Washington, July 6 : These days, kids view more TV ads for fast food than sweets and beverages, says a new study.
Studies have already indicated that television advertising influences the short-term eating habits of children age 2 to 11.
The new study conducted by Lisa M. Powell, and colleagues at the University of Illinois at Chicago [...]
Washington, June 28 : An intervention in middle schools lowered the obesity rate in students at highest risk for type 2 diabetes, according to a new study.
Students who started out overweight or obese in sixth grade are the ones who are prone to type 2 diabetes.
Healthy Study conducted from the beginning of the sixth grade [...]
Melbourne, June 27 : In wake of studies linking mobile phone use to increased risk of brain tumours, kids have been urged to text, rather than talk, on their cell phones.
The Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency issued the official caution last week, following a decade-long study into the health effects of using mobile [...]
Washington, June 23 : A new study has shown that kids of mothers whose blood glucose (sugar) was high during pregnancy are more likely to have low insulin sensitivity-a risk factor for type 2 diabetes.
“We know that children born to women with type 2 diabetes or gestational diabetes, or who have high blood sugar during [...]
Washington, April 7 : A new study led by researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC) suggests that traffic-related pollution near schools is linked to the development of asthma in kids.
Study’s lead author Rob McConnell, professor of preventive medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, and [...]
Washington, Feb 25 (ANI): A Danish woman has become the world’s first to give birth to two babies after receiving an ovarian transplant following successful cancer treatment.
Stinne Holm Bergholdt, from Odense, Denmark, had ovarian tissue removed and frozen during treatment, which was later restored following her recovery.
She then gave birth to a girl in February [...]
Washington, Feb 23 (ANI): Life threatening intestinal problems in babies could soon be detected with the help of their diapers” contents, say researchers.
This medical test, initially researched for aging adults, also could be helpful for premature babies, say scientists with Texas AgriLife Research.
Dr. Robert Chapkin and his colleagues developed this technique, which uses fecal samples [...]
Washington, February 6 (ANI): Scientists have stressed on the significance of the quality of care and the relationship between children and their caregivers.
Researchers sought to determine the effects of HIV infection and being raised in institutions on the development of infected and uninfected Ukrainian 4-year-olds.
Experts at Leiden University in the Netherlands found that the quality [...]
Washington, Feb 1 (ANI): A new study has revealed that kids are more likely to visit a dentist if their parents do too.
The research team from MassGeneral Hospital for Children (MGHfC) showed that regular dental care is strongly associated with their parents” history of seeking dental care.
“When parents don”t see the dentist, their children are [...]
London, Jan 21 (ANI): It’s not breast milk that makes babies smarter, it’s clever mothers.
That’s the conclusion of a new study by scientists at the University of Southampton.
Earlier research had established that infants fed on formula milk tend to have lower intelligence, and the IQ difference frequently has been put down to a deficit of [...]