A trial of 197 childcare services tested a different approach to active play
An Australian trial tests whether staff training and voluntary accreditation can change how before- and after-school care services…
Sticky situation: FDA weighs in on gummy dietary supplements
In a perspective published in The Journal of Dietary Supplements, a team of scientists from the Office of…
Skin biopsy offers less invasive diagnosis for mitochondrial disease
Researchers at Children’s Hospital Colorado (Children’s Colorado) and the University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine have published…
Placental health in late pregnancy linked to childhood ADHD
Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children may be associated with problems with the health of the placenta during…
Canada-wide warrants issued for Edmonton father in alleged abduction of his children
An Edmonton father who was reported missing with his young son and daughter five weeks ago is now…
Ancient “Shark Graveyard” Discovered In Egyptian Desert
Egypt’s Western Desert was once home to several shark species (Credit: Cairo University) A team of paleontologists led…
Childhood cancer survivors face severe mental health challenges as adults
Consultant and researcher Magnus Aasved Hjort believes that people who survive childhood cancer should receive far better support…
A child’s gut microbiome may offer early clues to type 1 diabetes risk
Following children’s gut bacteria through their first years of life revealed distinct developmental paths, offering new clues about…
Fathers could receive perinatal mental health screening under new proposal
Reality TV helped Matthew Johnson find love, but then fatherhood brought a plot twist of its own. The…
Discovery of receptor-free signaling reveals better targets for treating autoimmune diseases
Our understanding of how cells interact with each other has been driven for decades by the central concept…
3-year-old’s quick-spreading cancer cured thanks to new treatment
A cancer treatment has reached a remarkable milestone. While Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy has shown promising…
Childhood hobby tied to better mental health, brain function as adults
It may be time to take this old-school pastime off the shelf. A growing body of research suggests…