Creative play sessions offer powerful support for new parents
Socially prescribed creative play helps children and their parents develop new skills and promotes wellbeing, a new study has found.…
Childhood ‘lazy eye’ linked to increased health risks in adulthood
Adults who had amblyopia (‘lazy eye’) in childhood are more likely to experience hypertension, obesity, and metabolic syndrome in adulthood,…
New psychological treatment for epileptic children lowers mental health problems
A new psychological treatment for children with epilepsy, developed by a UCL-led team of scientists, has been shown to reduce…
New animation series launched to improve parental understanding of brain development in premature infants
Professor Caroline Hartley, Principal Investigator, and Dr Marianne van der Vaart, Postdoctoral Researcher, in the Paediatric Neuroimaging Group at the…
Inherited genetic factors may predict elevated risk of new cancers among childhood cancer survivors
Common inherited genetic factors that predict cancer risk in the general population may also predict elevated risk of new cancers…
COVID-19 booster enhances virus neutralizing antibodies in breast milk, new study reveals
In a recent study published in Frontiers, researchers investigated the transmission- and immunoglobulin G (IgG) viral neutralization potential of coronavirus…
Growing mini-organs from amniotic fluid to treat conditions before birth
A pioneering approach, developed by researchers at UCL and Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), means human development can be observed…
Study identifies waist-to-height ratio as better obesity measure in children
An inexpensive measure of obesity in children and adolescents that could replace body mass index (BMI) has been identified in…
Research project receives 25 million U.S. dollars to develop drugs against childhood cancers
Cancer is one of the most common causes of death in children worldwide. A research team in which the University…
Study finds lack of preventative care for children with sickle cell anemia
Children with sickle cell anemia are vulnerable to serious infections and stroke, but many do not receive the preventative care…
New test rapidly detects dangerous germ in baby formula
Cronobacter sakazakii is a harmful germ that can be found in powdered baby formula. It can cause very serious health…
Surgical methods and outcomes of anterolateral augmentation for skeletally immature patients
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries have increased in recent decades among children. Because re-injuries after ACL reconstruction are higher in…