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Tests show more swine flu immunity in older folks

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created May 21, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- New test results show what scientists have suspected - people in their 60's and older have greater immunity to the new swine flu virus.


Research indicates toddlers can become ageists by three

Research indicates toddlers can become ageists by three

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Aug 19, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (7) | comments 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- Sometimes inspiration comes from the strangest of places. For Sheree Kwong See, it happened during a testing session with a subject while conducting a study on language and cognitive changes ...


Children found to be most at risk from malaria

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Oct 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Insecticide treated mosquito nets reduce the chances of developing life-threatening malaria in Africa, however recent research shows that older children are the least well protected by nets in the community. The research, ...


'Hygiene hypothesis' challenged: Day care doubles early respiratory problems

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 08, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 1

New research hints that the common belief that kids who go to daycare have lower rates of asthma and allergy later in life might be nothing more than wishful thinking. While young children in daycare definitely do get more ...


Study offers tips on taming the boogie monster

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Many parents of preschoolers struggle with their children's fears of real and imaginary creatures. A new study offers some ideas on how they can better manage their children's worries.


Researchers find childhood cancer risk rises with mother's age

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jul 14, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Research from the Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota indicates that a baby born to an older mother may have a slightly increased risk for many of the cancers that occur during childhood.


CDC study: Swine flu deaths higher in older kids

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Sep 03, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

(AP) -- About one in 13 U.S. swine flu deaths have been children and most of the kids have been of school age, the federal government said Thursday in its first study of the new flu's youngest victims.


For older adults, participating in social service activities can improve brain functions

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Volunteer service, such as tutoring children, can help older adults delay or reverse declining brain function, according to a study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Using functional ...


Testicular tumors may explain why some diseases are more common in children of older fathers

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Oct 25, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

A rare form of testicular tumour has provided scientists with new insights into how genetic changes (mutations) arise in our children. The research, funded by the Wellcome Trust and the Danish Cancer Society, could explain ...


Asthma a significant risk factor for complications in children with H1N1

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new study on pediatric H1N1 influenza admissions has found that asthma is a significant risk factor for severe disease in children with pandemic H1N1 compared with the seasonal flu. The study, led by researchers from The ...


Advances in screening have offset an increase in Down syndrome

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The number of diagnoses of Down's syndrome has increased by almost three quarters (71%) from 1989/90 to 2007/08, largely due to the considerable increase in the number of older mothers over this period. However, the number ...


Military children face more emotional challenges as parental deployments grow longer, study finds

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Children in military families may suffer from more emotional and behavioral difficulties when compared to other American youths, with older children and girls struggling the most when a parent is deployed overseas, according ...


Quarter of a million children in England at risk of skin cancer from sunbeds

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

An estimated quarter of a million 11-17 year olds in England are being put at increased risk of developing malignant melanoma by using sunbeds, warn researchers in a letter to this week's BMJ.


Expressing comparisons is possible even without language, researchers find

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jun 30, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Making comparisons between objects, like comparing a tiger to a cat, is elemental in the development of a child’s ability to grasp the concept of categories.


Research Finds Ritalin's Benefits in Treating Children with Autism

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- UA researchers present evidence that the Ritalin is effective in treating preschoolers with Autism in a first-ever clinical trial to test the medication's efficacy with children with the disorder.