Neuroscience
More screen time for babies could slow development
Too much screen time can lead to developmental delays in babies, researchers say.
Aug 22, 2023
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JAMA Pediatrics
Pediatrics
Pandemic weight gain in kids influenced by family income
The stress, lack of exercise and poor nutrition resulting from the disruption and isolation of the pandemic shutdown led many children and adolescents to gain excess weight. But weight gain was greatest in low-income youth ...
Aug 14, 2023
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Neuroscience
Study explores how often children diagnosed with flu experience serious neuropsychiatric side effects
While the incidence of influenza-associated neuropsychiatric events in children in the United States is unknown, the controversy over the use of a common antiviral medication typically administered to treat flu in children ...
Jul 24, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study finds how to reduce risk of kids playing with a found gun
In a lab at The Ohio State University masquerading as a playroom, pairs of kids ages 8 to 12 participating in a study found a variety of toys and games to play with—as well as a mysterious file cabinet.
Jul 17, 2023
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Pediatrics
Realizing benefits of probiotics in neonatal intensive care unit requires high-quality products, say pediatricians
"Do no harm" is a guiding principle for medical interventions—and especially for vulnerable populations such as preterm infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). So while compelling data suggest that certain probiotics ...
Jul 13, 2023
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Diabetes
Incidence of childhood diabetes up globally
Childhood diabetes is an increasing global health challenge, according to a study published online July 3 in JAMA Pediatrics.
Jul 13, 2023
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Neuroscience
Exposure to COVID-19 pandemic linked to delayed development at age 5
Exposure to the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with delayed development at age 5 years, according to a study published online July 10 in JAMA Pediatrics.
Jul 13, 2023
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Pediatrics
Learning disabilities in U.S. youth remained steady from 1997 to 2021
The prevalence of learning disabilities among youth aged 6 to 17 years remained steady from 1997 to 2021, according to a research letter published online July 10 in JAMA Pediatrics.
Jul 13, 2023
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Pediatrics
High, low BMI tied to higher medical expenditures in children
Medical expenditures for privately insured children, including out-of-pocket (OOP) expenditures, are higher for all body mass index (BMI) categories other than healthy weight, according to a study published online July 3 ...
Jul 3, 2023
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Medications
Clinical trial suggests shorter course antimicrobial therapy option for children with UTI
Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia and University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, ...
