THURSDAY, Feb. 29, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The eyes may have it when it comes to the early diagnosis of autism in children, a new study finds. Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), have pinpointed a gene that affects how kids’ eyes react when they turn theirContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 28, 2024 (HealthDay News) — According to the advocacy group Autism Speaks, one in every 36 U.S. children has an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Early diagnosis is crucial to helping to treat the condition, but how is a diagnosis done? The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and PreventionContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Feb. 27, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Most parents have experienced it: Your young child wakes up distraught, sure that the nightmare they’ve just suffered through is real. Dr. Anis Rehman, an internal medicine specialist and consultant to the Sleep Foundation, says that about half of kids ages 3 toContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Feb. 27, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Weather disasters driven by climate change are stressing out U.S. teenagers, a new study warns. Teens with the most firsthand experience of events like hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, droughts and wildfires were more likely to show signs of mental distress than peers who hadn’tContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Feb. 23, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Amid an outbreak of measles at a Florida elementary school, the state’s surgeon general has defied federal health guidance and told parents it’s up to them whether they want to keep their unvaccinated child home to avoid infection. In a letter to parentsContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Feb. 23, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Toddlers who are really into their food might have a higher risk of developing an eating disorder once they enter adolescence, a new study shows. Kids ages 4 and 5 with a strong urge to eat when teased with tasty food appear moreContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 21, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Talking about the “good old days” might elicit eye rolls from teenagers, but it could be the key to boosting a preschooler’s language skills, a new study finds. Reminiscing about past events with preschoolers presents young kids with high-quality speech as good asContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 22, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Television has been wryly referred to as the “electronic babysitter,” but a new study argues TV or other media could stunt a child’s language development. Children plopped in front of videos for hours on end tend to use phrases and sentences with fewerContinue Reading
MONDAY, Feb. 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A shift in parenting early in a child’s development might help curb the symptoms of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), new research suggests. When a preschooler exhibits an “excitable or exuberant” temperament, dialing down a “controlling” style of parenting in favor of what’s knownContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Feb. 16, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A study of mental health care in Maryland finds an increasing number of children and teens covered by Medicaid are taking multiple psychiatric meds. This trend towards “polypharmacy” might be happening elsewhere, prior research suggests. In the new study, Maryland kids ages 17Continue Reading