Pediatrics
Masks in class—how damaging to child development?
Two years into the pandemic, concerns around the effect of masks on the linguistic, emotional and social development of children are taking center stage.
Feb 11, 2022
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News tagged with young children
Psychology & Psychiatry
What guides our attention to faces in videos changes with age
When they're watching videos, how do infants, children, and adults differ in how they view faces? A University of California, Riverside, study has explored this question and found that with age the role of "face centering" ...
Aug 15, 2022
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Medical research
Babies can tell who has close relationships based on one clue: saliva
Learning to navigate social relationships is a skill that is critical for surviving in human societies. For babies and young children, that means learning who they can count on to take care of them.
Jan 20, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Autopsy helps confirm cause of mysterious paralyzing illness in kids
Researchers may finally have definitive proof of what's caused recent outbreaks of a rare polio-like illness in U.S. children: a respiratory virus that is usually harmless.
May 26, 2022
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Pediatrics
Five tips for building kids' resilience after bumps, scrapes and other minor injuries
Bang! A child trips and grazes their knee. Your toddler bumps his head on the table. Your niece stubs her toe. The tears flood in.
Aug 1, 2022
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Pediatrics
Design tricks commonly used to monetize young children's app use, study finds
The majority of apps preschool-aged children use are designed to make money off their digital experiences, a new study suggests.
Jun 17, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Cases of child RSV are swamping hospitals. What are the symptoms, treatments?
Pediatricians' offices, children's hospitals, urgent care centers and emergency rooms across the United States are being overwhelmed by an early, heavy surge of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) among infants and young children.
Oct 25, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Lead exposure in last century shrunk IQ scores of half of Americans
In 1923, lead was first added to gasoline to help keep car engines healthy. However, automotive health came at the great expense of our own well-being.
Mar 7, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Addressing long-term pandemic anxiety in children
Young children growing up during the pandemic have faced confusion and fear surrounding coronavirus and their safety. As we enter a new phase of the pandemic, parents are navigating how to keep their children safe while also ...
Apr 21, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Middle ear fluid buildup is common in young children on ventilators, new study finds
Babies and toddlers who need a tracheostomy—a tube surgically inserted into their windpipe to help relieve breathing problems—are at a high risk of accumulating fluid behind their eardrum when on a ventilator. That's ...
Apr 4, 2022
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