Childhood Archives - Page 4 of 6

05/24/2019

High sugar levels during pregnancy could lead to childhood obesity

The children of women who have high glucose blood levels during pregnancy, even if their mothers are not diagnosed with

04/13/2019

Research finds new Rx target for childhood cancer

Research led by Michael Lan, Ph.D., Professor of Pediatrics and Genetics at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, found

04/12/2019

Web-based parent training intervention for childhood disruptive behaviour successful in primary health care

Transferring an evidence-based treatment to practice is not self-evident but requires extensive work. The study published in the open access

01/14/2019

The (decreasingly) rough-and-tumble world of childhood

Young children generally get more physically aggressive between the ages of 1½ and 3½, but that usually diminishes as they

12/10/2018

17-year-old Hayley Okines died in the body of a 100-Year-old

Already at the age of ten, she had the body of an old woman – now, the Progeria sufferer Hayley

12/05/2018

Major depression in adolescents on the rise, says childhood studies researcher

A growing number of adolescents are going untreated for major depression nationwide over the past several years, warranting enhanced educational,

10/18/2018

New causative gene found in severe childhood epilepsy

A large international research team has discovered a new genetic cause for a severe, difficult-to-treat childhood epilepsy syndrome. Spontaneous mutations

10/09/2018

Study explains why some childhood abuse victims develop certain mental illnesses

Children who are physically or sexually abused are at greater risk for developing mental health problems later in life, but

10/05/2018

Editorial praises childhood obesity study that finds ‘genes are not destiny’

University at Buffalo childhood obesity experts are praising a study published Monday in JAMA Pediatrics that rigorously assessed how the

07/21/2018

Childhood stress leaves lasting mark on genes

Kids who experience severe stress are more likely to develop a host of physical and mental health problems by the