How to keep babies safe when temperatures soar
Infants, toddlers and young children need outdoor activity to build strong bodies and minds, but they also require extra care in the heat.
Jul 20, 2026
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Researchers test video game as anxiety treatment for teens
For many teenagers, anxiety is more than occasional stress or nerves. It can make school feel overwhelming, strain friendships and turn everyday situations into something that feels unmanageable.
Jul 19, 2026
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Federal housing assistance may protect young children from lead exposure
Federal housing assistance may help reduce young children's exposure to lead, according to a new study published in the journal Environmental Epidemiology.
Jul 19, 2026
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Machine learning improves identification of asthma risk in children
A machine learning tool that analyzes information already captured in a child's electronic health record helped pediatricians more accurately assess asthma risk in standardized clinical case scenarios, according to a pilot ...
Jul 18, 2026
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Warm nights linked to ill premature babies in NICUs
Premature babies in the intensive care unit are particularly at risk of becoming infected with potentially pathogenic bacteria. A team of doctors in Hanover has now investigated which external factors play a role in this. ...
Jul 18, 2026
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Q&A: Cyclospora outbreak
People across the United States are taking a closer look at their lettuce and leafy greens this summer because of an outbreak of cyclosporiasis, a gastrointestinal illness whose most notable symptom is severe, watery diarrhea.
Jul 18, 2026
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New body index aims to move beyond BMI and works for babies too
Body Mass Index (BMI) has long been used in public health and clinical settings as a simple tool to classify an individual's physical status based on their height and weight. Originally developed in the 1830s by Belgian mathematician ...
Missing metabolite may drive rare childhood brain disorder, new biosensor reveals
Scientists at Children's Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern (CRI) have discovered why babies born with a rare inborn error of metabolism called GPT2 deficiency suffer from severe neurological impairment. ...
Jul 17, 2026
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Before babies can hear, their brains are already wiring for sound
Long before a baby's ears are functional, the brain is already building the circuitry needed for hearing, according to new research from Johns Hopkins University. Published in the journal Science Advances, the study in mice ...
Jul 16, 2026
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Simple antiseptic approach could help prevent deadly infections in newborn babies
A low-cost antiseptic treatment routinely used in health care settings could help reduce the risk of life-threatening infections in newborn babies, according to new research led by scientists at City St George's.
Jul 16, 2026
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