Type 1 Diabetes Doesn’t Have to Hold Kids Back in School
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Children with type 1 diabetes miss more school than their peers without this condition, but the good news is these absences don’t have to affect their grades or chances of going on to college, new research s…
Learn More1 in 10 Teens Have Sexted, Many See Porn by 6th Grade: Study
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A high number of preteens and teens in the United States have viewed pornography and many have also sent or received nude or seminude photos — sexting — over their smartphones, a new study reveals. “The p…
Learn MoreU.S. States With Tighter Access to Welfare Payments Have More Kids in Foster Care
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Researchers have discovered a link between access to welfare payments and foster care. As many as 29,000 fewer children may have entered the foster care system during the 12-year study if U.S. states had mad…
Learn MoreLas niñas pequeñas tienen unos vocabularios más amplios, y ahora los investigadores conocen el motivo
LUNES, 5 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Las niñas pequeñas tienden a balbucear hasta adquirir unos vocabularios más amplios antes que los chicos, y ahora los investigadores piensan que saben el motivo.No tiene nada que ver con el sexo, y tod…
Learn MoreGirl Toddlers Have Bigger Vocabularies, and Researchers Now Know Why
MONDAY, Dec. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Young girls tend to babble their way to bigger vocabularies earlier than boys, and researchers now think they might know why.It has nothing to do with gender, and everything to do with parental interaction, res…
Learn MoreLa exposición al virus del Zika en el útero podría alterar el desarrollo de los niños
MIÉRCOLES, 30 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Los niños expuestos al virus del Zika quizá necesiten un mayor respaldo cuando comiencen la escuela, aunque no fueran diagnosticados con defectos congénitos relacionados con el Zika y con el síndr…
Learn MoreCuando la obesidad de los niños aumenta, la salud del cerebro empeora, según un estudio
MARTES, 29 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Los niños que tienen sobrepeso u obesidad con frecuencia tienen dificultades con el trabajo escolar, y ahora una nueva investigación provee pistas sobre cómo el exceso de peso podría dañar al cerebro…
Learn MoreExposure to Zika Virus in Womb Might Alter Kids’ Development
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Children exposed to the Zika virus may need more support as they start school, even if they were not diagnosed with Zika-related birth defects and congenital Zika syndrome (CZS), a new study suggests.Childr…
Learn MoreAs Kids’ Obesity Rises, Brain Health Declines: Study
TUESDAY, Nov. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Kids who are overweight or obese often struggle with school work, and now new research provides clues on how excess weight may harm the developing brain.“The main takeaway is to raise awareness about brain he…
Learn MoreVitamin D Supplementation Does Not Influence Growth in Children
MONDAY, Nov. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For children with a high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency (25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D]
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