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Crackdown on vapes falling short, report finds
Efforts to crack down on illegal e-cigs in the U.S. may not be keeping pace with sales, a new government... Read more -
Long-term childhood poverty rose sharply after austerity reforms in UK, study finds
New research from the University of Oxford finds that more than one in five children born after 2013 experience poverty... Read more -
A child's headache, dizziness and mental fog now stand out as the clearest concussion red flags
Knowing whether a child has sustained a concussion is an important matter to clinicians, parents and bystanders alike. However, the... Read more -
Stress, BMI, and hormones linked to earlier puberty in girls
Higher levels of key steroid hormones—combined with elevated stress and body mass index (BMI)—are associated with earlier onset of puberty... Read more -
Declining vaccination rates in Allegheny County—1 in 3 kindergarten classrooms lack herd immunity for measles
As the risk of measles remains an ongoing concern, herd immunity in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, is already slipping. According to... Read more -
Impact of traumatic brain injury in children extends beyond initial injury, study demonstrates
A new study, published in JAMA Network Open, reveals that school-age children and adolescents with medically diagnosed traumatic brain injury... Read more -
Water contaminated with 'forever chemicals' during pregnancy linked to an increased risk of childhood asthma
PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are a group of human-made chemicals found in everything from food packaging to firefighting... Read more -
Mothers left in the dark over tube feeding decisions for children with Down syndrome, research reveals
A new study led by the University of Hertfordshire has highlighted the emotional toll faced by mothers of young children... Read more -
Children going through family courts face increased risk of self‑harm, new research finds
Family courts step in at some of the hardest moments in a child's life, when parents separate or when there... Read more -
Maternal prepregnancy BMI, birth length linked to offspring atopic dermatitis
Increasing maternal prepregnancy body mass index (ppBMI) and increasing birth length are associated with offspring atopic dermatitis by age 3... Read more -
Baby's body clock begins to synchronize with local time while still in utero, study shows
Humans and most other organisms have internal biological clocks that track the daily cycle of sunrise and sunset. These clocks... Read more -
Epigenetic changes at birth are associated with an infant's microbiome and neurodevelopment
The gut microbiome and epigenetics—molecular switches that turn genes on or off—are intertwined, and both contribute to neurodevelopment, finds a... Read more -
How active play at age 2 can set a decade of activity into motion
The numbers are sobering: nearly 80% of the world's teenagers don't get enough physical activity, according to the World Health... Read more -
Fixating on a 'magic number' of childcare hours misses what's most important for kids' development
Families with kids juggling full-time work may have been alarmed by media reporting this week, suggesting "too much" time in... Read more -
Study identifies why nightmares persist in children and how to break the cycle
Research from the University of Oklahoma and the University of Tulsa proposes a new model to explain why nightmares can... Read more
