Just over half of the children born in 2020 will face unprecedented exposure to heatwaves over their lifetime — even under a conservative projection for how climate change will unfold over the next 75 ...

NOTICE: The workshop that is the subject of this workshop summary was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National ...

"Don't give him too much sugar or he will become unmanageable!" How many times have you heard this phrase at a birthday party or during a snack? The link between sugar and hyperactivity in children is ...

The Children’s Museum of Discovery, formerly the San Diego Children’s Discovery Museum, will host its annual Science & Engineering Night on from 5 to 7:30 p.m. July 19. This after-hours event provides ...

A new study has found children born to mothers who experienced gestational diabetes (GDM) during pregnancy are more likely to develop attention-deficient hyperactive disorder (ADHD) and externalizing ...

Researchers from the University of Waterloo discovered that measuring long-term stress through children’s hair samples can reveal early signs of mental health risks in those living with chronic ...

A recent review published in Pediatric Physical Therapy has highlighted deficiencies in the scientific support and theoretical foundations of two neurorehabilitation methods for children with ...

Imagine a classroom in which students are sitting in small groups, not in rows. The teacher is walking around the classroom answering questions and listening to ideas instead of standing in front of ...

The COVID vaccines reduced the risk of emergency room or urgent care visits by 76 percent in children aged nine months through four years and by 56 percent in those aged five through 17 compared with ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American How a local program is changing the way ...

Warren Loeppky has been a pediatric dentist in the Canadian city of Calgary for 20 years. Over the last decade, he says, tooth decay in children he’s seen has become more common, more aggressive and ...