THURSDAY, April 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Children who spend more time playing outdoors or participating in different sports tend to develop better motor skills as they advance through elementary school, a new study says. Even a half-hour of independent outdoor play after a day at childcare makes a differenceContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, April 16, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Autism diagnoses are on the rise again, with about 1 in 31 U.S. children affected, according to a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The latest data, from 2022, shows a jump from the 2020 estimate ofContinue Reading
MONDAY, April 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Worried about taking the ADHD meds you’ve been prescribed because they might harm your heart health? There’s no need to fret, according to a new evidence review. ADHD medications generally have just a small effect on a person’s blood pressure, heart rate andContinue Reading
FRIDAY, April 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will launch a “massive testing and research effort” to explore the causes of autism, Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Thursday. Kennedy, a longtime critic of vaccines, shared the plan with President Donald TrumpContinue Reading
FRIDAY, April 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) — How children respond to movement could provide an early means of detecting autism, a new study says. Children with autism are known to prefer watching repetitive movements over random movements, researchers said. Using eye-tracking methods, a research team found that children with suspectedContinue Reading
TUESDAY, April 8, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A non-intoxicating extract of cannabis appears to help children and teenagers with autism, a new study says. Cannabidiol (CBD) enhanced social responsiveness, reduced disruptive behavior and alleviated anxiety among kids with autism, researchers reported today at the European Congress of Psychiatry in Madrid.Continue Reading
TUESDAY, April 2, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The shingles vaccine can do more than protect seniors from painful, blistering rashes. It also appears to protect older folks from dementia, researchers say. Seniors who got the shingles vaccine when it became available in the U.K. were 20% less likely to developContinue Reading
THURSDAY, March 20, 2025 (HealthDay News) — TikTok’s most popular videos on ADHD are as likely to misinform viewers as they are to provide helpful hints, a new study says. More than half the claims made in the 100 most-viewed TikTok videos about attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are not accurate, researchersContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Newborns with a heart defect may have two strikes against their future health, rather than one. Babies with heart birth defects appear to have a higher risk of developing childhood cancer, compared to those without a heart abnormality, researchers report in the journalContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Nearly 1 in 3 children live with a chronic condition that could significantly affect their health for the rest of their lives, a new study says. Chronic illnesses affected more than 30% of children ages 5 to 17 by 2018, up from aroundContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Pregnant women can get the COVID-19 vaccine without any fear of causing birth defects in their unborn child, a new study says. Researchers found no link between COVID vaccination in early pregnancy and birth defects, results show. There were also no differences inContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Most low-birth-weight toddlers are not on track to be ready to attend school, a new study says. Only one-third of babies born weighing less than 5.5 pounds are ready to attend school by ages 3 to 5, researchers reported in the journal AcademicContinue Reading
THURSDAY, March 13, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Some women turn to weed during pregnancy to help deal with common issues like nausea, sleep problem and stress. Unfortunately, they could be endangering their unborn child’s future behavior, a new study says. Women who use cannabis either during pregnancy or after deliveryContinue Reading
THURSDAY, March 13, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The COVID-19 pandemic set kindergarteners’ development back in several ways, a new study says. Post-pandemic kindergarten students on average scored significantly lower in language and thinking skills, social competence, and communication and general knowledge, when compared to pre-pandemic kids, researchers reported March 10Continue Reading