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Psychology & Psychiatry

Kids given 'digital pacifiers' to calm tantrums fail to learn how to regulate emotions, study finds

Tantrums are part of growing up. How these outbursts of anger or frustration are managed, however, can impact children's emotional development.

Pediatrics

CDC advises updated COVID vaccine for everyone over 6 months of age

As a summer wave of COVID infections rolls across the country, U.S. health officials have recommended that all Americans over the age of 6 months get one of the updated COVID vaccines when they become available this fall.

Psychology & Psychiatry

Supportive caregiving reduces emotional overeating in toddlers

Managing a fussy infant or a determined toddler can be a daily test of patience and endurance for parents and caregivers. New research on the origins of emotional overeating in 3-year-olds suggests that how caregivers respond ...

Neuroscience

Researchers aim to prevent seizures in Sturge-Weber syndrome

Port wine stains—capillary malformations on the skin—are the most visible manifestation of Sturge-Weber syndrome. However, up to 60% of babies with birthmarks in high-risk locations (forehead and upper eyelid) also have ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Screening newborns to help fight rare diseases

Early genetic checks being developed by researchers with EU and industry funding will accelerate treatments for illnesses that affect millions of people in Europe.