The placenta, the temporary organ that forms during pregnancy to carry oxygen and nutrients from mother to baby, is vital to healthy gestation, yet it remains understudied. While its function and purpose are well established, ...
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Participation in school meal programs was linked to lower blood concentrations of certain PFAS, pollutants commonly known as "forever chemicals," in a new study of Hispanic children in Northern Virginia.
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Children who follow higher trajectories of body mass index (BMI) and fat mass index across childhood report greater body dissatisfaction at age 14, in both boys and girls, according to a new study published in PLOS One by ...
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The prevalence of binge eating at least one day in the past 30 days is 40.5% in U.S. high school students, according to a study published online Oct. 15 in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
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Admission to a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) can have lasting psychological effects on both children receiving treatment and their parents. To investigate the effects of psychosocial interventions on parents' emotional ...
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Researchers from the University of California San Diego have found that adding emotion management skills to family-based behavioral weight management may help adolescents maintain weight loss after treatment ends.
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New research from Advocate Health's Advocate Aurora Research Institute suggests that giving pediatric residents hands-on training with medical devices may help them communicate more effectively with the families of children ...
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Emotional overeating, sometimes called "comfort eating," is not just an innocent habit.
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Stomach pain and other gastrointestinal complaints are common among children and adolescents. When symptoms recur over a long period, the cause may be a form of DGBI (disorders of gut-brain interaction), in which communication ...
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Canada's youngest generation is off to a good start for being physically active, but there's also room to grow, according to a first-ever national assessment focused on children under age 5, led by a University of Alberta ...
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