Credit: Shutterstock The language that adolescent girls use in texts and on social media reflects day-to-day changes in their moods, new University of Oregon research shows. Those linguistic clues could…
Tag: Pediatrics
A toddler’s gut bacteria predict whether they will be overweight at 5 years old, finds new research
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The make-up and volume of gut bacteria in toddlers at 3.5 years old is predictive of body mass index (BMI) at age 5, irrespective of whether…
New national study finds adolescent vapers much likelier to use cannabis and binge drink
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A new study of more than 50,000 US adolescents across the country indicates that vaping nicotine is strongly linked with an increased likelihood of high levels…
Study identifies messages about vaccinating children against COVID-19 that resonate best with vaccine-hesitant parents
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A study from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago found that parents with children who were not yet vaccinated against COVID-19 were most…
How the microbiome affects the immune system
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The building blocks of life-long health are the subject of a cutting-edge review examining how a newborn’s lung microbiome affects the immune system for years to…
Half of parents believe their children’s mental health suffered due to social media during the past year
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Concerns continue to grow about the impact social media use has on the mental health and well-being of children and adolescents. According to a new national…
‘Eat, sleep, console’ reduces hospital stay and need for medication among opioid-exposed infants
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Researchers have found the “Eat, Sleep, Console” (ESC) care approach to be more effective than using the Finnegan Neonatal Abstinence Scoring Tool (FNAST) to assess and…
European paediatricians sound alarm over medicine shortage
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Paediatricians from European countries have raised the alarm over a shortage of medicines for children including antibiotics and asthma treatment, warning it was endangering health. In…
Brain differences suggest that children and adults use different strategies to understand social interactions
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Understanding the meaning of social interactions is an important human ability that relies on deciphering different kinds of social information. For example, perceiving body and face…
Poor air quality linked to cognitive problems in babies
The team used air quality monitors in the children’s homes to measure emission levels and air quality. Credit: University of East Anglia Poor air quality could be causing cognitive deficits…
