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Fatty food smells during pregnancy may raise obesity risk in offspring

A research team at the Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research has found that the smell of fatty foods during pregnancy increases the risk of overweight and obesity in children. The researchers fed pregnant mice a healthy ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Certain social media apps linked to teen body image issues

Social media usage among teens is more prevalent than ever before. In recent years, researchers have begun investigating how much social media affects teen weight concerns and body image issues. A new study from the University ...

Dentistry

The largest open dataset of deciduous teeth in Spain

The Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana (CENIEH) has published a valuable dataset comprising 712 measurements of deciduous teeth from 52 Spanish children belonging to the renowned Ratón Pérez Collection. ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

One in eight adolescents shows signs of hearing damage by age 18

A comprehensive new study published in Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery reveals alarming rates of hearing loss among adolescents, with 6.2% experiencing sensorineural hearing loss and 12.9% showing signs of probable ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Australia ban offers test on social media harm

Australia's under-16 social media ban will make the nation a real-life laboratory on how best to tackle the technology's impact on young people, experts say.

Psychology & Psychiatry

Key biological marker into why young people self-harm uncovered

As many as one in six teenagers have self-harmed at some point in their lives. As well as being an indicator of emotional pain, self-harm is also the best-known predictor of death by suicide—yet researchers know little ...

Pediatrics

B.C. kindergarteners' health declines post-COVID, research shows

More than one in three kindergarten children in B.C. are entering school with challenges in one or more core areas of development—a rate higher than ever recorded in the province, according to new research from the Human ...

Genetics

MRIs reveal genetic clues in cerebral palsy

A national study by University of Adelaide researchers is paving the way for more precise diagnosis and treatment for children with cerebral palsy.

Health

Emergency medical services for children explained

A child breaks a bone, struggles to breathe or suffers frightening thoughts that tell them life isn't worth living. These are examples of medical emergencies that parents and caregivers must be ready to manage.

Dentistry

Fluoride has greater benefits for vulnerable children

Water fluoridation is effective in preventing tooth decay overall, but there are greater benefits for children from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, University of Queensland research has found.

Health

Gun suicides in US reached record high in 2023

More people in the United States died by gun suicide in 2023 than any year on record—more than by gun homicide, accidental shootings and police shootings combined.

Health

Study reveals most common medical emergencies in schools

The three most common reasons schools called emergency medical services (EMS) were for neurological crises such as seizures, psychiatric conditions or substance abuse, and trauma-related injuries, according to data from the ...

Health

Rising summer heat increases risk of child deaths in hot cars

A record heat wave that spread across the East Coast of the United States during the first week of summer has child advocates warning parents and caretakers about the risks of heatstroke to children left inside hot vehicles.