Boys and girls who experience puberty earlier than their peers have an increased risk of self-harm in adolescence, a study funded by the National Institute…
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Just a third of parents believe that having their child get the flu vaccine is more important this year than previous years. Credit: C.S. Mott…
A survey of nurses caring for children with heart problems has revealed that more than half are emotionally exhausted. The analysis, presented today at ESC…
Although both mother and baby recovered, the case highlights the importance of limiting COVID-19 exposure for pregnant women. A pregnant mother who tested positive for…
The center portion of the lens corrects nearsightedness so that distance vision is clear, and it focuses light directly on the retina. The outer portion…
Yale scientists may have found a cause for the sudden onset of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in some children, they report. Pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders, or…
The fetal side of a placenta from a patient with coronavirus, connected to the umbilical cord. Evidence of the disease process in the placenta is…
Gastrointestinal symptoms, coupled with a fever or history of exposure to COVID-19, could indicate coronavirus infection in children. Children suffering from sickness and diarrhea, coupled…
Cumulative number of confirmed COVID-19 pediatric intensive care patients United States (March 18-April 6). Credit: mvps.org The number of children infected with the coronavirus is…
Infections are still responsible for one in five childhood deaths in England and Wales, with respiratory infections topping the league table of known causes, reveals…
The membrane voltage of TIDA neurons oscillates more during lactation (right). Credit: Thörn Pérez et al., JNeurosci 2020 Prolactin-controlling neurons in mice undergo reversible changes…
Chinese case study suggests COVID-19 is not transmitted from pregnant mothers to newborns. Four babies born in a hospital in Wuhan, the epicenter of the…
Steven L. Zeichner, MD, PhD, is the head of UVA Health’s Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases. Credit: Sanjay Suchak | UVA Communications Though COVID-19 so…
Being exposed to PFAS—a class of chemicals found in drinking water—has been linked to higher rates of cancer, heart disease, thyroid dysfunction and other conditions.…
Lysosomal degradation efficiency after 30 minutes. For cells with normal CLN3 protein (left), the green markers are degraded, and when the protein is absent (right),…
12-fold increased risk for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) for children born to mothers who both drank and smoked beyond the first trimester of pregnancy…
Nearly 9 in 10 parents say teens spend too much time playing video games. Many parents mistaken about their child’s video game behavior; families report…
11-year-old Bertrand Might (center) surrounded by his family, including his father, Matt Might (second from right), and his mother, Cristina Might (second from left). Credit:…
Comprehensive clinical testing led Children’s Hospital Colorado researchers to connect enterovirus A71, which causes Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease, to outbreak of neurological illness. The…
Following a 2017 San Diego wildfire, increased number of children visited the ER with respiratory problems, including asthma. Credit: ATS 2017 San Diego Wildfire Increased…