News and Research on Child Health

Key Factors Linked to Higher Rates of Childhood Asthma Identified

Race, family history, and sex are linked in different ways with higher rates of asthma in children, revealed study by Henry Ford Health System. In a study published in JAMA Pediatrics (hyperlink goes here), researchers found that children ...

Restoring Baby Skin Through New Collagen Ingredient

Protinol, the new collagen patented ingredient, acts by restoring collagen 1 and 3, bringing them closer to that optimal ratio found in baby skin. Collagen is responsible for the irresistible quality, texture and bounce found in baby skin. ...

Yoga Helps Kids With ADHD to Focus

Breathing exercises and yoga were found to have a positive effect on children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a new study suggests. The researchers, including Sergey Kiselev from the Ural Federal University, say ...

Risk Factors for Pediatric Opioid Dependence After Surgery

Key risk factors for persistent opioid use after surgery in pediatric patients have been discovered by Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) researchers. Study findings were presented at the 2021 Spring American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain ...

Worried Parents Increase Childhood Obesity Risk

Early childhood associated with fast growth period define child’s weight gain. This crucial time need to be monitored by parents to shield their children health. The European Congress on Obesity submitted their research by University College ...

Screening Helps to Diagnose and Treat Autism Early

The Get SET Early program provides pediatricians and parents to screen for indicators of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in kids from the age of 1 year. Early screening and identification could lead to more effective treatment. Study published ...

Will Soy Isoflavones Prevent Wheezing in Risky Infants?

New clinical trial will assess whether soy isoflavones can prevent asthma in risky kids. Rajesh Kumar, MD, and Jacqueline Pongracic, MD, from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago received $3 million from the National Institute ...

Stem Cells Heal Intestinal Disease in Premature Infants

A human placental-derived stem cell (hPSC) therapy strategy is found to treat necrotizing enterocolitis (intestinal bowel disease) that affects up to 10 percent of premature infants. The intestinal bowel disease is at a very vulnerable and ...

Childhood Behavioral Problems Linked to Maternal Smoking

Behavioral problems in early childhood are associated with a pregnant woman's exposure to tobacco smoke and pollution from road traffic, revealed a recent study led by a team from the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), a centre ...

Follow The Pediatric Vaccine Schedule Even In Pandemic, Urge Doctors

Though the second wave of COVID has brought the country to a standstill with lockdown, doctors urge parents to get their child's vaccination done routinely because it protects them from other serious infectious diseases. Basic vaccinations ...

Three More Children With Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) Symptoms

In districts of North Bihar, cases of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES), also known as 'Chamki fever', have been detected. Three children were admitted in the Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital (SKMCH) at Muzaffarpur after AES symptoms. ...

Two Reasons Why Babies Develop Food Allergies

Babies born by a C-section to mothers of Asian descent are eight times more likely to develop peanut allergy by age three, reveals a new study. Researchers have found a causal link between caesarean section birth, low intestinal microbiota and ...

Caution for Kids: Junk Foods are Bad to the Bones

Junk foods or ultra-processed foods have a definite negative impact on a child's skeletal growth, reveals a team of researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The study, led by Professor Efrat Monsonego-Ornan and Dr. Janna Zaretsky ...

Time Spent on Screens can Affect Children's Eating Habits

Time spent on screen such as computers, mobile phones, television and video games. affects eating habits of children and adolescents, reveals a new study. This is the main conclusion drawn from a research carried out by EpiPHAAN ...

Spanking may Affect a Child's Brain Development

Spanking a child could alter the neural responses in the brain and can lead to anxiety, depression, behavior problems and other mental health problems, reveals a new study led by Harvard researchers. The research, published recently in the ...