Stress or trauma in childhood can contribute to development of neurodegenerative diseases
Research has demonstrated that severe early-life adversity is linked to [...]
Obesity linked to increased risk of death in child cancer patients
Among children with cancer, those with obesity at the time [...]
Childhood smoking increases a person’s risk of developing COPD
Childhood smoking before age 15 increases a person’s risk of [...]
Accelerated ageing in young sickle cell patients linked to elevated T-cell p16INK4a
Researchers have discovered that young people with sickle cell disease [...]
Language used by mothers affects oxytocin levels of infants, study finds
Infants whose mothers regularly use language to describe what their [...]
Children’s consortium collaborates with European consortium to accelerate innovation
To support the global need for innovation in paediatric medical [...]
Toddlers show increased physical activity with a robot playmate moving around the room
Parents seeking help in encouraging toddlers to be physically active [...]
One in eight UK toddlers and primary school aged children are obese
Around one in eight children aged between two and 10 [...]
