Category: PEDIATRIC

Asthma and allergies may be caused by changes in the placenta, suggests study

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Changes in the placenta may increase the risk of children developing asthma and allergies, as shown in new research from Örebro University. The study is published

Mental health app could help prevent depression in young people at high risk

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) app has been found to significantly prevent increases in depression in young people who are at high risk—and could be implemented

Adolescence identified as a critical point in the lives of children with obesity

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Psychologists and public health researchers from the University of Liverpool and Maynooth University, analyzed data of more than 8,000 records of children with overweight and obesity

The youth-led research giving voice to teen mothers in Uganda

The global rate of teen pregnancies has been decreasing in recent decades. According to the World Health Organization, worldwide adolescent birth rates have decreased from 64.5 births per 1,000 women

Better-prepared emergency departments could save kids’ lives cost-effectively, study finds

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Most U.S. hospital emergency departments—lacking staffing, training and equipment—are not fully prepared to care for children. Maximizing their readiness to handle pediatric emergencies would be a

Review highlights decline in mental health care and increase in suicides following FDA youth antidepressant warnings

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The longstanding epidemic of severe pediatric depression is a significant public health concern, with only one third of the affected population receiving any mental health care.

Study links teen marijuana use to poor academic performance

Generations of parental warnings may not be wrong: A massive study of available data finds that teens who use marijuana have significantly worse outcomes at school. Data from 63 studies

Protecting confidentiality in adolescent patient portals

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Weill Cornell Medicine researchers found that the possibility of parental disclosure through online patient portals led older adolescents to hesitate in sharing complete health information with

Screen time tied to depression, anxiety in 9- and 10-year-olds

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Spending more time on screens increases the likelihood that 9- and 10-year-olds will develop symptoms of mental illness, according to a study by UC San Francisco

AI reveals how infants connect with their world

Researchers explored how infants act purposefully by attaching a colorful mobile to their foot and tracking movements with a Vicon 3D motion capture system. Credit: Florida Atlantic University Recent advances