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Psychology & Psychiatry
How diet affects a child's mental health
Children who have a healthy diet throughout their childhood have better mental health when they are eight years old. This is shown by one of the largest surveys of its kind, according to researchers from the University of ...
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
New study identifies risk factors associated with low birth weight
Multiple births, a short interval between pregnancies and mothers with a maternal physical or mental health condition are more at risk of having a low birth rate baby according to Swansea University researchers.
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How to get your kids to talk about their feelings
Emotions are core to our human experience, but seeing "negative" emotions in our children—anger, fear, jealousy, envy, sadness, resentment—can make us uncomfortable.
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New study shows daily, consistent parental reading in the first year of life improves infants' language scores
Daily reading improved language development in infants 12 months and younger, according to a recent study by researchers at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine.
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Target the microbiome to improve child undernutrition, say researchers
Research led by Queen Mary University of London suggests that nutritional interventions used to tackle child undernutrition in lower and middle-income countries should target gut microbiome development, rather than just human ...
Feb 14, 2023
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Frequent GP visits improve health outcomes for children with asthma but are often irregular and inconsistent
Frequent GP visits improve health outcomes for children with asthma; however, they are often irregular and inconsistent leading to an increase in hospital readmissions, new research has found.
Feb 14, 2023
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Allergists less likely to check Black children for eczema
Doctors have dubbed kids' progression from eczema to asthma the "atopic march," and they know more about how it affects white children than their Black counterparts.
Feb 14, 2023
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New research recommends expansion of supervision techniques to prevent child drownings
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there are an estimated 4,000 drownings every year in the United States, an average of 11 deaths per day. With drowning being the leading cause of deaths in children ...
Feb 14, 2023
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Do you know who to talk to about your child's routine vaccinations?
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), routine vaccinations for kindergarten in the U.S. fell to 93% during the 2021-2022 school year. That's the second year in a row routine vaccination rates ...
Feb 14, 2023
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Polish mother of 7 successfully gives birth to quintuplets
A Polish mother of seven has successfully given birth to premature quintuplets, hospital officials in southern Poland said Tuesday.
Feb 14, 2023
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Telemedicine reduces hospital transfers for very ill kids at rural, community emergency departments
Many rural and community emergency departments lack access to pediatric specialty care physicians. So, when an acutely ill child is seen in one of these facilities, they are typically transferred to regional pediatric centers ...
Feb 13, 2023
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Let them eat cake?: Study reveals grandparents spoil grandchildren with sugar-loaded foods and drinks
Sugar, treats and everything sweet—that's what grandparents let the grandkids eat. According to new research published in the February issue of The Journal of the American Dental Association (JADA), more than two thirds ...
Feb 13, 2023
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Scientists discover biomarkers and therapies for a group of fatal pediatric neurodegenerative disorders
An exciting study from Texas Children's Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine has identified molecular biomarkers and two effective approaches to treat Infantile Neuroaxonal Dystrophy (INAD), a devastating and fatal pediatric ...
Feb 13, 2023
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Study hints healthier school lunch can reduce obesity
A 2010 federal law that boosted nutrition standards for school meals may have begun to help slow the rise in obesity among America's children—even teenagers who can buy their own snacks, a new study showed.
Feb 13, 2023
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Children found to use the same brain network as adults for tough problems
Children as young as 4 years old show evidence of a network in the brain found in adults that tackles difficult cognitive problems, a new study found.
Feb 13, 2023
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Nearly half of children on Medicaid lack outpatient follow-up within a month after emergency care for mental health
Only 56% of Medicaid-enrolled children received any outpatient follow-up within 30 days after discharge from the Emergency Department (ED) for a mental health concern, according to a large study published in the journal Pediatrics. ...
Feb 13, 2023
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A sense of purpose may have significant impact on teens' emotional well-being
Adolescents who feel a greater sense of purpose may be happier and more satisfied with life than peers who feel less purposeful, suggests a recent study of more than 200 teens.
Feb 13, 2023
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Big rise in US teen girls reporting violence, sadness. Far more than boys
An alarming new survey shows that American teen girls are experiencing record high levels of violence, sadness and suicide risk.
Feb 13, 2023
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Frequent homophobic behaviors in sports leave children unsafe, finds study
A world-first study has found an education approach used widely by sport organizations to stop harmful homophobic behavior and other forms of discrimination is ineffective.
Feb 13, 2023
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Sporting tips for parents and preschoolers
Parents should think twice before putting preschoolers into competitive sporting programs, say Flinders University experts who are concerned about sport participation levels throughout school years to young adulthood.
Feb 13, 2023
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