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Study reveals reduced type 1 diabetes risk in post-10-year-old girls

New research presented at this year's Annual Meeting of the European Association for Study of Diabetes (Madrid, Spain, 9-13 September) shows that the risk of developing type 1 diabetes (T1D) decreases markedly in girls after age 10 years, while the risk in boys stays the same.

22 Jul 2024

Studies aim to identify adolescent girls who are at risk of developing migraine headaches

A migraine is not just a bad headache. It is a much-dreaded part of a neurologic disorder that has an array of possible symptoms, including pulsating cranial pain, waves of queasiness, bouts of vomiting, and hypersensitivity to light and sound.

22 Jul 2024

How music lessons can shape children's social and emotional growth

Long-term music instruction improves children's pitch-matching skills and certain socioemotional abilities, with the strongest benefits observed in music-related tasks.

21 Jul 2024

Ultra-processed food consumption trends among UK adolescents show regional and socioeconomic disparities

A study in the European Journal of Nutrition reveals that UK adolescents' ultra-processed food consumption varies by age, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status, with significant differences across regions.

21 Jul 2024

Study offers insight into incarceration's toll on youth health

Researcher Samantha Boch has studied the impact of incarceration on child and family health for more than a decade.

19 Jul 2024

How maternal scent enhances face perception in infants aged 4-12 months

Humans see the world through the five senses, but how and when the ability to integrate across the senses arises is debated.

19 Jul 2024

Scurvy on the rise in the United States: Pediatric cases triple in five years

Researchers found that pediatric scurvy cases tripled from 2016 to 2020, highlighting a significant rise in incidence, particularly among low-income, male, and autistic children.

19 Jul 2024

Adopting a healthy lifestyle boosts life expectancy and cuts healthcare costs

Adopting five healthy lifestyle behaviors significantly extends life expectancy and reduces healthcare costs among Taiwanese adults, a new study finds.

18 Jul 2024

First-ever successful use of modified double-decker technique for scimitar syndrome in a child

Scimitar syndrome, a rare congenital heart disease, involves an anomalous pulmonary venous return where the right pulmonary veins return to the inferior vena cava instead of the left atrium.

18 Jul 2024

Study uncovers how OTX2 drives aggressive childhood brain cancer

In a report published in Nature Cell Biology, researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, the University of Manitoba and collaborating institutions revealed an unexpected way in which the protein OTX2 drives the progression of medulloblastoma – the most common aggressive childhood brain cancer.

18 Jul 2024

Improving medication adherence beats resistance testing for better HIV outcomes in African youth

Globally, around 2.6 million children and adolescents are currently living with HIV, the majority of them in Africa.

18 Jul 2024

Type 1 diabetes in children linked to increased risk of mental health problems

Children diagnosed with type 1 diabetes are at significantly higher risk of a number of mental health issues, including mood and anxiety disorders, a study from a team in the UK and the Czech Republic has found.

18 Jul 2024

Research finds UK adolescents consume two-thirds of their daily calories from ultra-processed foods

Adolescents consume around two-thirds of their daily calories from ultra-processed foods (UPFs) new research from the Universities of Cambridge and Bristol has found.

17 Jul 2024

Does reducing leisure-time screen media use improve mental health among children and adolescents?

Researchers investigated whether reducing the use of screen media for leisure improves mental health in adolescents and children.

17 Jul 2024

Siblings of autistic children face increased autism risk, new research confirms

Siblings of autistic children have a 20% chance of being autistic themselves -; about seven times higher than the rate in infants with no autistic siblings.

17 Jul 2024

Study reveals brain structure differences in children with conduct disorder

Conduct disorder in young people is associated with differences in surface area across much of the brain compared to typically developing children, new research shows.

17 Jul 2024

How your diet shapes your gut microbiome and impacts your health

Review published in Nature Reviews Microbiology highlights how different diets impact gut microbiome health, emphasizing the need for precision nutrition to optimize health outcomes.

16 Jul 2024

Tablet use disrupts toddlers' joint attention and language development

A recent study reveals that tablet use by toddlers can interfere with joint attention and behavioral responses, potentially hindering their language and social development.

16 Jul 2024

Neurofunctional architecture and intention understanding in preschool children

By the age of three, children are capable of understanding others, "mirroring" those they are with to imitate and anticipate their intentions.

16 Jul 2024

Before Michigan legalized surrogacy, families found ways around the ban

The first time Tammy and Jordan Myers held their twins, the premature babies were so fragile that their tiny faces were mostly covered by oxygen masks and tubing.

16 Jul 2024