Young children may be fascinated by electronic devices, but a new study suggests that old-fashioned reading may help them grow into better adjusted middle schoolers.…
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Coffee kickstarts many a sleepyhead’s day, but a new study argues that it’s not the caffeine alone that provides the morning wake-up. People who took…
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Growing numbers of young people are expressing a sense of a “mismatch” between the gender on their birth certificate and the one that they “feel”…
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A trendy form of intermittent fasting does seem to help people lose some weight — though it may be no better than old-fashioned calorie counting,…
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When a child unintentionally shoots and kills another child in the United States, they’ve likely been playing around with an unlocked, loaded gun, new research…
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Summer’s here and the Mayo Clinic says babies need protection from the sun’s damaging UV rays, too. It only takes one severe sunburn during childhood…
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Cancer affects families in numerous ways, and kids whose parents have had cancer are more likely to be hungry and to go without everyday essentials…
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The number of cases of vape product-related poisonings reported to America’s poison control centers doubled between 2018 and early 2023, a new report finds. The…
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Living in a walkable neighborhood fosters socialization and helps create a strong sense of community, new research shows. Among the active behaviors these walkable neighborhoods…
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Screening newborns for severe combined immunodeficiency — SCID, sometimes referred to as “bubble boy disease” — significantly increases survival rates, researchers say. Infants with SCID…
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Let’s talk about menopause and its impact on your sex life. We all know that this phase of life can bring about some changes, like…
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Could popular TV medical dramas jump-start a discussion about vaping among teens and almost teens? A recent experiment using clips from “Grey’s Anatomy,” “New Amsterdam”…
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