Oncology & Cancer
New cause of child brain tumor condition identified
Gorlin syndrome causes an increased risk of developing cancers of the skin and, rarely, in the brain. Around 1 in 30,000 people has the condition.
Dec 2, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Education and culture affect children's understanding of the human body
Experiences of life and death can help children's understanding of the human body and its function, according to research by psychologists at the University of East Anglia.
Mar 13, 2014
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Health
Lead pollution in Zambia town a public health 'emergency': HRW
Children living in a central Zambian mining town are still exposed to high levels of toxic lead 25 years after the mine closed, Human Rights Watch said Friday, as lawyers announced plans to take legal action.
Aug 23, 2019
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Inflammatory disorders
Children born after infertility treatment are more likely to suffer from asthma
Asthma is more common among children born after infertility treatment than among children who have been planned and conceived naturally, according to findings from the UK Millennium Cohort Study published online today (Thursday) ...
Dec 5, 2012
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Pediatrics
IVF birth weights increased over 25 years
A new study led by University of Manchester scientists has revealed that babies born by In Vitro Fertilisation at St Mary's Hospital in Manchester have increased in birth weight by nearly 200g over the past 25 years.
Mar 14, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Countries investing in well-being allocate resources to child and adolescent psychiatry
A new research report shows that a high ranking in the Human Development Index is connected with the availability of mental health services. In a comparison between 17 European and Asian countries, Norway, Switzerland and ...
Feb 21, 2018
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Other
The human race evolved to be fair for selfish reasons
"Make sure you play fairly," often say parents to their kids. In fact, children do not need encouragement to be fair, it is a unique feature of human social life, which emerges in childhood. When given the opportunity to ...
Sep 19, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Open, expressive family life may reduce social deprivation effects among adopted children
An environment in which family members support one another and express their feelings can reduce the effects of social deprivation on cognitive ability and development among adopted children, suggests a small study by researchers ...
May 28, 2021
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Immunology
Smoking affects allergy-relevant stem cells, study finds
Environmental contaminants, such as smoking, are harmful to the human organism in relation to the occurrence of allergies. This is known. Until now, researchers had never investigated whether and to what extent environmental ...
Nov 14, 2012
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Foster family placement leads to sustained cognitive gains after severe early deprivation
Millions of children worldwide are under legal guardianship of the state, often due to abuse, neglect, parental death or other circumstances—leaving governments to determine how best to care for them. The Bucharest Early ...
Sep 13, 2022
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