Childhood trauma can accelerate aging
Childhood adversity, such as neglect or abuse, can have long-lasting consequences that follow some people...
Childhood cancer survivors are not more likely to terminate their pregnancies
Female childhood cancer survivors face a lower likelihood of becoming pregnant than women in the...
Changing diets — not less physical activity — may best explain childhood obesity crisis
IMAGE: Traditional Shuar lunch items view more Credit: Samuel Urlacher Variation in consumption of market-acquired foods...
Neptune’s bumpy childhood could reveal our solar system’s missing planets
This image was taken by Voyager 2, and features its Great Dark Spot and a...
New drug molecules hold promise for treating rare inherited terminal childhood disease
Scientists at the University of Exeter have identified a way to "rescue" cells that have...
Lipid identified in human breast milk may play important role in early childhood weight
IMAGE: Elvira Isganaitis, MD, is a staff physician at Joslin Diabetes Center and Assistant Professor of...
New immunotherapy shows promise against rare childhood cancer
A novel CAR T-cell therapy developed by researchers at UCL and designed to target cancerous...
Fiji’s vaccine program reduces childhood death and illness: study
Fiji's national vaccine program against pneumonia, a serious lung condition, and rotavirus, a common disease...
Childhood experiences and environment also have an impact — ScienceDaily
Research based on 5425 citizens' responses to a questionnaire survey has illuminated that obesity causes...
Findings indicate that gestational age at birth is a strong predictor of ill health throughout childhood — ScienceDaily
Being born early (before 37 weeks' gestation) is associated with a higher risk of hospital...