Extreme heat exposure worsens child malnutrition
ITHACA, N.Y. – Exposure to extreme heat increases both chronic and acute malnutrition among infants and young children in low-income ...
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Adolescent childbirth remains linked to poor outcomes for both mother and child in Cote d’Ivoire
According to the 2014 general population census for Cote d'Ivoire, one in four of the country’s women aged 20–24 years ...
THE LANCET CHILD & ADOLESCENT HEALTH: Largest study reports long COVID symptoms in children up to age 14
National level survey data was collected from children aged 0-14 years in Denmark as part of the largest study of ...
Child abuse evaluations in emergency departments drop during pandemic, but reason unclear
Pediatric Emergency Department (ED) encounters related to physical abuse decreased by 19 percent during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a ...
Majority of children who have contact with the child welfare system flourish in adulthood
TORONTO -- Most research on children involved with the child welfare system focuses on the negative consequences, such as depression ...
Donating milk as a way of making meaning from the loss of a child
In the second trimester of pregnancy, the breasts begin secreting milk. Even if a baby dies at birth or is ...
Predictable home environment protects against development of heart disease risk factors after child abuse
Studies have demonstrated that exposure to physical and psychological abuse in childhood is associated with cardiovascular risk factors in adulthood, ...
Mould, pesticides, toxic chemical exposures reported in survey of Canadian child care professionals
Nearly half of some 2,000 professionals in child care programs across Canada report unhealthy conditions for children, according to survey ...
Effect of outreach reminders on adolescent well child visits and COVID-19 vaccination rates: A randomized clinical trial
DENVER, April 22, 2022 – Researchers with Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center conducted a randomized clinical trial to determine the ...
Antibody function antibody dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC) may help prevent the transmission of HIV from mother to child during breastfeeding
BOSTON – According to new research from Boston Medical Center, the antibody function known as antibody dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC) ...
A better way to reduce child maltreatment
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A first-of-its-kind national study has found that a special program adopted in many states to help some ...
Lead as a social determinant of child and adolescent physiological stress and behavior
PHILADELPHIA (April 11, 2022) – Lead is an environmental neurotoxicant that causes neurocognitive deficits and cardiovascular and metabolic disorders. It ...
Like father like child – male parents lead young birds on first migration
GPS tracking of Caspian terns showed that male parents carry the main responsibility for leading young during their first migration ...
Model shows how antibodies navigate pathogen surfaces like a child at play
A new study shows how antibodies select the antigens that they bind to, as they navigate the surface of pathogens ...
UNC-Chapel Hill and Winston Family Foundation launch national center to study effects of technology, social media use on child brain development
A new research center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will examine the long-term effects of technology ...
THE LANCET CHILD & ADOLESCENT HEALTH: One in three children with disabilities globally have experienced violence in their lifetimes
Peer-reviewed / Systematic review and meta-analysis / People New global estimates suggest a third of children and adolescents with disabilities ...
Higher cigarette taxes reduce child deaths – first global estimates
IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON PRESS RELEASE Under STRICT EMBARGO until: 6pm UK time Wednesday 16 March 2022 Peer-reviewed / Observational study ...
First-of-its-kind child ultrasonography dataset enables a wealth of research
Skoltech researchers and their colleagues from HSE University and York University have presented an extensive dataset of indices derived from ultrasonography ...
The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health: At least 5 million children have lost a parent or caregiver due to COVID-19 since March 2020, updated figures suggest
Peer-reviewed / Modelling/ People Credit: The Lancet Peer-reviewed / Modelling/ People **Country-level data is available via Imperial College London’s Global ...
Child marriages violating statutory rape laws in many U.S. states
In many U.S. states, children can legally marry at an earlier age than they can consent to sex, leading to ...
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Down on Vitamin D? It could be the cause of chronic inflammation
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New flavored nicotine gums, lozenges, and gummies rank second among nicotine products used by U.S. teens
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The North American Menopause Society releases its 2022 Hormone Therapy Position Statement
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Fatigue, headache among top lingering symptoms months after COVID
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Coarse sea spray keeps lightning strikes away
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Can scratches on car surfaces disappear when exposed to sunlight? : A new self-healing coating material