1+ hour, 53+ min ago  (350+ words) Children who walk fewer steps per day and report longer amounts of screen time at age 11 to 12 years are more likely to develop overweight or obesity at age 13 to 14 years, according to findings published in Obesity. The study group had…...

1+ hour, 53+ min ago  (660+ words) Japanese children with high vs. low exposure to residential greenness in the first 6 months of life had a reduced risk for atopic dermatitis up to age 5 years, according to results published in Pediatric Allergy and Immunology. "These findings highlight the…...

4+ mon, 4+ day ago  (661+ words) Individuals with focal onset epilepsy treated with azetukalner experienced sustained monthly seizure reduction and evidence of seizure freedom up to 48 months, according to data presented at the American Epilepsy Society annual meeting. "There are still up to one-third of epilepsy…...

4+ mon, 5+ day ago  (535+ words) Mortality rates for Lennox Gastaut syndrome and Dravet syndrome, both developmental epileptic encephalopathies, were significantly higher than other forms of epilepsy, according to a poster at the American Epilepsy Society annual meeting. People with epilepsy are three times more likely…...

3+ mon, 6+ day ago  (1888+ words) Editor's Note: This is part three of a three-part Healio Exclusive series on work-life balance among women physicians. Part one can be viewed here. Part two can be viewed here. Work-life balance can be difficult to maintain in career stages…...

4+ mon, 2+ day ago  (1933+ words) Editor's Note: This is part one of a three-part Healio Exclusive series on work-life balance among women physicians. Part two can be viewed here. Part three can be viewed here. From the beginning to the middle of your career as…...

9+ mon, 2+ week ago  (666+ words) Implementing bedtime and naptime routines for newborns may improve infant and parent sleep and help families with bonding, according to a study published in Sleep Health. Previous research has shown that bedtime routines are beneficial for babies and toddlers, but…...

9+ mon, 1+ week ago  (496+ words) Moderate sleep on the weekends as compensation for a lack of sleep during weekdays may have beneficial effects on anxiety in youth, research presented at SLEEP showed. Sojeong Kim, a doctoral candidate in the department of clinical psychology and psychology…...

10+ mon, 2+ week ago  (270+ words) ORLANDO " Men's eating habits in adolescence may offer a clue to their children's future nutritional health, according to a presentation at the annual NUTRITION meeting. Mariane H. De Oliveira, Ph D, a postdoctoral researcher at Boston College, told Healio that she…...

5+ mon, 44+ min ago  (461+ words) Overall incidence of child maltreatment declined in the United States between 2012 and 2023, although significant variations were reported over that period by race and sex, according to new research from JAMA Pediatrics. Prior research has established associations between child abuse and…...