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Pediatric obesity
Pediatric, or childhood, obesity is a medical condition where a child is significantly overweight. Children with a body mass index (BMI) in the 95th percentile for thir heigh are considered obese. Pediatric obesity is associated with chronic diseases including diabetes, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol.
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NOV 20, 2024Genetics & Genomics
This work can explain why many people who lose weight may fail to maintain that loss over long periods of time...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 08, 2024Cardiology
A lack of physical activity during childhood may have long-term health consequences.Written By: Savannah LoganJAN 24, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
Telomeres are a kind of protective cap that sit on the ends of chromosomes, and prevent them from degrading. Telomeres a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 24, 2024Cardiology
Stress during childhood may lead to serious health consequences in young adulthood.Written By: Savannah LoganJUL 23, 2023Genetics & Genomics
A variety of factors can affect a person's weight, including personal habits like what they eat and how much activity th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 19, 2023Technology
A new study conducted by researchers at the Boston University School of Public Health suggests that social media platfor ...Written By: Ryan VingumNOV 15, 2022Cardiology
Adolescent participants decreased their BMI by an average of 16% in a new study.Written By: Savannah LoganNOV 02, 2022Cannabis Sciences
UCLA researchers conducted an 8-year study of roughly 1,300 low-income Los Angeles teens and found that students who att ...Written By: Kerry CharronSEP 29, 2022Cardiology
Inactivity, sugar, salt, and weight gain are causing hypertension in children and teens.Written By: Savannah LoganAUG 13, 2022Health & Medicine
Researchers and clinicians have found that when people are hospitalized with COVID-19, they are more likely to develop l ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 16, 2022Microbiology
Breastfeeding is encouraged because it provides many benefits to both mothers and infants. Breastmilk is nutritious, and ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 05, 2022Neuroscience
Researchers have trained mothers how to help their newborns sleep more at night. The methods work both for firstborns an ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 31, 2022Cancer
The incidence of thyroid cancer among children has been increasing over recent decades. Similarly, cases of childhood ob ...Written By: Katie KokolusDEC 01, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Exposure to famine and prenatal exposure to famine has been consistently linked to a variety of health problems includin ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 21, 2020Microbiology
Although baby formula is a completely acceptable alternative for women that have trouble lactating, human milk is still ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 10, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
A study by Duke University researchers has revealed that children’s gut microbiomes hold clues as to their possibl ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 04, 2020Microbiology
Although children can get infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, and spread it to others, they are mo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 22, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Our bodies need cholesterol for certain crucial functions; it's a vital component of cell walls, for example. But there ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 10, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Preeclampsia is a complication of pregnancy characterized by high blood pressure and it arises in anywhere from two to e ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 15, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists may have identified a biomarker for autism spectrum disorder, which can be difficult to differentiate from ot ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 07, 2020Microbiology
The human gut hosts a huge community of microbes, potentially even before birth, which helps us digest and absorb nutrie ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 12, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Epigenetic changes modify how genes are switched on and off, without altering DNA’s genetic code sequence. These e ...Written By: Tara FernandesFEB 20, 2020Cardiology
Birth defects are not uncommon. For every 33 babies born in the United States each year, one is born with a defect. That ...Written By: Abbie ArceDEC 20, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
The life-threatening and treatment-resistant seizure disorder among children known as the ‘Dravet Syndrome’ ...Written By: Nouran Amin
NOV 20, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
This work can explain why many people who lose weight may fail to maintain that loss over long periods of time...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 08, 2024
Cardiology
A lack of physical activity during childhood may have long-term health consequences.
Written By:
Savannah Logan
JAN 24, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
Telomeres are a kind of protective cap that sit on the ends of chromosomes, and prevent them from degrading. Telomeres a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 24, 2024
Cardiology
Stress during childhood may lead to serious health consequences in young adulthood.
Written By:
Savannah Logan
JUL 23, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
A variety of factors can affect a person's weight, including personal habits like what they eat and how much activity th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 19, 2023
Technology
A new study conducted by researchers at the Boston University School of Public Health suggests that social media platfor
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
NOV 15, 2022
Cardiology
Adolescent participants decreased their BMI by an average of 16% in a new study.
Written By:
Savannah Logan
NOV 02, 2022
Cannabis Sciences
UCLA researchers conducted an 8-year study of roughly 1,300 low-income Los Angeles teens and found that students who att
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
SEP 29, 2022
Cardiology
Inactivity, sugar, salt, and weight gain are causing hypertension in children and teens.
Written By:
Savannah Logan
AUG 13, 2022
Health & Medicine
Researchers and clinicians have found that when people are hospitalized with COVID-19, they are more likely to develop l
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 16, 2022
Microbiology
Breastfeeding is encouraged because it provides many benefits to both mothers and infants. Breastmilk is nutritious, and
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 05, 2022
Neuroscience
Researchers have trained mothers how to help their newborns sleep more at night. The methods work both for firstborns an
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 31, 2022
Cancer
The incidence of thyroid cancer among children has been increasing over recent decades. Similarly, cases of childhood ob
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
DEC 01, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Exposure to famine and prenatal exposure to famine has been consistently linked to a variety of health problems includin
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 21, 2020
Microbiology
Although baby formula is a completely acceptable alternative for women that have trouble lactating, human milk is still
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 10, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
A study by Duke University researchers has revealed that children’s gut microbiomes hold clues as to their possibl
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 04, 2020
Microbiology
Although children can get infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, and spread it to others, they are mo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 22, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Our bodies need cholesterol for certain crucial functions; it's a vital component of cell walls, for example. But there
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 10, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Preeclampsia is a complication of pregnancy characterized by high blood pressure and it arises in anywhere from two to e
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 15, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists may have identified a biomarker for autism spectrum disorder, which can be difficult to differentiate from ot
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 07, 2020
Microbiology
The human gut hosts a huge community of microbes, potentially even before birth, which helps us digest and absorb nutrie
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 12, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Epigenetic changes modify how genes are switched on and off, without altering DNA’s genetic code sequence. These e
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
FEB 20, 2020
Cardiology
Birth defects are not uncommon. For every 33 babies born in the United States each year, one is born with a defect. That
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
DEC 20, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
The life-threatening and treatment-resistant seizure disorder among children known as the ‘Dravet Syndrome’
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin