The research showed that 2-year-old children whose mothers had been diagnosed with gestational diabetes exhibited poorer language skills compared to children whose mothers had not…
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High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is a common yet silent health concern that affects millions of people worldwide. Often without noticeable symptoms, this…
Screen time refers to the amount of time individuals spend using electronic devices such as smartphones, tablets, and computers. In recent years, the prevalence of…
A study conducted by researchers from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) found that opioids were responsible for more than half of all fatal poisonings in…
Micah, before he developed necrotizing enterocolitis. Credit: Jennifer Canvasser, NEC Society New research has found that in the US between 1999 and 2020, Black infants…
Screen time refers to the amount of time spent using digital devices such as smartphones, tablets, and computers. Excessive screen time has been linked to…
Infantile hypercalcemia type 1 is a rare genetic disorder that affects the regulation of calcium levels in the body. Individuals with infantile hypercalcemia type 1…
According to a recent research paper published in the journal Pediatrics, the Center for Suicide Prevention and Research at Nationwide Children’s Hospital discovered a surge…
The nasal spray alleviated symptoms during sleep in approximately 40% of cases, and the number of children considered by a surgeon as requiring tonsil and/or…
Dental enamel defects are abnormalities that affect the structure and integrity of the enamel, the hard, protective outer layer of the teeth. These defects can…
A study by Michigan Medicine published in JAMA Pediatrics has found that using devices such as smartphones and tablets to soothe upset children ages 3-5…
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental health condition characterized by unwanted and recurring thoughts, impulses, or images (obsessions) that lead to repetitive behaviors or mental…
A picture of the patient, Ayla. Credit: University of California – San Francisco The toddler is thriving after the loss of their siblings who had…
The longer the exposure, the earlier the puberty onset. The study found that exposure to blue light could also alter hormone levels. According to results…
About 6 to 10 percent of the pediatric population (birth to 16 years) are affected by non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Prenatal exposure to chemicals in…
Traditional Chinese medicine is an alternative medical approach based on traditional medicine in China. A clinical trial demonstrates that Yupingfeng, a traditional Chinese medicine, is as…
According to a new study, a caffeine metabolite may slow the progression of short-sightedness (myopia) in children. If proved effective in clinical trials, 7-MX could…
By the time they were 18 months old, infants who began receiving taster portions of the new Nordic diet were eating 46% more vegetables than…
The newly identified tumors, referred to as hepatoblastomas with hepatocellular carcinoma features, often resisted conventional treatment and had dismal prognoses in the absence of more…
UC San Diego researchers summarize the similarities and differences between COVID-19, MIS-C and Kawasaki disease, three conditions unified by the same immune-associated gene signature. Credit:…