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Children overweight by age 7 have a higher risk of developing emotional problems by...
Obesity and emotional problems, such as feelings of low mood and anxiety, tend to develop hand-in-hand from as young as age 7 years, according...
Studies have linked psoriasis and higher weight
Psoriasis is an immune-mediated disease that causes raised, red, scaly patches to appear on the skin.
Psoriasis typically affects the outside of the elbows, knees...
A wristwatch-like motion-tracking device can detect movement problems in children
A wristwatch-like motion-tracking device can detect movement problems in children whose impairments may be overlooked by doctors and parents, according to a new study...
Urine test may be as effective as the smear test and prevent cervical cancer
Urine testing may be as effective as the smear test at preventing cervical cancer, according to new research by University of Manchester scientists.
Cervical cancer...
New potential drug to treat Type 2 diabetes in children
Results of a recently completed clinical trial of a potential drug to treat Type 2 diabetes in children were announced Sunday at the...
Researchers identified unknown autoimmune muscle disease involving sudden onset of debilitating muscle pain
A previously unknown autoimmune muscle disease involving sudden onset of debilitating muscle pain and weakness has been identified by researchers at Washington University School...
Music listening may help people who have suffered strokes
Music and mindful music listening may help people who have suffered strokes recover their impaired cognitive abilities more effectively, new research suggests.
In a new...
A drug commonly used to treat multiple sclerosis may be used to treat patients...
A drug commonly used to treat multiple sclerosis may, after necessary modifications, one day be used to treat patients with epilepsy, researchers in Prof....
Diagnoses of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in children as young as 14 months are...
The focus of this review is on the early identification, assessment, and treatment of young children (0–5 years of age) with autism spectrum disorders...
Gestures and visual animation assist in allowing us to understand the cognitive origins of...
Gestures and visual animations can help reveal the cognitive origins of meaning, indicating that our minds can assign a linguistic structure to new informational...
Peppermint can help with the difficulty swallowing and non-cardiac chest pain
Peppermint is a hybrid aromatic, created by crossing spearmint with watermint. Peppermint has a cooling effect that people find refreshing and exerts mild antimicrobial...
European Medicines Agency had approved anti-skin cancer drug made by Sanofi
In September 2018 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Libtayo® (cemiplimab-rwlc) for the treatment of patients with metastatic cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma...
People born with developmental brain disorders will benefit from medical interventions only if treated...
A new study challenges the presumption that people born with developmental brain disorders such as severe autism will benefit from medical interventions only if...
Researchers found that teenagers who were exposed to alcohol while in the womb showed...
According to the CDC and the U.S. Surgeon General, “There is no known safe amount of alcohol to drink while pregnant.
There is also no known...
Children’s research faculty examined the impact of lipid intake in the first month of...
Dietary lipids, already an important source of energy for tiny preemies, also provide a much-needed brain boost by significantly increasing global brain volume as...
