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Child–mother attachment in toddlerhood moderates adolescents’ evaluation of trustworthiness

Interpersonal trust is a crucial component of healthy relationships. When we interact with strangers, we quickly gauge whether we can trust them. And those important social skills may be shaped by our earliest relationship with caregivers.

11 Mar 2022

Prenatal mindfulness intervention may improve health outcomes in offspring, study shows

Infants whose mothers participated in a mindfulness-based program during pregnancy had healthier stress responses at 6 months old, a new UC San Francisco study found.

10 Mar 2022

Study finds fewer COVID-19 cases in schools with mandatory masking during Delta surge

Schools with mandatory masking during the Delta surge had approximately 72% fewer cases of in-school transmission of SARS-CoV-2 when compared to schools with optional or partial masking policies, according to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health.

10 Mar 2022

Shorter treatment for children with non-severe tuberculosis

A UCL-led international trial exploring the effectiveness of tuberculosis (TB) treatment in children has led to a change in the World Health Organisation's global guidelines for managing the disease.

10 Mar 2022

Youth with intentional BZD overdoses more likely to have recent doctor-written prescription

A high number of teens and young adults with an overdose involving a benzodiazepine (BZD), like Xanax, or psychostimulant, like Adderall – medications commonly used to treat mental health issues like attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and anxiety disorders – have a recent medical prescription for a BZD or stimulant, according to Rutgers researchers who say physicians need to weigh the risks and benefits of these medications more closely.

10 Mar 2022

Mental health service use for children, young people reduced over 40% in the early phase of COVID-19

A recently published extensive systematic review showed a 28% reduction in mental health service use in the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic among children and young people.

10 Mar 2022

Study elucidates link between mothers’ exposure to air pollution and low-birth-weight babies

Since babies with low birth weight often have poor health outcomes, there is considerable interest in identifying the factors that affect birth weight.

10 Mar 2022

Single dose of new drug nirsevimab provides safe protection against RSV in healthy infants

The new drug nirsevimab showed 74.5 percent efficacy against medically attended lower respiratory tract infections caused by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in healthy infants, according to an international, randomized, placebo-controlled phase 3 clinical trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

9 Mar 2022

Prevalence of cerebral palsy is declining in Australia

New research published in Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology indicates that fewer babies in Australia are being born with cerebral palsy, a lifelong disorder of movement and posture resulting from injury or maldevelopment of the developing brain.

9 Mar 2022

Study demonstrates links between student discomfort and school-based weight measurements

Student weight dissatisfaction, higher perceived weight status, and being female were associated with discomfort with school-based weight measurements according to a new study in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, published by Elsevier.

9 Mar 2022

High prevalence of new-onset diabetes with ketoacidosis observed in children during COVID-19 pandemic

Research revealed the incidence of type 1 diabetes mellitus with severe diabetic ketoacidosis has increased among genetically susceptible children during the COVID-19 pandemic.

9 Mar 2022

Challenges and solutions for long-COVID

A recent study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine investigated the challenges and solutions associated with the unbiased estimation of post coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) sequelae.

8 Mar 2022

COVID-19 may cause brain shrinkage in some people

In a recent study posted to the journal Nature as an unedited manuscript, researchers assessed the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)-associated brain changes among United Kingdom (UK) Biobank patients.

8 Mar 2022

Young people who stop using drugs can have high levels of life success in adulthood

Young people who stop using cannabis or amphetamines before becoming adults experience life success at the same levels of those who have never used drugs, according to a University of Queensland study.

8 Mar 2022

Reading aloud can increase a child's resilience at school, study shows

As children settle back into a new school year, families are being encouraged to read to their children at home, as new research from the University of South Australia shows that reading aloud can triple a child's resilience at school, particularly for children at-risk.

8 Mar 2022

Child Health News

Child–mother attachment in toddlerhood moderates adolescents’ evaluation of trustworthiness

Prenatal mindfulness intervention may improve health outcomes in offspring, study shows

Study finds fewer COVID-19 cases in schools with mandatory masking during Delta surge

Shorter treatment for children with non-severe tuberculosis

Youth with intentional BZD overdoses more likely to have recent doctor-written prescription

Mental health service use for children, young people reduced over 40% in the early phase of COVID-19

Study elucidates link between mothers’ exposure to air pollution and low-birth-weight babies

Single dose of new drug nirsevimab provides safe protection against RSV in healthy infants

Prevalence of cerebral palsy is declining in Australia

Study demonstrates links between student discomfort and school-based weight measurements

High prevalence of new-onset diabetes with ketoacidosis observed in children during COVID-19 pandemic

Challenges and solutions for long-COVID

COVID-19 may cause brain shrinkage in some people

Young people who stop using drugs can have high levels of life success in adulthood

Reading aloud can increase a child's resilience at school, study shows

Evaluating SARS-CoV-2 IgG seroprevalence in the Okinawa islands of Japan

Virginia Tech-led researchers to investigate the transmission of flu in child care settings

Pandemic paradox: Child abuse dropped sharply in the spring of 2020

Online service to apply for care and supervision orders for children

Study identifies unique features of MIS-C and how the syndrome gets started in children

Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

How GLP‑1 Agonists Are Shaping the Future of Obesity Treatment With Dr Bryony Henderson

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