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COVID-19 pandemic negatively impacts eating behaviors
Researchers in Germany and Belgium have conducted a survey demonstrating some of the adverse effects the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had on people’s eating habits. SOURCE: News Medical Child Health News Feed - Read entire story ... [Continue Reading]
Exercise and Its Weight-Loss Reputation
Over the last decade, there has been a lot of debate about the efficacy of exercise to achieve weight loss. Take 2014, for instance. Many different voices chimed in on the importance of exercise, and what should be done about making it more available ... [Continue Reading]
Cross-reactive T cells – Correction
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Routine evaluation and specialty consultation recommended for young children presenting with fractures
Among children who were not in an independently verified incident, evaluation for child abuse should be done by specialty consultation in children aged less than three-years old presenting with rib fractures and children aged less than 18-months ... [Continue Reading]
Memory may be preserved in condition with brain changes similar to Alzheimer’s disease
Primary progressive aphasia is a rare neurodegenerative condition characterized by prominent language problems that worsen over time. About 40% of people with the condition have underlying Alzheimer's disease. But a new study has found that people ... [Continue Reading]
Mothers of children with autism found to have significantly different metabolite levels
Blood sample analysis showed that, two to five years after they gave birth, mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) had several significantly different metabolite levels compared to mothers of typically developing children. SOURCE: ... [Continue Reading]
Coronavirus Chronicles — The Troubled History of “Move More”
In the previous post, we looked at two different situations where advisors in positions of trust could be accused of peddling false hope to the public. Case #1: Many authorities still believe that exercise is not, in every instance, connected with ... [Continue Reading]
Donald Trump impeachment: Key Republicans support removing President from office – latest news
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Traditional gendered patterns of child care persisted during COVID-19 shutdown
Traditional gendered patterns of child care persisted during the COVID-19 shutdown, with more than a third of couples relying on women to provide most or all of it, according to a study from University of Georgia researcher Kristen Shockley. SOURCE: ... [Continue Reading]
Mothers, but not fathers, with multiple children report more fragmented sleep
Mothers with multiple children report more fragmented sleep than mothers of a single child, but the number of children in a family doesn't seem to affect the quality of sleep for fathers, according to a new study. SOURCE: Children's Health News -- ... [Continue Reading]
Coronavirus Chronicles — The Ups and Downs of “Move More”
Does exercise achieve weight loss? Belief in the doctrine of “move more” comes and goes, and it is interesting to follow the progress of the idea through time, and through individuals who have very strong convictions based on personal ... [Continue Reading]
Tuesday morning news briefing: Pressure to vaccinate 24/7
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Stress during pregnancy could affect the baby’s chance of developing multiple diseases
Stress on an expectant mother could affect her baby's chance of developing disease - perhaps even over the course of the child's life, UC researchers have found. SOURCE: News Medical Child Health News Feed - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Can a mother’s stress impact children’s disease development?
A researcher finds that stress on an expectant mother could affect her baby's chance of developing disease -- perhaps even over the course of the child's life. SOURCE: Children's Health News -- ScienceDaily - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Coronavirus Chronicles — 5 Pounds, 20 Times
Alasdair Wilkins, has not, as far as we know, been a victim of COVID-19. But his life experience might prove very helpful to people who have gained unwanted pounds due to being cooped up and unable to get enough exercise to use up the calories they ... [Continue Reading]
The priority list for the Oxford and Pfizer vaccines – and how they will be rolled out
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Study shows persistence of child marriage in Canada
Canada is at the forefront of global efforts to end child marriage abroad. Yet this practice remains legal and persists across the country. SOURCE: News Medical Child Health News Feed - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Coronavirus Chronicles — The Eat Less, Move More Dilemma
These are troubled times. In many parts of the USA, hunger is a problem. Other segments of the population are able to get plenty to eat, and then proceed to eat plenty of it. For people who always found it difficult to “eat less,” life is ... [Continue Reading]
DNA-editing method shows promise to treat mouse model of progeria
Researchers have successfully used a DNA-editing technique to extend the lifespan of mice with the genetic variation associated with progeria, a rare genetic disease that causes extreme premature aging in children and can significantly shorten their ... [Continue Reading]
Tuesday morning news briefing: ‘Hardest weeks yet are ahead’
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Experts assess the impact of COVID-19 on pediatric patients with special needs
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children with disabilities has not received much attention, perhaps because the disease disproportionately affects older individuals. SOURCE: News Medical Child Health News Feed - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
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