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Boys who adhere to a diet rich in animal protein in middle childhood are less likely to externalize problems and become aggressive during adolescence, while adherence to the traditional/starch dietary pattern is associated with attention problems among girls, according to a study in Colombia.

Supplementation with vitamin A reduces the risk of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) in very-low-birthweight (VLBW) infants, but the benefit appears to be limited to those with baseline intake <1,500 IU · kg−1 · d−1 and is not affected by the administration route, a study has found.

In children born small for gestational age (SGA), long-term treatment with recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) does not carry an excess risk of insulin resistance, according to 10-year data from a study.

Children with asthma who are infected with SARS-CoV-2 virus are at an increased risk of hospitalization, especially those whose asthma is poorly controlled, compared with children without asthma, according to data from the EAVE II* study.

In the US, adolescents often turn to substance use to cope with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, a recent study has found. Important predictors of such behaviour include pandemic-related isolation and economic hardship.

In youth who identify as transgender or nonbinary, receiving or having access to gender-affirming hormone therapy may yield mental health benefits, leading to lower rates of depression and suicidality, a recent study has found.

In sexual minority-identifying youth (SMY), factors at the individual, family, and community levels all have important roles to play in protecting their mental health (MH), a recent study has found.