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Genetic discovery of brain tumors in children
Canadian scientists have identified eight genes for brain tumors in children, opening new perspectives for doctors in treating this incurable disease.
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Children breathe more easily in the countryside
Children with asthma can breathe easily if they spend a few days in the countryside, away from urban air pollution.
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Children love to eat vegetables if they have strange names
Try naming familiar items at your home
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The baby is taller if the mother exposes the summer sun when pregnant
The babies born at the end of the summer, the heads from the sun-hot pregnant women are much taller and stronger than those born in winter and spring, a big study has ju…
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Obese mother, children are prone to birth defects
Women with obesity during pregnancy increase the risk of having children with birth defects.
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Love makes children smarter
For some strange reason, it is always necessary to remind us that primates like us desperately need care.
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Omega-3 prevents slow brain development
An Australian research group has demonstrated that giving premature babies an omega-3 fatty acid can prevent mental retardation.
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Children who use fast food are at a higher risk of asthma
Researchers at the University of Alberta (Canada) have published a report saying fast food may increase the risk of asthma.
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Apples and breast milk help children fight asthma
Nutrition experts at the University of Toronto, Canada have published research results showing that apples and breast milk can help babies fight asthma, eczema and aller…
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Children watch TV for more than 2 hours every day or sick
Children who spend a few hours each day watching TV or playing computer are also significantly weaker than children who don't watch, a study has revealed.
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Solution to reduce obesity in children
The ban on fast food ads in the United States has reduced a significant proportion of 18% of children who are obese.
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Doctors do not correctly diagnose overweight in children
Despite the widespread attention of mass media on research that shows that one-third of US children have weight problems, a new study indicates that only about one-third…
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Children born in the fall are more likely to get asthma
Babies born in the fall months, right before the peak of the cold and flu season, are more likely to develop breast milk than babies born in other seasons.
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Are babies too young eating peanuts susceptible to allergies?
Peanut allergy is one of the most common allergies in the United States, it hurts more than 1.5 million Americans and kills about 100 people a year.
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Be alert if your child reacts slowly to sound
When your child responds slowly to sounds, it may be a sign of autism. Experts have recently found that the brain of autistic children responds a little slower than norm…