Health
Why instant noodles are a danger to your kids
Ramen danger: A steaming cup of instant noodles is a big cause of scald injuries in children, researchers report.
Feb 16, 2023
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News tagged with black children
Health
During pandemic, Black children were 100 times more likely than white children to experience gun injuries
Gun violence—and racial disparities in gun violence—have increased substantially during the pandemic, particularly among children. Now a new study led by a Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) researcher ...
Mar 8, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study suggests people become susceptible to social influence around age 12
An international team of researchers has found evidence that suggests children begin to become susceptible to social influence when they reach age 12. In their paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, ...
Immunology
New study suggests 21 percent increase in childhood peanut allergy since 2010
Parents often worry about peanut allergies because the reaction to peanuts can be very severe. New late-breaking research being presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) Annual Scientific ...
Oct 27, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
The older people think a Black child is, the more likely they are to wrongly see the child as angry
A recent study from North Carolina State University finds that the older an adult thinks a Black child is, the more likely the adult is to incorrectly view the child as being angry. There was no similar shift in adults' perceptions ...
Aug 5, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
What we know so far about COVID-19 and children
President Donald Trump has been censored on Facebook and Twitter after saying children are "almost immune" from COVID-19. What do the facts say?
Aug 6, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Death from COVID-19 very rare for Americans 21 and under, report says
(HealthDay)—Only a tiny fraction of children and young adults who have contracted COVID-19 have died from their infection, a new government report shows.
Sep 15, 2020
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Immunology
New asthma drug helps kids, but price tag is high
Children with hard-to-control asthma may get relief from adding an injectable antibody drug to their standard treatment, a clinical trial has found.
Dec 12, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Pregnant moms' stress may accelerate cell aging of white, not Black, kids
Does stress during pregnancy impact children's cell aging, and does race matter? The answer is yes, according to a new UC San Francisco study published Dec. 2 in Psychological Medicine.
Dec 2, 2022
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Autism spectrum disorders
Here's why the apparent increase in autism spectrum disorders may be good for US children
The prevalence of autism spectrum disorder among American children continues to rise, new government data suggest. And that may be a good thing.
Apr 29, 2018
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