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Teens more likely to get recommended amount of sleep when school starts later

A later school start time could mean teens are more likely to get adequate amounts of sleep, according to Penn State researchers.

1 Dec 2017

Smartphone addiction may be responsible for an imbalance in the brain, study says

A new study presented yesterday at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) identified an imbalance in the brain chemistry of young people who are addicted to smartphones and the internet.

1 Dec 2017

Improving Healthcare in the Community through Eye Examinations

Paul Morris is the Director of Professional Advancement for Specsavers Opticians in the UK and Ireland. The role involves furthering clinical scope, professional services, standards, training and forming future strategy for the group. He previously held the role of Director of Optometry Advancement.

From Specsavers 1 Dec 2017

Excessive screen time may be modern-day risk factor for depression and suicide

New research presents compelling evidence that the more time teenagers spend on smartphones and other electronic screens, the more likely they are to feel depressed and think about, or attempt, suicide.

1 Dec 2017

Study finds link between adolescent cannabis use and future hypomania

Cannabis use in youth is linked to bipolar symptoms in young adults, finds new research by the University of Warwick.

1 Dec 2017

Adults as likely to develop type 1 diabetes as children, research finds

Type 1 diabetes is not predominantly a 'disease of childhood' as previously believed, but is similarly prevalent in adults, new research published in the Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology shows.

30 Nov 2017

Length of stay in ICU may have impact on preterm babies’ behavior

A study conducted by researchers at the University of São Paulo's Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine in Brazil, with support from the Sao Paulo Research Foundation - FAPESP , indicates that length of stay in the ICU is the factor that best explains some preterm babies' behavioral problems relating to emotional regulation, regardless of the degree of prematurity and the presence of bronchopulmonary dysplasia and retinopathy of prematurity (ROP).

30 Nov 2017

Level of aerobic capacity determines future cardiovascular disease risk in children

Researchers from the CTS-158 GALENO group at the University of Cadiz, directed by professor José Castro Piñero, have been working for three years on an important multicenter study based on an analysis of the influence of physical activity on the development of cardiovascular disease, a study in which they have taken into account environmental, nutritional, emotional and genetic factors, among others.

30 Nov 2017

UM psychologist defends science of neonatal imitation

Since the 1970s, studies have suggested that infants can imitate facial gestures, finger movements, and other actions just hours after birth. University of Miami Assistant Professor Elizabeth Simpson studies this phenomenon, known as neonatal imitation, in babies from birth to one year of life in her Social Cognition Lab in the Department of Psychology's Child Division.

30 Nov 2017

Alcohol use in movies influences onset of drinking among 10- to 15-year-olds

Early adolescence is a high-risk period for alcohol experimentation and initiation. Adolescent drinking is linked to exposure to alcohol use in the media.

29 Nov 2017

HPV vaccine shows long-term safety and efficacy in protecting against most virulent strains

A decade of data on hundreds of boys and girls who received the HPV vaccine indicates the vaccine is safe and effective long term in protecting against the most virulent strains of the virus, researchers report.

29 Nov 2017

Mental illness linked to early childhood adversity may be passed to next generation

Mental illness associated with early childhood adversity may be passed from generation to generation, according to a study of adults whose parents evacuated Finland as children during World War II.

29 Nov 2017

Expectant mothers living in war zones at increased risk of giving birth to underweight babies

Mums-to-be living in war zones/areas of armed conflict are at heightened risk of giving birth to low birthweight babies.

29 Nov 2017

The ratcheting cost of the pneumococcal vaccine: What gives?

Every November, like clockwork, she gets the same letter, said Dr. Lindsay Irvin, a pediatrician in San Antonio.

29 Nov 2017

WHO delivers medical supplies to tackle outbreak of diphtheria in Yemen

WHO has delivered medicines to tackle an outbreak of diphtheria in Yemen, warning that sustained humanitarian access is critical to stopping its spread.

29 Nov 2017

Teaching teens the perils of pot as marketplace grows

After Yarly Raygoza attended the drug prevention program at the Boys & Girls Club here last year, she used what she learned to talk a few friends out of using marijuana.

29 Nov 2017

Pediatric submersion score helps identify children at low risk for submersion-related injury

A risk score can identify children at low risk for submersion-related injury who can be safely discharged from the ED after observation.

29 Nov 2017

Prenatal maternal stress affects size of the baby, study finds

A new study has been published that suggests babies are physically affected by the stress level of their mother during pregnancy. It has been previously found that adversity in the womb enhances or hampers offspring development and performance.

29 Nov 2017

Babies exposed to antibiotics during labor have delay in maturation of their gut bacteria

Antibiotics administered during labor for Group B Streptococcus affect the development of gut bacteria in babies, according to a study from McMaster University.

28 Nov 2017

Family risk for childhood asthma may involve microbes found in baby's digestive tract

A new University of Alberta study shows that the family risk for asthma--typically passed from moms to babies--may not be a result of genetics alone: it may also involve the microbes found in a baby's digestive tract.

28 Nov 2017

Child Health News

Teens more likely to get recommended amount of sleep when school starts later

Smartphone addiction may be responsible for an imbalance in the brain, study says

Improving Healthcare in the Community through Eye Examinations

Excessive screen time may be modern-day risk factor for depression and suicide

Study finds link between adolescent cannabis use and future hypomania

Adults as likely to develop type 1 diabetes as children, research finds

Length of stay in ICU may have impact on preterm babies’ behavior

Level of aerobic capacity determines future cardiovascular disease risk in children

UM psychologist defends science of neonatal imitation

Alcohol use in movies influences onset of drinking among 10- to 15-year-olds

HPV vaccine shows long-term safety and efficacy in protecting against most virulent strains

Mental illness linked to early childhood adversity may be passed to next generation

Expectant mothers living in war zones at increased risk of giving birth to underweight babies

The ratcheting cost of the pneumococcal vaccine: What gives?

WHO delivers medical supplies to tackle outbreak of diphtheria in Yemen

Teaching teens the perils of pot as marketplace grows

Pediatric submersion score helps identify children at low risk for submersion-related injury

Prenatal maternal stress affects size of the baby, study finds

Babies exposed to antibiotics during labor have delay in maturation of their gut bacteria

Family risk for childhood asthma may involve microbes found in baby's digestive tract

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