One day at an Idaho hospital, half the newborns Dr. Tom Patterson saw didn’t get the vitamin K shots that have been given to babies for decades to prevent potentially deadly bleeding. On another recent […]
A new study could explain why some mothers can still pass Group B Streptococcus, or GBS, to their babies after childbirth even when they’re treated with antibiotics. A Michigan State University research team discovered postpartum […]
An influential hypothesis in neuroscience is that the brain may operate near criticality, a transition zone between subcritical dynamics, associated with excessive inhibition, and super-critical dynamics, associated with excessive excitability. In preclinical and computational studies, […]
Twenty-five years into her diabetes and youth research, epidemiology professor Angela Liese and her team continue to increase our understanding of this uniquely vulnerable population. The team’s recent findings reveal that youth and young adults […]
Many kids are scared of getting needles, and this can stop them getting vaccinations that protect that against the flu. Less than 1 in 4 Australian children were vaccinated against influenza in 2025.This article was […]
Adolescents who replaced just half an hour of sedentary behaviors, such as sitting on the couch or spending time at the computer, each day for moderate-to-vigorous physical activity or sleep may lower their insulin resistance, […]
Scientists from Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) and University College London (UCL) have created the first lab‑grown esophagus—the food pipe—shown to safely replace a full section of the organ and restore normal function, including swallowing, […]
Inadequate access to menstrual hygiene products, also known as period poverty, may be more widespread in high-income countries than previously thought, according to a review published online March 13 in the Journal of Adolescent Health.This […]
The largest project of its kind in Australia that will answer the biggest questions facing a generation today has set a new global benchmark for child health research, new findings reveal. The research, led from […]
Four in ten children in Papua New Guinea’s East New Britain Province (ENBP) received no vaccinations in 2023, and new research has revealed why. The study led by Burnet Institute found most caregivers strongly support […]
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