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What are puberty blockers? What are the benefits and risks for transgender children?

What are puberty blockers? What are the benefits and risks for transgender children?

by Sasha Bailey, Cristyn Davies, Ken Pang and Rachel Skinner,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPuberty blockers are medications that stop the body from producing estrogen and test

What are puberty blockers? What are the benefits and risks for transgender children?

by Sasha Bailey, Cristyn Davies, Ken Pang and Rachel Skinner,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPuberty blockers are medications that stop the body from producing estrogen and test
Adoption of probiotics in NICU for very low-birth-weight neonates has limited benefit: Study

Adoption of probiotics in NICU for very low-birth-weight neonates has limited benefit: Study

by Elana GotkineFor very low-birth-weight (VLBW) neonates, adoption of routine use of probiotics is associated with a reduction in the incidence of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), but not in sepsis o

Adoption of probiotics in NICU for very low-birth-weight neonates has limited benefit: Study

by Elana GotkineFor very low-birth-weight (VLBW) neonates, adoption of routine use of probiotics is associated with a reduction in the incidence of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), but not in sepsis o
Pediatrician offers advice on 'toddler formula'

Pediatrician offers advice on 'toddler formula'

by George Fuchs III, FAAP, American Academy of PediatricsCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe formula aisle at your local supermarket has expanded in the past few years. Next to infant formula produc

Pediatrician offers advice on 'toddler formula'

by George Fuchs III, FAAP, American Academy of PediatricsCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe formula aisle at your local supermarket has expanded in the past few years. Next to infant formula produc
Dyslexia and ADHD share genetic links, study shows

Dyslexia and ADHD share genetic links, study shows

byUniversity of EdinburghGenetic relationships between ten neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders. Credit:Molecular Psychiatry(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41380-024-02649-8Scientists

Dyslexia and ADHD share genetic links, study shows

byUniversity of EdinburghGenetic relationships between ten neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders. Credit:Molecular Psychiatry(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41380-024-02649-8Scientists
Why the immune systems of prematurely born babies are susceptible to deadly infections

Why the immune systems of prematurely born babies are susceptible to deadly infections

byLudwig Maximilian University of MunichGraphical abstract. Credit:JCI Insight(2023). DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.155968Every year, thousands of babies in Germany are born many weeks to

Why the immune systems of prematurely born babies are susceptible to deadly infections

byLudwig Maximilian University of MunichGraphical abstract. Credit:JCI Insight(2023). DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.155968Every year, thousands of babies in Germany are born many weeks to
How to help children and the family dog stay safe when they play together

How to help children and the family dog stay safe when they play together

by Anna Baatz,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIt's no wonder owning a family dogis popularin the UK—research shows thatour well-beingcan increase wit

How to help children and the family dog stay safe when they play together

by Anna Baatz,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIt's no wonder owning a family dogis popularin the UK—research shows thatour well-beingcan increase wit
Nearly half of adolescents using semaglutide in trial dropped below the clinical cutoff for obesity

Nearly half of adolescents using semaglutide in trial dropped below the clinical cutoff for obesity

by The Obesity SocietyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new secondary analysis of the STEP TEENS trial presented at this year'sEuropean Congress on Obesity(ECO 2023, Dublin May

Nearly half of adolescents using semaglutide in trial dropped below the clinical cutoff for obesity

by The Obesity SocietyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new secondary analysis of the STEP TEENS trial presented at this year'sEuropean Congress on Obesity(ECO 2023, Dublin May
Inflammatory signs for adolescent depression found to differ between boys and girls

Inflammatory signs for adolescent depression found to differ between boys and girls

by King's College LondonInteraction between the effects of biological sex and adolescent depression risk groups on interleukin (IL)-2 levels. **p < .005, Two-way ANOVA. LR = low-risk for d

Inflammatory signs for adolescent depression found to differ between boys and girls

by King's College LondonInteraction between the effects of biological sex and adolescent depression risk groups on interleukin (IL)-2 levels. **p < .005, Two-way ANOVA. LR = low-risk for d
Massage therapy improves symptom management for youth receiving hematology and oncology care

Massage therapy improves symptom management for youth receiving hematology and oncology care

byUniversity Hospitals Cleveland Medical CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new study from University Hospitals (UH) Connor Whole Health found children, adolescents, and young adults with cancer o

Massage therapy improves symptom management for youth receiving hematology and oncology care

byUniversity Hospitals Cleveland Medical CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new study from University Hospitals (UH) Connor Whole Health found children, adolescents, and young adults with cancer o
Researcher: Advertising toys to children is an environmental nightmare—here's how parents can deal with it

Researcher: Advertising toys to children is an environmental nightmare—here's how parents can deal with it

by Michelle Cowley-Cunningham,The ConversationCredit: RegenWolke/PixabayAs Christmas approaches, many children experience the "gimme-gimmes" and write a list of toys that they hope San

Researcher: Advertising toys to children is an environmental nightmare—here's how parents can deal with it

by Michelle Cowley-Cunningham,The ConversationCredit: RegenWolke/PixabayAs Christmas approaches, many children experience the "gimme-gimmes" and write a list of toys that they hope San
Artificial intelligence detects heart defects in newborns

Artificial intelligence detects heart defects in newborns

by Vanessa Bleich,ETH ZurichPediatric cardiologist Dr. Holger Michel during a cardiac ultrasound examination of 7-week-old Jarmo in the presence of his mother. Credit: Sven Wellmann / KUNO Klini

Artificial intelligence detects heart defects in newborns

by Vanessa Bleich,ETH ZurichPediatric cardiologist Dr. Holger Michel during a cardiac ultrasound examination of 7-week-old Jarmo in the presence of his mother. Credit: Sven Wellmann / KUNO Klini