Scientists capture the earliest humor in children
Young children’s ability to laugh and make jokes has been mapped by age for the first time using data from a new study involving...
Half of young children in U.S. harmed by lead contamination
In a new study from Quest Diagnostics Inc and elsewhere, researchers found about 50% of young children who were tested for lead had strong...
Covid-19 pandemic results in 40,000 children losing a parent
In a new study from Stony Brook University, researchers found that around 40,000 children (est. between 37,000 and 43,000) had lost a parent due...
Scientists find a cause of impaired social functions in autism
In a new study, researchers have discovered a new connection between a genetic alteration and social difficulties related to autism: A mutation in the...
Healthy eating habits in childhood may lower risk of adult obesity and heart disease
In a new statement, researchers say that how children are fed may be just as important as what they are fed.
The statement is the...
COVID-19 may strike more children than expected
In a new study, researchers found that the number of children infected with the coronavirus may be far more extensive than what is currently...
COVID-19 testing: What parents need to know
Who should be tested for the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19? And what do the different types of tests actually measure?
Attending Physician Jeffrey Bender, MD, a pediatric infectious...
This common vaccine may be key to protecting children against COVID-19
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues its global spread, vaccine development is on everyone’s mind. Indiana University’s John Patton is no exception.
Patton, associate professor of...
New evidence COVID-19 typically mild for kids
In a new study, researchers found new evidence that children infected with COVID-19 have less severe symptoms than adults with the coronavirus.
The team analyzed...
New findings about the causes of childhood obesity
Childhood obesity is not just a public health concern in western countries; it is rising across the world, particularly in poor and low-income countries.
In...