Category: PEDIATRIC

Childhood epilepsy may predispose to memory disorders later in life

Researchers from the University of Turku and Åbo Akademi University in Finland and the University of Wisconsin in the United States demonstrated that individuals who had childhood epilepsy have an

Recommendations for studying the impact of AI on young people’s mental health

A new peer-reviewed paper from experts at the Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, highlights the need for a clear framework when it comes to AI research, given the rapid

Building sentence structure may be language-specific

Do speakers of different languages build sentence structure in the same way? In a neuroimaging study published in PLOS Biology, scientists from the Max Planck institute for Psycholinguistics, Donders Institute

Automatic speech recognition on par with humans in noisy conditions

Are humans or machines better at recognizing speech? A new study shows that in noisy conditions, current automatic speech recognition (ASR) systems achieve remarkable accuracy and sometimes even surpass human

Violence on TV: What happens to children who watch?

Results of new study led by Linda Pagani, Professor at the Université de Montreal’s School of Psychoeducation, long-term associated risks of early exposure to violent content in childhood and later

Study shows effectiveness of method to stem nearsightedness

Capping ten years of work to stem the tide of nearsightedness, David Berntsen, Golden-Golden Professor of Optometry and chair of Clinical Sciences at the University of Houston College of Optometry,

New study paves way for immunotherapies tailored for childhood cancers

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and the Astrid Lindgren Children’s Hospital in Sweden have determined how children’s immune systems react to different kinds of cancer depending on their age. The study,

AI could improve the success of IVF treatment

During IVF treatment, doctors use ultrasound scans to monitor the size of follicles — small sacs in the ovaries containing eggs — to decide when to give a hormone injection

How improving education could close maternal heart health gaps

Research has established a clear link between racial and ethnic disparities in maternal heart health and higher risks of preterm birth, preeclampsia and cardiovascular issues for Black and Hispanic mothers

Do parents really have a favorite child? Here’s what new research says

Siblings share a unique bond built from shared memories, family rituals and the occasional argument. But ask almost anyone with a brother or sister and you’ll likely find a longstanding