Less active Babies Get Less Sleep, Shows Study
New Michigan State University research suggests babies who are less active get less sleep, something new parents may want to consider when looking for possible solutions for the long, sleepless nights
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Parents Learn, Babies Talk: How Coaching Moms and Dads Improves Infants' Language Skills
A new study from the University of Washington's Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences (I-LABS) shows that parents who learn how and why to speak parentese can have a direct impact on their children's vocabulary
Home Videos Of Children Can Be Scored to Diagnose Autism, Study Reports
The research, which will be published online Nov. 27 in PLOS Medicine, expands on a 2014 feasibility study on the topic by the same researchers. In the new study, the scientists employed machine learning to determine which features of children's behavior should be rated to evaluate autism, using computers to whittle down a long list of behavioral features to those most relevant to the diagnosis. They also devised an algorithm that weights each feature to provide an overall diagnostic score for each child
Children Who Start School a Year Early More Likely to Be Diagnosed With ADHD
Could a child's birthday put them at risk for an ADHD misdiagnosis? The answer appears to be yes, at least among children born in August who start school in states with a Sept. 1 cutoff enrollment date, according to a new study led by Harvard Medical School researchers
Study Reveals How Long it Takes For LEGO Head to Pass Through Adult Human Digestive Tract
A team of researchers from several medical institutions in Australia and the U.K. has discovered how long it takes for a LEGO head to pass through the digestive tract of a normal healthy adult human. In their paper published in Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, the group explains their reasons for conducting the research and what they found
Less Pediatric Screen Time Tied to Better Well-being
A higher amount of screen time per day is associated with decreased psychological well-being in children and adolescents, according to a study published in the December issue of Preventive Medicine Reports
How Bacteria and Breastmilk Could Be Our Best Allies Against Allergy and Asthma
There's a photo of a bright-eyed baby in a knitted owl toque. Another shows a toddler plunked down between Halloween pumpkins. And then there are the awkward smiles of the first school portraits
Weight Likely Cause For One-fourth of Asthma Cases in Kids With Obesity
A study including health data for more than 500,000 children in the U.S. suggests obesity might be to blame for about a quarter (23 to 27 percent) of asthma in children who are obese
If You Are Feeding With Formula, Here Are Tips To Improve Baby's Health
While breastfeeding is the recommended approach to infant feeding, some mothers may not be able to breastfeed. Others may find themselves moving on from breastfeeding to infant formula.
Few Mandatory Pediatric Postmarketing Studies Completed
During a median follow-up of 6.8 years, only 33.8% of mandatory pediatric postmarketing studies were completed, according to a study published online Nov. 19 in JAMA Pediatrics
Preventing Infant Deaths: The ABCs of Safe Baby Sleep
Just last week, I read an X-ray study of an infant who died while sleeping with a parent. I am a pediatric radiologist, and in cases where the infant has died unexpectedly, we often obtain X-ray images to make sure that the child does not have skeletal fractures or other signs of injury that might suggest that he or she was the victim of child abuse Most of the time we find no such evidence
Researchers Finds Better Ways to Improve The Chances of Survival of Children With a Rare Immune Deficiency
An international study published in the journal Blood by Researchers led by Dr. Elie Haddad, a pediatric immunologist, and researcher at CHU Sainte-Justine and professor at Université de Montréal, highlights the urgent need to Develop better treatment strategies for Patients suffering from severe combined immune deficiency (SCID)