A new study led by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin and Harvard Medical School reveals surprising findings about how babies exposed to gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) grow during ...

Excessive screen time can impact the child's physical and mental well-being by impacting their sleep, mood, concentration and academic performance. We must understand how excessive screen time can ...

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are affecting more young people now, according to health authorities. Noting that most ...

Farah delivered a letter urging the Government to make increasing physical activity among children a priority to Number 10 on ...

A deep learning model can predict the risk for obesity for young children using only routinely collected electronic health record (EHR) data.

A recent Lancet study highlights the child development crisis in low and middle-income countries, focusing on the lack of ...

Young people face a range of health issues that require attention and action from family and from people in positions of power in society. Importantly, health is more than physical wellbeing.

The World Health Organization and the American Academy of Pediatrics both suggest preschool-aged children should have no more ...

A health literacy-informed digital intervention reduces the incidence of obesity at 24 months of age, according to a study published online.

Fat tissue may commit weight to memory. For people living with obesity, losing weight can help reduce the risk of health problems such as type 2 diabetes or cardiovascular disease (SN: 2/29/24). But ...

Experts in Europe certainly think so, saying there’s a need for a Europe-wide effort that integrates data on children’s ...