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Parental Box aims to save families with children from exhaustion

Parental Box, a semifinalist team in the Helsinki Challenge science-based competition, wants to save families with children from exhaustion and help parents keep the spark alive with its "mental maternity box".

22 Feb 2017

First breath of newborn shapes lifelong immunological milieu of lungs

The lung is an important interface between the body and the outside environment: with each breath, a surface of roughly 100 square meters exchanges oxygen for carbon dioxide. More than 10,000 liters of air pass adult lungs every day and with this come numerous viruses, bacteria and pollutants, which need to be prevented from entering the body.

22 Feb 2017

Team effort at school and home could help reduce childhood obesity rates

Schools are taking a proactive approach to get students to move more and improve their eating habits. But it takes a team effort at both school and home to make a difference, said Greg Welk, a professor of kinesiology at Iowa State University.

22 Feb 2017

Anti-epilepsy medicine use during pregnancy does not harm overall health of children, study finds

Children whose mothers have taken anti-epilepsy medicine during pregnancy, do not visit the doctor more often than children who have not been exposed to this medicine in utero. This is the result of a new study from Aarhus.

21 Feb 2017

New parent-training program may prove to be effective behavioral treatment for ADHD

OIST researchers have successfully adapted a parent-training program for ADHD for use with families in Japan, where ADHD-specific behavioral interventions are limited.

21 Feb 2017

Adolescents with PTSD, conduct disorders more likely to misidentify facial expressions

Adolescents with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms are more likely to misidentify sad and angry faces as fearful, while teens with symptoms of conduct disorder tend to interpret sad faces as angry, finds a study by NYU's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development.

21 Feb 2017

Legalization of same-sex marriage may reduce suicide attempts among high school students

The implementation of state laws legalizing same-sex marriage was associated with a significant reduction in the rate of suicide attempts among high school students - and an even greater reduction among gay, lesbian and bisexual adolescents, new Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health research suggests.

21 Feb 2017

Many adolescents think it is 'probably impossible' to get heroin

Despite reports about the increase in heroin use, more teens believed it was "probably impossible" to get heroin in 2014 than in 2002, according to a Saint Louis University study.

21 Feb 2017

Same-sex marriage policies linked to reduction in suicide attempts by adolescents

A nationwide analysis suggests same-sex marriage policies were associated with a reduction in suicide attempts by adolescents, according to a new study published online by JAMA Pediatrics.

21 Feb 2017

Neonatal sepsis risk calculator reduces antibiotic use by nearly 50% in newborns

Kaiser Permanente, the largest integrated health system in the nation, led the development of a neonatal sepsis risk calculator that has safely reduced antibiotic use by nearly 50 percent in newborns, according to research published today in JAMA Pediatrics.

21 Feb 2017

NIH workshop: Zika-affected infants may face complex health and developmental problems

Children exposed to Zika virus in the womb may face complex health and developmental problems as they grow older, according to discussions at a National Institutes of Health workshop.

21 Feb 2017

New research provides insights on mechanisms behind anorexia nervosa

New research conducted in adolescent rodents provides insights on the mechanisms behind anorexia nervosa and points to a potential treatment strategy.

20 Feb 2017

Study shines light on pervasiveness of unsafely stored opioids in homes with children

Nearly 70 percent of prescription opioid medications kept in homes with children are not stored safely, a new study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health finds.

20 Feb 2017

Study provides key insights into intergenerational transmission of obesity

Around 35-40 per cent of a child's BMI - how fat or thin they are - is inherited from their parents, a new study has found.

20 Feb 2017

Yeast found in gut of new babies may be strong predictor of childhood asthma

University of British Columbia microbiologists have found a yeast in the gut of new babies in Ecuador that appears to be a strong predictor that they will develop asthma in childhood. The new research furthers our understanding of the role microscopic organisms play in our overall health.

17 Feb 2017

UTMB researchers unravel mystery of how Zika virus causes birth defects

A multidisciplinary team from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston has uncovered the mechanisms that the Zika virus uses to alter brain development. These findings are detailed in Stem Cell Reports.

17 Feb 2017

New research reveals brain chemistry involved in human bonding

In new research published Monday in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Northeastern University psychology professor Lisa Feldman Barrett found, for the first time, that the neurotransmitter dopamine is involved in human bonding, bringing the brain's reward system into our understanding of how we form human attachments.

17 Feb 2017

Researchers provide insight into causes of left or right-handedness

A preference for the left or the right hand might be traced back to that asymmetry. "These results fundamentally change our understanding of the cause of hemispheric asymmetries," conclude the authors. The team report about their study in the journal eLife.

17 Feb 2017

Brain scans reveal link between oxytocin and paternal caregiving in fathers

Fathers given boosts of the hormone oxytocin show increased activity in brain regions associated with reward and empathy when viewing photos of their toddlers, an Emory University study finds.

17 Feb 2017

Excess lipoproteins, fatty acids may be linked to chronic kidney stones in children

A unique study recently published in the authoritative Pediatric Nephrology medical journal shows that excess lipoproteins and fatty acids may be associated with the development of painful and often chronic kidney stones in children.

17 Feb 2017

Child Health News

Parental Box aims to save families with children from exhaustion

First breath of newborn shapes lifelong immunological milieu of lungs

Team effort at school and home could help reduce childhood obesity rates

Anti-epilepsy medicine use during pregnancy does not harm overall health of children, study finds

New parent-training program may prove to be effective behavioral treatment for ADHD

Adolescents with PTSD, conduct disorders more likely to misidentify facial expressions

Legalization of same-sex marriage may reduce suicide attempts among high school students

Many adolescents think it is 'probably impossible' to get heroin

Same-sex marriage policies linked to reduction in suicide attempts by adolescents

Neonatal sepsis risk calculator reduces antibiotic use by nearly 50% in newborns

NIH workshop: Zika-affected infants may face complex health and developmental problems

New research provides insights on mechanisms behind anorexia nervosa

Study shines light on pervasiveness of unsafely stored opioids in homes with children

Study provides key insights into intergenerational transmission of obesity

Yeast found in gut of new babies may be strong predictor of childhood asthma

UTMB researchers unravel mystery of how Zika virus causes birth defects

New research reveals brain chemistry involved in human bonding

Researchers provide insight into causes of left or right-handedness

Brain scans reveal link between oxytocin and paternal caregiving in fathers

Excess lipoproteins, fatty acids may be linked to chronic kidney stones in children

How industrial hygiene flow calibration supports defensible exposure data

How electrical engineering ensures accurate calibration and patient safety

The importance of ketones from a clinical and medical perspective

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