| |  Starting smoking at a younger age is associated with substantially higher risks of myocardial infarction, stroke, and death, even after accounting for cumulative smoking exposure. Early initiation also amplifies the cardiovascular harm of heavier smoking, indicating increased vulnerability when smoking begins in adolescence. | |
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| |  Recreational physical activity may be associated with breast tissue composition and biomarkers of stress in adolescent girls, according to a new study from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center (HICCC). | |
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| |  Genetic and clinical data suggest dietary factors may influence autism risk via immune pathways, highlighting the need for further research in this area. | |
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| |  The Gluten3S research group launched a dietary intervention with children who had recently been diagnosed with celiac disease. | |
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| |  Taking paracetamol during pregnancy does not increase the risk of autism, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), or intellectual disability among children. | |
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| |  Exposure to wildfire smoke during the final months of pregnancy may raise the risk that a child is later diagnosed with autism, according to a new study led by Tulane University researchers. | |
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| |  Researchers examine the relationship between the maternal milk microbiome and infant gut microbiome. | |
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| |  An artificial intelligence-based tool can predict the medical trajectories of individual premature newborns from blood samples collected soon after they are born, a Stanford Medicine-led study has shown. | |
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| |  Sleep problems are increasingly common among children and adolescents, affecting emotional regulation, cognitive development, and healthy conditions. | |
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| |  The Global Virus Network (GVN), representing eminent human and animal virologists from more than 90 Centers of Excellence and Affiliates in over 40 countries dedicated to advancing research, collaboration, and pandemic preparedness, expresses deep concern regarding the ongoing resurgence of measles in the United States and around the globe. | |
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| |  Research at Karlstad University shows that exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals and adverse life events during pregnancy can influence children's behavior and brain development. | |
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| |  People who have ADHD traits at age 10 are more likely than those without such traits to have physical health problems and to report physical health-related disability at age 46, according to a study led by University College London (UCL) and University of Liverpool researchers. | |
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| |  Researchers from DTU have patented an invention that uses naturally produced substances from gut bacteria of the bifidobacteria type to reduce the risk of allergies and asthma. | |
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| |  Most research on the health effects of stress focuses on adults, but a new review looks at how stress uniquely affects children. | |
