelopmental disorder

Research led by Texas Children's Duncan Neurological Research Institute (Duncan NRI) and Baylor College of Medicine identified a rare genetic change that appears to cause a newly recognized neurodevelopmental disorder.

21 Sep 2026

Brain activity patterns predict math problem solving struggles in children

Some children have a condition that makes them persistently struggle with math problem solving (developmental dyscalculia), yet behavioral and mechanistic details about this condition are lacking.

21 Sep 2026

Early life sugar exposure linked to higher adult anxiety risk

Exposure to sugar in the first 1,000 days of a child's life increases the risk of developing anxiety in adulthood, a new study from the University of Surrey reports.

21 Sep 2026

Stalled gut microbiome development triples risk for type 1 diabetes in children

Type 1 diabetes affects more than 9 million people worldwide, including 1.8 million children and adolescents.

21 Sep 2026

Sex differences in infant attention are present hours after birth

Cambridge scientists have shown that girls and boys show differences in what they pay attention to, even at birth.

21 Sep 2026

High adolescent BMI linked to faster biological aging in adulthood

A study by the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, found that a high adolescent body mass index (BMI) may be linked to accelerated biological aging in adulthood.

21 Sep 2026

Sugary drinks stood out in this stomach cancer study, but diet drinks did not

In two large US prospective cohorts, consuming more than one sugar-sweetened beverage a day was associated with higher gastric cancer incidence compared with consuming less than one serving a month. Artificially sweetened beverages were not associated with gastric cancer incidence, and the authors called for further studies to confirm the findings and clarify possible biological mechanisms.

21 Sep 2026

Measles outbreaks may reveal more than gaps in vaccination

A commentary in Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics argues that measles outbreaks can serve as a sensitive indicator of weaknesses in vaccination coverage, surveillance, health equity, community trust, and broader immunization systems. The authors contend that pursuing measles eradication could also strengthen routine immunization, laboratory capacity, outbreak preparedness, and health-system resilience.

21 Sep 2026

A 194-country analysis reveals gaps in how late childhood vaccinations are tracked

A global analysis of WHO/UNICEF data from 194 countries found wide variation in countries’ ability to record delayed childhood vaccinations, with 64% of reporting countries saying they could capture late doses in 2022. Following birth cohorts over time and adding delayed MCV1 doses raised median coverage estimates by 3.6 to 5.1 percentage points across available cohort years, though incomplete and inconsistent reporting limited confidence in some estimates.

21 Sep 2026

CPS-involved students face higher rates of school absenteeism

Across the country, kids are settling into new school year routines. Parents buy backpacks, teachers arrange desks and lesson plans, and friends reconnect.

18 Sep 2026

Innovative synthetic artificial skin gives young double amputee his childhood back

A 12-year-old double amputee patient at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH), who became only the second person in the US to receive a pioneering synthetic skin treatment for his limbs, was recently visited by the medical technology company that developed the product.

18 Sep 2026

Eight-weekly HIV injections prove more effective than daily tablets for young people

Young people living with HIV manage their condition better when their antiretroviral therapy is given by injections every eight weeks, rather than in the form of daily tablets, according to the results of a trial in Africa led by UCL (University College London) researchers.

17 Sep 2026

Can maternal diet prevent infant food allergy? A large trial puts eggs and peanuts to the test

A large Australian randomized trial of 2,137 pregnant women tested whether substantially increasing egg and peanut consumption during pregnancy and breastfeeding could prevent food allergy in infants with a strong family history of allergic disease. Higher maternal intake did not significantly reduce IgE-mediated egg or peanut allergy at 1 year, although the lower-than-expected allergy rate limited statistical power and the results could not exclude a clinically important benefit.

17 Sep 2026

Maternal depressive symptoms linked to higher infant mortality risk

Infants born to mothers with depressive symptoms immediately after delivery had a substantially higher risk of dying before their first birthday, according to researchers involved in a Rutgers-led study of more than 414,000 births in New Jersey.

17 Sep 2026

Existing anti-seizure drug slows the growth of diffuse midline gliomas

An existing anti-seizure drug slows the growth of a devastating group of childhood cancers, new Stanford Medicine-led research has shown.

17 Sep 2026

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Prenatal cannabis exposure linked to subtle brain and behavioral differences in children

Children who ate healthier plant foods had slightly lower blood pressure later

Cognitive reappraisal strategy alters sensory brain activity in autistic children

Daughters inspire closer parental relationship bonds, study finds

GLP-1 medications place children at risk for nutritional deficiencies

Researchers identify a rare genetic change linked to neurodevelopmental disorder

Brain activity patterns predict math problem solving struggles in children

Early life sugar exposure linked to higher adult anxiety risk

Stalled gut microbiome development triples risk for type 1 diabetes in children

Sex differences in infant attention are present hours after birth

High adolescent BMI linked to faster biological aging in adulthood

Sugary drinks stood out in this stomach cancer study, but diet drinks did not

Measles outbreaks may reveal more than gaps in vaccination

A 194-country analysis reveals gaps in how late childhood vaccinations are tracked

CPS-involved students face higher rates of school absenteeism

Innovative synthetic artificial skin gives young double amputee his childhood back

Eight-weekly HIV injections prove more effective than daily tablets for young people

Can maternal diet prevent infant food allergy? A large trial puts eggs and peanuts to the test

Maternal depressive symptoms linked to higher infant mortality risk

Existing anti-seizure drug slows the growth of diffuse midline gliomas

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