Dads leaving sex education to mums, report finds, with concerns young boys are missing out
When parents Carmen and Hamish Lahiff-Jenkins decided it was time to have sex and relationship chats with their…
Summer reading campaign supports 1,500 children
The National Literacy Trust has encouraged 1,500 children to read across a city with low literacy rates. Through…
Charity funding boosts research into inclusion body myopathy at Aston University
Muscular Dystrophy UK, a charity working on behalf of 110,000 children and adults living with more than 60…
Navigating political violence with your kids; a therapist’s advice for parents
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Political violence is no longer just a headline, it’s hitting close to home, with…
Melbourne’s Royal Children’s Hospital cancels children in war discussion citing staff safety
A decision by Melbourne’s Royal Children’s Hospital to cancel a children in war discussion has been criticised as…
Diabetes cases nearly double in children and teens worldwide
New global data show a dramatic surge in childhood and adolescent diabetes, especially type 2, yet improved care…
UC researcher wins $300,000 grant to investigate the underlying causes of eosinophilic esophagitis
Patients with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) often describe the condition as painful, disruptive and frightening. The rare chronic disease…
COVID-19 may reduce behavioral problems in toddlers
Despite fears that pandemic stress would harm child development, new research shows toddlers actually displayed fewer emotional and…
New method reveals how mitochondrial DNA mutations influence cancer growth
Mitochondria act as energy factories in cells and have their own, separate DNA. Mutations to mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA)…
Children across South Asia face escalating nutrition crisis
Children are seen on a boat holding Rohingya refugees as it anchors off the coast of Labuhan Haji…
Dame Julie Christie defends Tom Phillips documentary amid backlash
Herald NOW’s Ryan Bridge received a text from Christie which said she was abiding by the strict rules…
Research warns of lasting health impacts from muscle loss in young cancer patients
New research from the Exercise Medicine Research Institute at Edith Cowan University (ECU) has highlighted that children undergoing…