Second-hand smoke causes major health burden for children worldwide
Children lose 8.45 million days of healthy life each year globally due to second hand smoke, according to…
Cleaner air, better vision: Protecting kids’ eyesight
New research reveals that reducing air pollution not only improves children’s eyesight but could also play a crucial…
Pasteurized milk contains H5N1 proteins without posing health risks
Proteins and genetic material from H5N1 influenza viruses have been found in pasteurized milk in the United States,…
Emergency calls for opioid exposures rise among middle-school aged children
Years after the opioid epidemic began in the mid-1990s, emergency medical services are seeing increases in emergency calls…
Babies living with dogs show better lung function and reduced asthma rates
Babies exposed to dog allergens in the home have a lower risk of developing asthma by the age…
Coroner finds Monash Health provided unreasonable care before toddler Dio Kemp’s death
The mother of a three-year-old girl who died with sepsis has called for health professionals to do better,…
Fresh donor milk linked to reduced gastrointestinal complicatoins in premature infants
A study from the Medical University of South Carolina, published in the Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition,…
New recommendations aim to identify children with familial hypercholesterolemia
The Family Heart Foundation, a leading research and advocacy organization, announced the online publication of recommendations from a…
Cleaner air can improve vision in younger children
Air pollution may be harming children’s eyesight with cleaner air helping to protect and even improve their vision…
Understanding how lipids activate LC3-associated phagocytosis
LC3-associated phagocytosis (LAP) is a specialized process for degrading dead cells, microbes or other particles. It plays a…
Scientists Turn to Stem Cells to Uncover Genetic Cause of Deadly Childhood Brain Cancer
Newswise — Australian scientists will use advanced stem cell technology to uncover the genetic drivers of diffuse midline…
New gluten test detects hidden wheat in food in under three minutes
Scientists have created a low-cost gluten sensor that combines lateral flow strips with smartphone imaging, exposing hidden contamination…