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An eye-tracking device provides measures of social visual engagement that are predictive of autism in young children as shown in a new study.
Fragility fractures occur in a few children with long-term neurologic condition (LTNC) and are associated with limited ambulation, feeding difficulties, and poor nutritional status, according to a Singapore study.
Among teens and young adults, users of both e-cigarettes and cigarettes are more likely to experience severe and frequent ocular symptoms than abstainers, as reported in a study.
Eating disorders may occur among teens with epilepsy, especially those with psychiatric comorbidities, such as depression, anxiety, and suicidality, according to a study.
Children who spend greater screen time at age 1 are more likely to have developmental delays in communication and problem-solving at ages 2 and 4 years, according to a study.
Children who are exposed to paternal depression are at increased risk of depression, as shown in a study.
Infants with severe bronchiolitis are at heightened risk of having decreased lung function at age 6 years, according to a study.
Frailty is associated with greater treatment cost and mortality among hospitalized children with cancer, suggests a US study, noting the need for further research on frailty-based risk stratification, as well as individualized intervention to improve patient outcomes.
Children who regularly participate in sports have better long-term psychosocial well-being, with team sports being more beneficial than individual sports, an 8-year longitudinal study has shown.
Treating postnatal depression with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) may be beneficial for both mothers and their children in the long term, with a recent study showing that SSRIs can reduce the risk of several negative outcomes, such as maternal depression and child behavioural problems, according to a study.
