Second hand smoke linked to children's behavior problems
It is a known fact that active maternal smoking during pregnancy has negative effects on child health, such as attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). However, new research suggests that second hand smoke, or...
10 tips for encouraging sharing (and discouraging self-interest) this Christmas
Kids are naturally caring and generous; provide opportunities for them to care and share. And it’s never too early to start talking to them about sharing.
Use Christmas as an opportunity to discuss sharing and...
Sport provides swell times for Indigenous youth
A new report released today has shed light on how sport programs for Indigenous youth can help lead to more fulfilling lifestyles for participants.
The report, a joint venture between the Laureus Sport for Good...
New gene-sequencing tools offer clues to highest-risk form of a childhood cancer
Using powerful gene-analysis tools, researchers have discovered mutations in two related genes, ARID1A and ARID1B, that are involved in the most aggressive form of the childhood cancer neuroblastoma. While these findings do not immediately...
Testicular cancer risk tripled in boys whose testes fail to descend
Boys whose testes have not descended at birth—a condition known as cryptorchidism—are almost three times as likely to develop testicular cancer in later life, finds an analysis of the available evidence published online in...
How infidelity helps nieces and nephews
A fresh study produced new mathematical support for a theory that explains why men in some cultures often feed and care for their sisters’ children: where extramarital sex is common and accepted, a man’s...
Risk of childhood obesity can be predicted at birth
The formula, which is available as an online calculator, estimates the child’s obesity risk based on its birth weight, the body mass index of the parents, the number of people in the household, the...
Autism severity may stem from fear
Most people know when to be afraid and when it’s ok to calm down.
But new research on autism shows that children with the diagnosis struggle to let go of old, outdated fears. Even more...
Exposure to traffic pollution in pregnancy, 1st year of life, appears associated with autism
Exposure to traffic-related air pollution, particulate matter and nitrogen dioxide during pregnancy and during the first year of a child’s life appears to be associated with an increased risk of autism, according to a...
Dwarfism and young children
Researchers are involved in the only drug trial in the Southern Hemisphere aimed at altering the growth patterns for young children who have achondroplasia, a disorder of bone growth that causes the most common...
