News tagged with youngsters
Sleep deprivation tied to increased nighttime urination in preadolescence
Nighttime visits to the bathroom are generally associated with being pregnant or having an enlarged prostate, but the problem can affect youngsters, too. A new study sheds light on why some children may need to urinate more ...
Feb 01, 2012 |
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Researchers develop gene therapy that could correct a common form of blindness
A new gene therapy method developed by University of Florida researchers has the potential to treat a common form of blindness that strikes both youngsters and adults. The technique works by replacing a malfunctioning gene ...
Jan 23, 2012 |
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Sitting it out
Youngsters in Norway today are not as fit as earlier generations, and even the best perform less well. Researchers now warn that a wave of inactivity could have a major long-term health impact.
Jan 19, 2012 |
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Your home's age important for child lead exposure
(AP) -- If you've been putting off repairing a peeling windowsill, or you're thinking of knocking out a wall, listen up: Check how old your house is. You may need to take steps to protect your kids from dangerous ...
Jan 05, 2012 |
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Poland pins hopes on starry-eyed students
Starry-eyed youngsters living in the birthplace of Nicolas Copernicus have taken up celestial gazing like the father of modern astronomy, but using telescopes he could only dream of.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 01, 2012 |
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How moms talk influences children's perspective-taking ability
Young children whose mothers talk with them more frequently and in more detail about people's thoughts and feelings tend to be better at taking another's perspective than other children of the same age.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 22, 2011 |
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White and Hispanic teens more likely to abuse drugs than African-Americans
A new analysis of teenage drug abuse finds widespread problems among whites, Native Americans, Hispanics and youngsters of multiple races, with less severe abuse among Asian and African-American teens.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 07, 2011 |
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Gov't considers testing anthrax vaccine in kids
A government advisory panel is considering whether the anthrax vaccine should be tested in children.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Oct 28, 2011 |
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Community effort brings lasting drop in smoking, delinquency, drug use
Delaying the age when kids try alcohol or smoking decreases the likelihood that they will become dependent later in life. Effective interventions exist, but community disagreements about which programs to try can stymie decisions.
Oct 03, 2011 |
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Childhood and the driving force of fashion
Are children as young as five years old so driven by consumerism and fashion that they are in danger of 'losing' their childhood?
Sep 15, 2011 |
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Grandparents connected to success of human race
(PhysOrg.com) -- If you looked around at your family some 40,000 years ago, you would not have seen grandparents as the likelihood of a person passing their 30th birthday was slim. However, according to new research reported ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jul 26, 2011 |
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To fight obesity, even babies should exercise
(AP) -- Preschoolers, even babies, need daily exercise, the British government says in its first-ever exercise advice for its youngest citizens.
Jul 11, 2011 |
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Facebook exposes children to online threats says EU
Social networking sites such as Facebook are not doing enough to protect children from potential dangers such as grooming by paedophiles or online bullying, European authorities said on Tuesday.
Jun 21, 2011 |
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Learning to count not as easy as 1, 2, 3: Working with larger numbers matters
Preschool children seem to grasp the true concept of counting only if they are taught to understand the number value of groups of objects greater than three, research at the University of Chicago shows.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 14, 2011 |
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Old catching up to young on US Internet: study
Older folks are closing ground on youngsters quick to leap on hot Internet trends such as social networking and online shopping, according to a Pew Research Center study.
Dec 16, 2010 |
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