Children with autism have different brains than children without autism, down to the structure and density of their neurons, according to a study by the University of Rochester Medical Center, New ...

Stuck in the middle? No problem, according to a new study that suggests middle children grow up to be "better" than their siblings. Anna - stock.adobe.com Middle children rule. That’s according to a ...

The health of U.S. children has deteriorated over the past 17 years, with kids today more likely to have obesity, chronic diseases and mental health problems like depression, a new study says. Much of ...

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Luby is an infant/preschool psychiatrist clinician researcher at Washington University School of Medicine. Barch is a clinical scientist researcher at Washington University in St. Louis. The New York ...

Researchers in Taiwan tracked children's performance in sporting activities like running, sit-ups and jumping to study how it impacted their mental health diagnoses over time Charlotte Phillipp is a ...

Having a smartphone may be harmful for children younger than 12, according to a new study. The study published Monday in the peer-reviewed journal Pediatrics found that owning a smartphone during ...

At least a quarter of children in the United States who died from opioid poisoning between 2004 and 2020 were victims of prior abuse or neglect, a new Yale study finds, and over two-thirds of 10- to ...

When it comes to raising children in the digital age, one of the worst things a parent can do is give their kid a smartphone and hope for the best. Turns out, same goes for the grownups. That ...

Having a tot or two can increase your lifespan — no kidding. Selfishly reveling in the child-free lifestyle has newly become all the rage among footloose millennial couples — better known as “DINKS,” ...

A study led by UC San Francisco and UC Davis has concluded that radiation from medical imaging is associated with a higher risk of blood cancers in children. The researchers examined data from nearly ...