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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.

Psychology & Psychiatry

Early intervention changes trajectory for depressed preschoolers

Depression affects 1–2% of children younger than 13 in the U.S. and can arise as early as age 3, but a specialized therapeutic intervention can help preschool-aged children find relief from this condition—with benefits ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Symptoms aren't sole predictors of brain injury from moyamoya

Moyamoya disease—a rare, progressive condition that narrows the brain's blood vessels—leads to an increased risk of stroke and other neurological conditions. Doctors treating children with moyamoya often face difficult ...

Pediatrics

US panel replaced under Trump backs new shot for kids

A medical panel appointed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. voted Thursday to recommend a new monoclonal antibody immunization against RSV, a common respiratory illness that is the leading cause of hospitalization ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology

Nitrate in drinking water linked to preterm birth rates

Even low levels of nitrate—a common agricultural runoff and drinking water contaminant—are associated with increased risks of preterm birth and low birthweight babies, according to a study published in PLOS Water by Jason ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Certain young people found more prone to anxiety and depression

It has long been known that loneliness is a risk factor in the development of anxiety and depression. However, the association itself has been less well studied. This is especially true during the transition from adolescence ...