Tag: Children

Aumenta la necesidad de derivaciones psicológicas para niños con alergias alimentarias

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Con el aumento de la incidencia de alergias alimentarias en los niños en la última década, ha habido un aumento correspondiente en la necesidad de servicios de psicología profesional debido al aumento de la ansiedad. Un nuevo estudio que se presentará en la Reunión Científica Anual del Colegio Americano de Alergia, Asma e Inmunología (ACAAI) de este año en Boston mostró un aumento de más del 50% en las derivaciones a psicólogos en un centro en 2023 en comparación con las derivaciones anuales de 2018 a 2022.

Need for Psychology Referrals Increasing for Children with Food Allergies

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With the rise in incidence of food allergies in children in the past decade, there has been a corresponding increase in the need for professional psychology services due to increased anxiety. A new study being presented at this year’s American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) Annual Scientific Meeting in Boston showed a more than 50% increase in psychology referrals at one center in 2023 compared to yearly referrals from 2018-2022.

Four Ways to Keep Your Kids From Becoming Picky Eaters

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KEY TAKEAWAYS:Preventing picky eating starts in infancy, before tastes grow more stubborn.Don’t overuse food pouches. Kids need to experience different flavors and textures.Children can learn to like foods they initially reject if exposed to them repeatedly.As long as there are freezers stocked with chicken nuggets, there will be children who turn their noses up at salmon.

Study shows that Rett syndrome in females is not just less severe, but different

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Symptoms progression of Rett syndrome are different in females than males. A new MIND Institute study shows why it is important to understand these differences to develop better treatments.

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Kicks Off Annual Halloween Greeting Card Drive

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LOS ANGELES (October 16, 2024)—Scary and spooky and a little bit silly and kooky? Sounds like it’s time for Halloween and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) is getting ready for what is one of its favorite holidays of the year. Supporters and friends in the community, across the country and around the world are invited to take part in the hospital’s annual Halloween greeting card drive.

Prevalence of Dental Caries and Utilization of Dental Services among WIC-participating Children: A scoping review

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Purpose Low-income children experience disproportionately high rates of dental caries and challenges in accessing dental care compared to their higher-income peers. The purpose of this scoping review was to examine the prevalence of dental caries and dental service utilization among Special…

Kids and the COVID-19 Vaccine: Your Questions Answered

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While many parents have gotten their children vaccinated, some families have questions about the vaccine’s safety and efficacy. We spoke to several experts at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, including Michael Smit, MD, MSPH, Hospital Epidemiologist and Medical Director of Infection Prevention and Control, and Marisa Glucoft, MPH, Vice President of Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, to answer some frequently asked questions.

Experts offer advice for supporting children’s mental health

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Prioritizing mental health is not only important for adults, but for children as well. “Stress and anxiety are normal parts of life that we all experience in order to keep us safe,” said Samantha Kempker-Margherio, assistant professor of psychology in Virginia Tech’s College of Science.

FAU Researchers Confront New U.S. and Global Challenges in Vaccinations of Adults

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Over the past decade, decreasing vaccination rates now threaten the huge beneficial impacts of vaccinations in the U.S. and globally. Researchers discuss the multifactorial barriers including increasing vaccine hesitancy and new clinical and public health challenges in vaccinations of U.S. adults.

EMERGE study to explore language trajectories of low-income, ethnically diverse children with autism

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Researchers at UCLA Health and the University of North Carolina Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute (FPG) will co-lead a unique project to assess behavioral and neurological markers of language development in low-income children within their family settings, gathering valuable information that could lead to earlier, more targeted interventions for a population that has been largely underrepresented in autism research.

Children’s Health and UT Southwestern break ground on new Dallas pediatric campus, announce $100 million donation from The Rees-Jones Foundation

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Children’s Health and UT Southwestern Medical Center broke ground today on a $5 billion pediatric health campus to replace the existing Children’s Medical Center Dallas. The new campus will encompass more than 4.7 million square feet of construction, including a new pediatric hospital as its centerpiece.

Alarming Surge: Global Crisis of Childhood Overweight and Obesity

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Since 1990, childhood obesity has nearly doubled globally, with the U.S. at the forefront. In Southern Europe, 10-15% of children are obese, while Asia has nearly half of all overweight kids under 5. Nearly 70% of the average U.S. child’s diet consists of ultra-processed foods, which are increasingly consumed by children under 24 months, raising obesity risks and reducing immunological protection. Addressing pediatric obesity requires a multifaceted approach from tackling the influence of social media and advertising on children’s food choices to increasing physical activity.

