A new study finds that severe childhood trauma and stresses early in parents’ lives are linked to higher rates of
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New tools used to identify childhood cancer genes
Using a new computational strategy, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have identified 29 genetic changes that can contribute to
Continue reading »Teamwork between cells fuels aggressive childhood brain tumor
Scientists have discovered that cancerous cells in an aggressive type of childhood brain tumour work together to infiltrate the brain,
Continue reading »Kids Will Get Vouchers To Pay For Organised Sport To Combat Childhood Obesity
The New South Wales Government has agreed to consider a program that would help parents pay for their kids’ organised
Continue reading »Up to half of childhood cancer survivors will develop hormone disorders
The Endocrine Society today issued a Clinical Practice Guideline advising healthcare providers on how to diagnose and treat the endocrine
Continue reading »Many childhood cancer survivors in denial about future health risks
(HealthDay)—Many adult survivors of childhood cancer don’t worry about their future health and may skip crucial screenings and lifestyle changes,
Continue reading »Emotional eating in childhood is learned at home
The tendency for children to eat more or less when stressed and upset is mainly influenced by the home environment
Continue reading »Comfort eating is caused by stress at the dinner table in childhood
Comfort eating is caused by stress at the dinner table in childhood – NOT your genes The study, from University
Continue reading »Anti-inflammatory strategy stops aggressive childhood cancer
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital have discovered that an anti-inflammatory drug candidate inhibiting the prostaglandin E2 producing
Continue reading »New ‘unified theory’ of childhood leukemia raises possibility of preventing the disease
Kids who develop acute lymphoblastic leukemia may be the victims of a triple-whammy stroke of bad luck, according to a
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