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Encouraging kids to learn about food may help build healthy habits

More than nine in 10 millennial moms think it's important for their kids to learn about where their food comes from, and more than three-quarters of those moms actively do things with their kids to help learn just that, according to recent findings.

24 Nov 2016

Study offers important insights into link between mental disorders and physical diseases

Mental disorders and physical diseases frequently go hand in hand. For the first time, psychologists at the University of Basel and Ruhr University Bochum have identified temporal patterns in young people: arthritis and diseases of the digestive system are more common after depression, while anxiety disorders tend to be followed by skin diseases.

24 Nov 2016

Pediatric wellness expert offers tips for buying safe toys during holiday season

The holiday season is upon us, which makes it prime time for toy buying. In fact, more than 65 percent of the toys and games sold in the United States each year are purchased between the Friday after Thanksgiving and Christmas.

23 Nov 2016

Parental behaviors and practices linked to children's sleep duration

A new study indicates that children's sleep duration may be influenced by parental sleep duration and confidence, which suggests that efforts to address insufficient sleep among children may require family-based interventions.

23 Nov 2016

Researchers identify simple, inexpensive tool for assessing prognosis of pediatric brain tumors

A multi-institutional group of researchers, led by investigators at Children's Hospital Los Angeles and the University of Michigan, have identified a simple and inexpensive tool for assessing the prognosis of pediatric brain tumors called ependymomas.

23 Nov 2016

Stuttering linked to changes in speech and language-based brain circuits

Researchers at Children's Hospital Los Angeles have conducted the first study of its kind, using proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) to look at brain regions in both adults and children who stutter.

23 Nov 2016

Parents use Milez app to reward teen drivers for each distraction-free trip

Milez is the app used by parents to reward with cash their teen drivers for each distraction-free trip. Parents add funds and every 200 miles Milez sends cash to the teen's PayPal account.

23 Nov 2016

Mayo Clinic researchers discover potential cause and new treatment for rare soft tissue cancer

Researchers at Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine have discovered a potential cause and a promising new treatment for inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors, a rare soft tissue cancer that does not respond to radiation or chemotherapy.

22 Nov 2016

Researcher to examine if music intervention can alleviate distress in young cancer patients and parents

An Indiana University School of Nursing researcher has been awarded $1.4 million to determine if a music therapy intervention can be used to manage acute distress in young cancer patients ages 3 to 8 and their parents.

22 Nov 2016

Negative family emotions and strains may lead adolescents to deviant behavior

Chances are good that youngsters growing up around family members who gamble will also start doing so to release the strains of daily living.

22 Nov 2016

New postnatal mouse model closely mimics fetal brain abnormalities caused by Zika infection

A team of scientists led by researchers at the University of Georgia has developed a new mouse model that closely mimics fetal brain abnormalities caused by the Zika virus in humans.

22 Nov 2016

Researchers find link between childhood household smoke exposure and antisocial behavior in adolescence

Researchers found modest, yet reliable long-term links between early childhood household smoke exposure and self-reported antisocial behavior in early adolescence.

22 Nov 2016

Measles can spread more quickly in schools than previously thought

Measles, one of the world's most contagious diseases, can spread more quickly in schools than previously thought, according to Princeton University-led research.

22 Nov 2016

Experts characterize racial and ethnic differences in food allergies among U.S. children

Allergy and immunology experts at Rush University Medical Center, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago have conducted the first study designed to assess and characterize the racial and ethnic difference in food allergies among children in the U.S.

22 Nov 2016

Child Health News

Encouraging kids to learn about food may help build healthy habits

Study offers important insights into link between mental disorders and physical diseases

Pediatric wellness expert offers tips for buying safe toys during holiday season

Parental behaviors and practices linked to children's sleep duration

Researchers identify simple, inexpensive tool for assessing prognosis of pediatric brain tumors

Stuttering linked to changes in speech and language-based brain circuits

Parents use Milez app to reward teen drivers for each distraction-free trip

Mayo Clinic researchers discover potential cause and new treatment for rare soft tissue cancer

Researcher to examine if music intervention can alleviate distress in young cancer patients and parents

Negative family emotions and strains may lead adolescents to deviant behavior

New postnatal mouse model closely mimics fetal brain abnormalities caused by Zika infection

Researchers find link between childhood household smoke exposure and antisocial behavior in adolescence

Measles can spread more quickly in schools than previously thought

Experts characterize racial and ethnic differences in food allergies among U.S. children

Study shows widespread underdiagnosis of hypertension and prehypertension in U.S. children

Study highlights potential to develop antiviral therapies, vaccines for treating astroviruses

Newborn telemedicine consultations can positively impact patient care, study shows

Report sheds light on extreme sugar consumption of UK teenagers and children

EPFL scientists discover cause for immune attack in type-1 diabetes

Quitting smoking during addiction treatment may improve recovery rates in teens

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