One of the first of its kind, UAH study characterizes urinary microbes in children

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Until recently, it was believed that human urine is sterile, but advanced culturing techniques and DNA sequencing have revealed that bacteria and other microbes – such as viruses and fungi – inhabit the human bladder and urinary tract, known collectively as the “urobiome.” Now in study that is one of the first of its kind, Dr.

Banning Friendships Can Backfire: Moms Who ‘Meddle’ Make Bad Behavior Worse

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Bad behavior often occurs away from home, leading parents to blame and limit contact with peers. However, a new study shows that banning friendships can backfire, worsening behavior instead of improving it.

Why children can’t pay attention to the task at hand

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Scientists have learned that children find it hard to focus on a task, and often take in information that won’t help them complete their assignment. But the question is, why? In a new study, researchers found that this “distributed attention” wasn’t because children’s brains weren’t mature enough to understand the task or pay attention, and it wasn’t because they were easily distracted and lacked the control to focus.

Natural grass may pose greater risk for football concussions

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Young football players who sustained a head-to-ground concussion practicing or playing games on natural grass experienced more symptoms – and significantly higher severity – than those who suffered concussions on artificial turf, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center found.

Mental Health-Related Emergency Room Trips Declined Significantly After Illinois Ended COVID-19 Lockdown

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• After the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown, ER visits and admission rates fell to pre-2016 rates during the 39 months after the pandemic
• Lower rates of ER visits may be related to wider use of telemedicine, crisis hotlines and better mental health care, as well as increased awareness

‘Baby Talk:’ Decoding How Children’s Vocal and Cognitive Cues Sway Adults

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In infancy, caregivers rely on facial expressions and vocal cues to understand a baby’s needs and emotions, as babies do not use language. A new study shows that while facial expressions are important, they are less effective than vocal and cognitive signals. Adults are more focused on a child’s voice when assessing emotional states and helplessness, but use cognitive content, such as reasoning abilities, to gauge intelligence. When a child’s vocal immaturity conflicts with advanced cognitive abilities, caregivers prioritize vocal cues for emotional needs and cognitive cues for intelligence, highlighting how different cues influence judgments in early childhood.

Sipping Alcohol in Early Adolescence May Contribute to Personality Changes and Depression

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Children who try alcohol may experience mental health and personality effects as they transition to early adolescence. An analysis of alcohol sampling behavior in children ages 9 to 14, published in Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Research, found that children who had poor response inhibition and increased alcohol sipping behaviors might be more likely to have accelerated changes in personality traits and depression scores over time. The study suggests that even minimal alcohol experimentation in early adolescence may influence later alcohol use as well as personality and mental health issues.

WVU widens service area to assist pregnant women, parenting families

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A West Virginia University-led effort is extending its reach to 11 Mountain State counties, providing more low-income pregnant women and families with children access to health care and life skills through the West Virginia Healthy Start/Helping Appalachian Parents and Infants — HAPI — project.

Allowing children to sip and taste alcohol leads to increased drinking during late adolescence and young adulthood

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Despite evidence that allowing children to try alcohol with parental supervision can increase risk for later drinking, many parents continue to do so in the belief that their children are more likely to develop responsible drinking habits.

Developmental supports crucial for young victims of child abuse

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In a new study published this week, researchers at the University of South Australia highlight the urgency of ensuring young victims of serious child abuse or neglect get the support they need prior to school commencement so that that can be as close to developmentally on track as possible.

Expert: How to fight summer learning loss in children with active learning experiences

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Active learning experiences can help combat learning loss children often experience over the summer, according to Suzanne McLeod from the Department of Teaching, Learning and Educational Leadership at Binghamton University, State University of New York. Summer learning loss, also called…

Mpox continues to circulate at low numbers among gay and bisexual men who have sex with men

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Mpox continues to circulate in the U.S. among gay and bisexual men who have sex with men. Though the number fell sharply to only 3 cases during the June through December 2023 multisite surveillance period compared to the previous highs, concern for its reemergence continues due to, among other things, incomplete knowledge among other groups.