Dentistry
Dental visits found to increase with support from pediatric providers
Primary care pediatric clinicians could influence parents' decisions to take their children to the dentist, according to a new clinical trial.
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Health
Q&A: Why heat waves are more dangerous than you think, and how to stay safe
The numbers are staggering. In what the National Weather Service has described as a "never-ending heat wave," records continued to fall across the West this week: 120 degrees Farenheit (49 degrees Celsius) in Las Vegas; a ...
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Radiology & Imaging
Young people believe that AI is a valuable tool for health care, finds survey
Children and young people are generally positive about artificial intelligence (AI) and think it should be used in modern health care, finds the first-of-its-kind survey led by UCL and Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH). ...
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Pediatrics
Young children with disabilities are excluded from national physical activity monitoring. That needs to change.
Physical activity is important for children; it supports improved health, development and sleep. However, children in the early years (from birth to age 5) with disabilities are consistently underrepresented in national monitoring, ...
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Oncology & Cancer
Targeting stem-like cells shrinks medulloblastoma tumors in preclinical study
A team of researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto and collaborating institutions has identified and located a population of stem-like cells that initiates ...
Jul 9, 2024
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Autism spectrum disorders
Autism spectrum disorder associated with altered gut microbiome in children
Specific bacterial and non-bacterial components of the gut microbiome and their functions could contribute to autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in male and female children, according to a study published in Nature Microbiology. ...
Jul 9, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Whispers in the wind: New method for diagnosing tuberculosis in children shows promise but faces challenges
In 2022, about 10.6 million people worldwide contracted tuberculosis, including 1.3 million children. The diagnosis of tuberculosis in adults is usually made from sputum (sputum) in the microbiology laboratory. In children, ...
Jul 9, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Unlocking the secrets of adaptive parental speech
A study by researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the University of Edinburgh has revealed how parents naturally adapt their speech patterns to match the language proficiency of their children.
Jul 9, 2024
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Health
Study finds daily sugar intake fell by 5 g in kids, 11 g in adults after UK 'sugar tax'
Daily sugar intake fell by around 5 g in children and by around 11 g in adults in the 12 months following the introduction of the UK's "sugar tax," formally known as the Soft Drinks Industry Levy, finds an analysis of 11 ...
Jul 9, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
First-ever study of the psychological impact of war on autistic children
A new study reveals alarming findings on the psychological impact of terrorism on autistic children and their parents, following Hamas' October 7th, 2023 attack on Israel. The study is published in the journal Stress and ...
Jul 9, 2024
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Child
A child (plural: children) is a human being between the stages of birth and puberty. The legal definition of "child" generally refers to a minor, otherwise known as a person younger than the age of majority. "Child" may also describe a relationship with a parent or authority figure, or signify group membership in a clan, tribe, or religion; it can also signify being strongly affected by a specific time, place, or circumstance, as in "a child of nature" or "a child of the Sixties."
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