Trinity researchers find stark social inequalities in children’s body mass index (BMI)
Researchers at Trinity College have found that socio-economic inequalities in children's body mass index (BMI) emerge during the pre-school years ...
Tag: Pediatrics
CBT could benefit mental health of children with long-term conditions
The mental health of children and young people with some long term physical conditions could benefit from cognitive behavioural therapy ...
Experimental fertility preservation provides hope for young men
Credit: Children's National WASHINGTON -Testicular tissue samples obtained from 189 males who were facing procedures that could imperil fertility were ...
Picture imperfect: Eliminating asthma triggers through smartphones
Credit: Fannie Mae WASHINGTON - Children's National is among five awardees sharing $10 million in funding under Fannie Mae's Sustainable ...
Embedded psychiatrist in pediatric clinic improves evaluation access, short-term treatment
BOSTON-- A novel method of embedding child psychiatric care in an urban pediatrics clinic was found to be feasible and ...
Children’s Tumor Foundation launches NF2 accelerator to combat rare genetic disorder
Foundation to invest $2.3 million to expand NF2 drug pipeline and accelerate treatments for neurofibromatosis type 2 patients On the ...
UNC program receives recognition as ‘best evidence for impact’ on childhood obesity
UNC-Chapel Hill's NAPSACC program receives national recognition as 'best evidence for impact' on childhood obesity A March 2019 brief by ...
New stimulant formulations emerging to better treat ADHD
Credit: ©2012, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, May 20, 2019--A comprehensive new review of the expanding scope ...
Reading with toddlers reduces harsh parenting, enhances child behavior
Credit: Rutgers University People who regularly read with their toddlers are less likely to engage in harsh parenting and the ...
Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, Flint whistleblower, receives Vilcek-Gold Award for Humanism
Foreign-born pediatrician honored by Vilcek and Gold foundations for demonstrating extraordinary humanism in healthcare New York, NY, May 23, 2019 ...
Exposure to air pollution before and after birth may affect fundamental cognitive abilities
Credit: ISGlobal A growing body of research suggests that exposure to air pollution in the earliest stages of life is ...
Variation of FTO gene linked to weight gain and obesity in children
SILVER SPRING, Md.--Researchers have discovered that children who do not have obesity, but who are at risk for the chronic ...
NIAID announces two awards for multi-year studies of influenza immunity in children
Credit: NIH The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has ...
Skin patch shows promise for children with milk-induced eosinophilic esophagitis
Nearly half of patients saw improvements in their symptomsCredit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia A new study from Children's Hospital of ...
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