Paediatrics
Kids eat more calories in post-game snacks than they burn during the game
March 4th, 2020 A study led by Brigham Young University public health researchers finds the number of calories kids consume from post-game snacks far exceeds the number of calories they actually burn playing in the game. "Kids are getting inundated with snack...Inactivity linked to increased risk of depression in adolescents
A University College London study has found that an additional 60 minutes of light activity (such as walking or doing chores) daily at age 12 was associated with a 10% reduction in depressive symptoms at age 18. "Our findings show that young...Children's fingertip injuries could signal abuse
A study is the first to look at the link between children's fingertip injures and abuse or neglect. The researchers used a New York state database that tracks medical discharge records to identify 79,108 children from infancy to 12 years old who...Combined prenatal smoking and drinking greatly increases SIDS risk — NIH study
The National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded Safe Passage Study on Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) found that combined exposures to alcohol and tobacco have a synergistic effect on SIDS risk, given that dual exposure was associated with...
Higher cow's-milk fat intake associated with 40% lower risk of childhood adiposity
January 8th, 2020 A systematic review and meta-analysis led by St Michael's Hospital of Unity Health Toronto found children who drank whole milk had 40% lower odds of being overweight or obese compared with children who consumed reduced-fat milk. The research...Targeting gut microbiota to successfully treat infant colic
A small Italian trial into infant colic found that drops containing a particular probiotic strain reduced the duration of daily crying by more than 50% in 80% of the 40 infants who received the probiotic once daily for 28 days, with...High amounts of screen time begin as early as infancy
Children's average daily time spent watching television or using a computer or mobile device increased from 53 minutes at age 12 months to more than 150 minutes at 3 years, according to an analysis by researchers at the National Institutes of...
Probiotics may halve gut problems and infections in very premature babies
November 13th, 2019 Boosting the milk of premature babies with healthy bacteria may have helped half the number of serious gut problems and infections, according to research led by the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, and involving the University of East...
Should doctors should accept unvaccinated children as patients?
August 28th, 2019 Four in 10 parents say they are very or somewhat likely to move their child to a different provider if their doctor sees families who refuse all childhood vaccines, according to a US national poll. Most children in the US receive recommended...
Current solid food guides could lead to overfeeding
August 7th, 2019 Starting six-month-old infants on solid food in the amounts recommended by standard feeding guides may lead to overfeeding, according to a study by scientists at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Solid food feeding guides are...Doctors more likely to recommend antihistamines than cough and cold medicine for kids
For respiratory infections in children under 12, physicians are increasingly more likely to recommend antihistamines and less likely to recommend cough and cold medicines, a Rutgers study found. Antihistamines are widely used over-the-counter to...
Midday naps: Happier children with higher IQs — cohort study
June 12th, 2019 Ask just about any parent whether napping has benefits and you'll likely hear a resounding "yes," particularly for the child's mood, energy levels, and school performance. Now research from the University of Pennsylvania and the University of...WHO studies: Europe's problems with breastfeeding and child obesity
A World Health Organisation study shows that, despite efforts aimed at prevention, parts of the Europe continue to struggle with comparably higher rates of childhood obesity, while a second study shows that babies who have never or only infrequently...Brain development in micro-prem infants — Two studies
Micro-premature infants who primarily consume breast milk have significantly higher levels of metabolites important for brain growth and development, according to a study presented at the Paediatric Academic Societies 2019 Annual Meeting. A separate...
A better way to treat prolonged epileptic seizures in children
May 1st, 2019 A New Zealand-Australian study has delivered "robust" evidence for emergency medicine doctors to manage children with prolonged seizures without reverting to intubation and intensive care. Prolonged epileptic seizures are the most common...