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Using cannabis for sleep isn't harmless. A neurologist explains how it can trap people in a cycle of dependency
For millions of people, cannabis has become the unofficial prescription for lost sleep. But what feels like a solution may be quietly making the problem worse.
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Lower dopamine may drive teen risk-taking that fades with age
Teenage risk-taking, such as experimentation with alcohol, cannabis, nicotine and other substances, may reflect a compensatory response to lower baseline dopamine, the brain chemical for reward activity, a new University ...
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When cannabis feels within reach, teens are far likelier to start using it
Led by Marie-Pierre Sylvestre, a professor at the School of Public Health at the Université de Montréal, the researchers drew on Quebec data from COMPASS, a pan-Canadian longitudinal study of the health behaviors of secondary ...
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How gestational diabetes could affect a child's health before birth
Gestational diabetes is most commonly associated with temporary disturbances in glucose metabolism during pregnancy. However, growing evidence shows that its consequences may extend far beyond pregnancy itself—affecting a ...
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Social media use linked to poorer mental health in early adolescence
Adolescents who spend at least two hours a day on social media are more likely to experience depressive symptoms and poorer well-being, with the strongest effects in early adolescence, according to new research.
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Human-caused warming linked to childhood stunting across Africa
In 2022, about 149 million children younger than 5 worldwide suffered from childhood stunting. A critical marker of chronic undernutrition, stunting is more than a metric of physical height. It represents a lifelong constraint ...
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Difficulty conceiving tied to small neurodevelopmental differences in children
Difficulty conceiving a pregnancy may be associated with small differences in children's learning and behavior, according to a new study, published in the journal JAMA Network Open, titled "Associations of subfecundity and ...
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Girls are biggest consumers of anxiolytic and sedative drugs among adolescents in most EU countries
Xabi Martinez-Mendia, a researcher at the EHU-University of the Basque Country, has analyzed how adolescent psychotropic drug consumption is linked to gender inequality and economic factors in 32 European countries. Published ...
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Online grocery shopping could bring more fresh produce to New York's SNAP families
The high cost of fresh fruits and vegetables and the need to restock them frequently can be barriers to healthy eating for low-income families. New research shows that online grocery shopping, combined with incentive programs, ...
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Ten-week therapy empowers parents to solve severe selective eating in children with autism
Picky eating is a challenge most parents are familiar with, but for parents of autistic children, severe selective eating can lead to nutritional deficiencies and place tremendous stress on the family. However, a new study ...
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Living with cats does not worsen asthma in children, suggests study
Asthma is the most common chronic disease and one of the main causes of hospitalization among children. The Global Asthma Network has estimated that its global prevalence is 9.1% for children and 11.0% for adolescents, but ...
Jun 10, 2026
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Is milk good or bad for kids? And how much dairy do they actually need?
If you follow child nutrition content on social media, you're bound to be confused when it comes to giving your kids milk. Some influencers claim you should avoid milk at all costs, for fear it could cause asthma, allergies ...
Jun 10, 2026
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Safety concerns biggest barrier to vaccination for parents
Most vaccine-hesitant parents aren't opposed to vaccination but simply desire to protect their children from all harms, according to a review.
Jun 10, 2026
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Rural drivers at greater risk for impaired driving
Drivers involved in serious accidents in rural areas have a higher prevalence of drunk driving, detectable cannabis and polysubstance use than urban drivers, according to a Canada-wide study published in the journal Traffic ...
Jun 10, 2026
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Moderate screen time in first 3 days after concussion linked to teens' faster recovery
Moderate screen time in the first three days after concussion is linked to faster recovery, with an average 141 minutes of daily use speeding symptom resolution by 35%, according to a study of 80 concussed teens published ...
Jun 9, 2026
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New research uncovers how deadly childhood cancer grows, highlighting potential therapies
A cancer researcher at the University of Houston is reporting what makes malignant soft tissue cancer grow in children, identifying key mechanisms and molecular targets to prevent tumor progression in patients in future therapies ...
Jun 9, 2026
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Study looks at barriers to initiation of rotavirus vaccine
Risk factors for not initiating a rotavirus vaccine (RVV)—for which the first dose is recommended by a maximum age of 14 weeks, six days—include extremely preterm birth and having no health insurance, according to a study ...
Jun 9, 2026
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Pizza lovers and savory snackers: What secondary school pupils choose to eat
Changes are on the horizon for the food that students can choose in English schools. The government is proposing updates to the school food standards, which set out what schools can serve. The changes are aimed at increasing ...
Jun 9, 2026
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Keeping kids and canines safe together
A little over a year ago, about a dozen members of the Johns Hopkins Child Injury Prevention Network logged onto their monthly Zoom call. For those working in bustling emergency departments, the meeting is a chance to brainstorm ...
Jun 9, 2026
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First-in-the-world gene therapy delivers missing gene directly to infant's brain
An 8-month-old infant with severe genetic epilepsy has become the first patient in the world to receive an experimental gene replacement therapy designed to restore the function of the WWOX gene directly in the brain. The ...
Jun 8, 2026
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Testing AI against public health's existing tools shows mixed results
A new Penn-led randomized controlled trial has found that AI-powered chatbots can make vaccine-hesitant parents more likely to say they will immunize their children against human papillomavirus (HPV), but no more than standard ...
Jun 8, 2026
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Outdoor play at ages two to four linked to better mental health by age eight
Children who spend more time playing outdoors between the ages of 2 and 4 may be less likely to develop emotional and behavioral difficulties later in childhood. That's according to new research led by the University of Exeter, ...
Jun 8, 2026
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Q&A: When is screen time healthy and when is it not?
Smartphones have been connected to a host of modern problems including loneliness, decreased physical activity, sleep problems and all the mental and physical health issues associated with those conditions.
Jun 8, 2026
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Egg allergy rates declining in Australia
Australian guidelines recommending eggs be introduced into a child's diet in the first year of life have seen the number of children with egg allergy drop by 17%, researchers have found.
Jun 8, 2026
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Children's well-being plummets across 29 states, report finds
The kids are not all right, at least in the United States, according to a new report showing a nosedive in children's well-being from 2019 to 2024. In 29 states, the overall U.S. score fell from 553 to 547 on a 1,000-point ...
Jun 8, 2026
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