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Limiting social media use provides psychological benefits

Last month, the American Psychological Association and the U.S. Surgeon General both issued health advisories.

14 Jun 2023

Foster kids in casino hotels? It happened in rural Nevada amid widespread foster home shortages

Brandy Holbrook spent April driving hundreds of miles across four counties in northeastern Nevada to deliver a plea to local leaders about a smoldering crisis in the regional foster care system.

14 Jun 2023

Understanding the developmental link: vitamin D's role in metabolic disease risk

Study showed that transplanting fetal hematopoietic stem cells exposed to vitamin D deficiency induces diabetes.

14 Jun 2023

Children displayed a resilient capacity to continue playing during peak COVID-19, finds study

Children displayed a resilient capacity to continue playing during peak COVID-19, a study has found, even though their options to do so became more limited while under stay-at-home orders.

14 Jun 2023

How does the Indian diet fit in with the EAT-Lancet Reference Diet?

Research compared food consumption patterns in India to the EAT-Lancet reference diet, highlighting variations across income groups, regions, and sectors. It aims to assess the alignment with sustainable and healthy eating recommendations.

14 Jun 2023

From delicacy to danger: The rising tide of shellfish allergies in children revealed

Shellfish consumption is on the rise, but so are shellfish allergies, particularly among children. A recent review delves into the epidemiology, symptoms, diagnosis, and management of shellfish allergies, highlighting the need for improved diagnostic tools and potential allergen immunotherapy.

13 Jun 2023

Giving birth outside of working hours in England does not carry higher risk of infant mortality

A new study suggests that between 2005 and 2014, for almost all births in England, being born outside of working hours did not carry a significantly higher risk of death to the baby from anoxia (lack of oxygen) or trauma, when compared to births during working hours.

13 Jun 2023

Study: Only 1 in 4 addiction treatment facilities caring for U.S. adolescents offer buprenorphine

Only 1 in 4 residential addiction treatment facilities caring for U.S. adolescents under 18 years old offer buprenorphine, a medication used to treat opioid use disorder, according to a new study.

13 Jun 2023

Common weight-loss surgery for obese adolescents and young adults reduces bone strength

A common weight-loss surgery for obese adolescents and young adults is found to have harmful effects on bones, according to a study published in Radiology, a journal of the Radiological Society of North America.

13 Jun 2023

Is the increased risk of bronchopulmonary dysplasia from high-dose docosahexaenoic acid supplementation in the neonatal period associated with changes to IQ?

Study analyzed whether a reduction in IQ benefit was associated with the increased risk of BPD with DHA supplementation.

13 Jun 2023

Vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy linked to an increased risk of Type 2 diabetes in offspring

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a process in immune cells that links vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy to an increased risk of Type 2 diabetes in offspring.

13 Jun 2023

Study reveals alarming pediatric antibiotic prescribing practices in Madagascar, Senegal, and Cambodia

In a recent article published in the journal PLOS Medicine, researchers performed a prospective, longitudinal study to estimate the proportion of outpatient consultations resulting in inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions in young children in three low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), Madagascar, Senegal, and Cambodia.

13 Jun 2023

COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy doesn't spill over to routine childhood vaccinations, US polls reveal

Media attention on COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in the US raises concerns about the impact on routine childhood immunizations, with potential disruptions to vaccination rates and school-based requirements.

13 Jun 2023

Quality of life, self-esteem of healthy short youth associated with coping skills and social support

Challenging the assumption that short stature negatively impacts children and adolescents' self-esteem, a new study by researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) has found that in otherwise healthy short youth, quality of life and self-esteem are associated with coping skills and how supported they feel and not the degree of their short stature.

12 Jun 2023

Smartphones on desk proven to hamper student focus, even when switched off!

Smartphones impact students' attention. Experiment confirms lower cognitive performance due to smartphone presence. Study explores implications.

12 Jun 2023

Study shows how neighborhood characteristics may affect birthweight outcomes

Higher neighborhood density of unhealthy retail food establishments was associated with a higher risk of delivering a baby that was large-for-gestational age, according to a new study at Columbia Mailman School of Public Health, while neighborhoods with a high density of healthy food retail establishments was linked with a lower risk of giving birth to a baby that was small-for-gestational age.

12 Jun 2023

Child Health News

Limiting social media use provides psychological benefits

Foster kids in casino hotels? It happened in rural Nevada amid widespread foster home shortages

Understanding the developmental link: vitamin D's role in metabolic disease risk

Children displayed a resilient capacity to continue playing during peak COVID-19, finds study

How does the Indian diet fit in with the EAT-Lancet Reference Diet?

From delicacy to danger: The rising tide of shellfish allergies in children revealed

Giving birth outside of working hours in England does not carry higher risk of infant mortality

Study: Only 1 in 4 addiction treatment facilities caring for U.S. adolescents offer buprenorphine

Common weight-loss surgery for obese adolescents and young adults reduces bone strength

Is the increased risk of bronchopulmonary dysplasia from high-dose docosahexaenoic acid supplementation in the neonatal period associated with changes to IQ?

Vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy linked to an increased risk of Type 2 diabetes in offspring

Study reveals alarming pediatric antibiotic prescribing practices in Madagascar, Senegal, and Cambodia

COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy doesn't spill over to routine childhood vaccinations, US polls reveal

Quality of life, self-esteem of healthy short youth associated with coping skills and social support

Smartphones on desk proven to hamper student focus, even when switched off!

Study shows how neighborhood characteristics may affect birthweight outcomes

Study validates vaccine effectiveness: COVID-19 shots cut hospitalization and mortality rates in England

Drinking fruit juice has positive dietary benefits with no adverse effect on weight in pre-teens

Pennington Biomedical wants children 5 years old and younger to participate in the Shape Up! Keiki study

Binge drinking during adolescence leads to long-lasting brain changes, research suggests

Flow chemistry, AI, and NMR: A next-gen approach to scalable API production

Digital pathology and the PathoVerse: A conversation with Dr. Singh

Bioprocess Efficiency with Cell Density Monitoring

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