Diet during pregnancy may reduce infant illness
Just as women are advised to get plenty of folic acid around the time of conception and throughout early pregnancy, new research suggests another very similar nutrient may one day deserve a spot on...
Improving the safety of home birthing
A new Cochrane Review concludes that all countries should consider establishing proper home birth services. They should also provide low-risk pregnant women with information enabling them to make an informed choice. The review has...
Mother-to-daughter uterus transplantation
Last weekend, a team of researchers at the University of Gothenburg performed the world’s first mother-to-daughter uterus transplantation. The procedure was completed without complications.
On September 15-16, a team of researchers, physicians and specialists from...
The effects of technology on teenagers
Parents have good reason to feel overwhelmed by the digital revolution consuming their teenagers. As far as the physiology of our brains goes, we adults will never keep up.
The adolescent brain is a natural...
Children without siblings prone to obesity
Children who grow up without siblings have a more than 50 percent higher risk of being overweight or obese than children with siblings. This is the finding of a study of 12,700 children in...
BPA associated with obesity
In a nationally representative sample of nearly 3,000 children and adolescents, those who had higher concentrations of urinary bisphenol A (BPA), a manufactured chemical found in consumer products, had significantly increased odds of being...
Simple test to predict premature births
Babies born early run a greater risk of serious complications. The researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy have now developed a method to predict if pregnant women with preterm contractions will give birth within seven...
Legacy beads help children cope with illness
At St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, patients use beads to mark treatment milestones, from losing their hair to completing chemotherapy, in a program other hospitals could tailor to meet the needs of their patients
When...
Happiness in self-managing disability funds
Parents of children and young people with disabilities who self-manage their funding support are significantly happier than other carers, an Australian-first study has found.
UNSW’s Social Policy Research Centre evaluated the Self Directed Support Program,...
The challenges faced by tweens
Greater independence, less parent control, approaching puberty and changing demands in school. For a tween life can be both exciting and demanding – and presumably decisive for their future health. This is the starting...
