Healthy plant-based foods such as fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, beans and legumes are the foundation of a healthy diet for anyone, no matter how old they are. But that's especially true for children, for whom these foods ...
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U.S. teens are seriously underestimating how lethal the synthetic opioid fentanyl can be, a new study says.
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Researchers are sounding the alarm on the long-term impact of caring for children with developmental disabilities in the absence of proper societal supports across the life course. A new conceptual study, published in the ...
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Congenital heart defects are the most common birth defects in the United States. For newborns with the most severe defects—those needing lifesaving intervention—later transfer to a cardiac surgical center is linked to longer ...
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For youths with anxiety disorders, similar symptom reduction is seen with fluoxetine, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and their combination, according to a study published online June 24 in The American Journal of Psychiatry.
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When a child is experiencing a mental health crisis, families increasingly turn to the emergency department for help. While hospitals across Illinois are making progress in caring for these children, they face significant ...
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A targeted training program can help young female soccer players avoid torn knees and other injuries, a new study says. Girls who play soccer have a higher risk of leg and ankle injuries than boys, due to differences in strength ...
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A new study, conducted by AnswersNow in partnership with the Clemson Center for Behavior Analysis (Clemson University) and published in JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting, finds that fully virtual applied behavior analysis (ABA) ...
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Allan-Herndon-Dudley syndrome is a rare congenital disease of thyroid metabolism. It occurs in approximately 1 out of every 70,000 male newborns, and its effects are devastating. Since early 2025, a medication has been approved ...
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A study suggests babies' brains recognize music from as young as 3 months of age, while spontaneous movements to music emerge by their first birthday and their ability to match movements to it develops later.
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