UCSF’s new pain clinic in Walnut Creek offers hope for children with chronic pain
Each year, too many kids in the East Bay suffer needlessly from pain related to long-term serious illness, including migraines,…
Prescription stimulants safe for treating ADHD, study finds
Many parents whose kids take prescription stimulants like Ritalin to treat ADHD worry that it could lead to illicit…
Low rates of fish and seafood consumption reported in Canadian children
In a study posted in the Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research, researchers identify the causal relationship between parental…
Low-income families participating in multiple food assistance programs consume more SSBs
A long-standing and contentiously debated question is the extent to which US federal food assistance programs contribute to or deter…
Flavor restrictions could make major progress in fighting youth vaping epidemic
Major progress could be made in fighting the youth vaping epidemic with a complete restriction on sweet flavorings and cooling…
Pandemic-born babies may have communication gaps, study finds
A study involving RCSI researchers has found that a small proportion of babies born early in the COVID-19 pandemic had…
Alarming pediatric hospital admissions linked to COVID-19 in England
In a recent study published in The BMJ, researchers describe hospital admissions associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2…
THC use during pregnancy could lead to life-long health impacts for offspring
Oregon Health & Science University researchers showed that consuming THC while pregnant could potentially affect development of the fetus and…
Children with mitochondrial disorders have weaker antibody response to viral infections, study finds
In a new study, National Institutes of Health (NIH) researchers found that altered B cell function in children with mitochondrial…
Board games improve math skills in young children
Board games based on numbers, like Monopoly, Othello and Chutes and Ladders, make young children better at math, according to…
Healthy diet shown to lower cardiovascular disease risk in adult childhood cancer survivors
In a recent study published in BMC Medicine, researchers analyze cardiovascular illness risk across adult childhood cancer survivors following a…
School nurses play key role in reducing childhood obesity
School nurses do much more than bandage scraped knees and take temperatures. A Rutgers study, published in the journal Pediatric…