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Prenatal maternal depression has important consequences for infant temperament, study shows

A new Infant Mental Health Journal study demonstrates that prenatal maternal depression has important consequences for infant temperament. Furthermore, the negative impact of prenatal maternal depression appeared to be magnified when pregnant women lived through Superstorm Sandy.

6 Feb 2019

New software created to encourage physician-family conversations about epilepsy

Physicians can now be alerted to pediatric patients' risk of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy, or SUDEP, during routine primary care visits by using software developed and commercialized by a researcher-entrepreneur at the Indiana University School of Medicine.

6 Feb 2019

Study: Maternal age, body mass index, race affect hormone concentrations in pregnancy

Hormone concentrations during early fetal development -- that may affect the child's development and increase the mother's risk for breast and ovarian cancer years later -- are significantly affected by maternal age, body mass index and race rather than lifestyle, according to a Rutgers study.

5 Feb 2019

Kids using too much toothpaste says CDC

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), children today are using too much toothpaste to brush their teeth. They add that this can be a concern because of excessive fluoride ingestion among the children.

4 Feb 2019

Study: Promising new treatment for children with ADHD shows improvement in efficacy

A new study in children aged 6 to 12 years of dasotraline, a promising new treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, showed significant improvement in efficacy in the treatment of ADHD compared to placebo beginning at week 1 and continuing throughout the study.

4 Feb 2019

U.S. adolescents spend little time in physical activity, sleep and too long on screens

Only 1 in 20 U.S. adolescents is meeting national recommendations for sleeping, physical activity, and screen time, according to new research by The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

4 Feb 2019

Obesity-related cancers are rising rapidly among adolescents in the US

A new study has found that the incidence of obesity-related cancers in the US is rising faster among millennials than it is among older age groups.

4 Feb 2019

Review highlights poor documentation of ADHD diagnoses

Many ADHD diagnoses are not well documented, according to a review of the medicals records of 549 children with an ADHD diagnosis.

4 Feb 2019

New clinical practice guideline on home oxygen therapy for children

The American Thoracic Society has developed a new clinical practice guideline for home oxygen therapy for children. The guideline appears in the Feb. 1 edition of the Society's American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

4 Feb 2019

Children born after fertility treatment do not have greater risk of developing cancer

Children born after assisted reproductive technology do not appear to be at greater risk of developing cancer than other children, according to the first study to look at the long-term cancer risk in ART children compared to those in the general population or who were naturally conceived by subfertile women.

4 Feb 2019

Programs to reduce childhood obesity must include all family members, suggests study

Many mothers have to navigate a sea of advice from family and experts when it comes to feeding their babies. Nonetheless, nutrition educators typically focus only on the mother, even in Latino communities where grandmothers and other older female relatives often play major roles in caring for children.

4 Feb 2019

Researchers emphasize need for more physical activities for home-school children

Parents who home-school their children may think putting them into organized sports and physical activities keeps them fit, but Rice University researchers say young people need more.

4 Feb 2019

UC study reveals most effective medication for treating pediatric anxiety

Researchers from the University of Cincinnati (UC) examined common medications prescribed for children and adolescents with anxiety disorders, to determine which are the most effective and best-tolerated.

1 Feb 2019

Researchers reveal risks of eating disorders from childhood

Eating disorders — anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa or hyperphagia — usually appear in adolescence and often leave young patients and their families helpless. These disorders, whose prevalence is increasing, raise the question of early detection.

1 Feb 2019

With mom’s green card on the line, family forgoes autism services for citizen child

As U.S. immigration enforcement becomes stricter under the Trump administration, more immigrant families are cutting ties with health care services and other critical government programs, according to child advocates who work with such families.

1 Feb 2019

Persistent low BMI in children may be a risk factor for developing anorexia nervosa

A new study has found that a persistent low body mass index in children, starting as young as age 2 for boys and 4 for girls, may be a risk factor for the development of anorexia nervosa in adolescence.

1 Feb 2019

New link found between psychiatric disorders and events during the prenatal stage

Particular genetic variants in the human genome that are important for the development of the brain early in the life of the fetus are frequently found in psychiatric disorders. This is shown by a study carried out by iPSYCH.

31 Jan 2019

Medical cannabis relieves ASD symptoms in children

In a new study of patients with autism who are 18 years old and under, researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and Soroka University Medical Center report that cannabis as a treatment for autism spectrum disorders appears to be a well-tolerated, safe and effective option to relieve symptoms including seizures, tics, depression, restlessness, and rage attacks.

31 Jan 2019

Children's air pollution exposure at school could be linked to higher overweight, obesity risk

Exposure to air pollution, particularly at school, could be associated with a higher risk of overweight and obesity during childhood.

31 Jan 2019

New research shows no evidence that social media use predicts later depressive symptoms

Longitudinal data from adolescents and young adults show no evidence that social media use predicts later depressive symptoms, according to research published in Clinical Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.

31 Jan 2019

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Prenatal maternal depression has important consequences for infant temperament, study shows

New software created to encourage physician-family conversations about epilepsy

Study: Maternal age, body mass index, race affect hormone concentrations in pregnancy

Kids using too much toothpaste says CDC

Study: Promising new treatment for children with ADHD shows improvement in efficacy

U.S. adolescents spend little time in physical activity, sleep and too long on screens

Obesity-related cancers are rising rapidly among adolescents in the US

Review highlights poor documentation of ADHD diagnoses

New clinical practice guideline on home oxygen therapy for children

Children born after fertility treatment do not have greater risk of developing cancer

Programs to reduce childhood obesity must include all family members, suggests study

Researchers emphasize need for more physical activities for home-school children

UC study reveals most effective medication for treating pediatric anxiety

Researchers reveal risks of eating disorders from childhood

With mom’s green card on the line, family forgoes autism services for citizen child

Persistent low BMI in children may be a risk factor for developing anorexia nervosa

New link found between psychiatric disorders and events during the prenatal stage

Medical cannabis relieves ASD symptoms in children

Children's air pollution exposure at school could be linked to higher overweight, obesity risk

New research shows no evidence that social media use predicts later depressive symptoms

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