Researchers have shown that the link between physical and mental illness is closer than previously thought. Certain changes in physical
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Childhood depression linked to a higher risk of death by age 31
Children who get depression are SIX times more likely to die by the age of 31, study finds Swedish study
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Little impact of COVID-19 pandemic on routine childhood vaccination in Australia
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused widespread social disruption globally, with routine immunization services affected in many countries. Researchers from the
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Childhood chemo alters heart’s caretaker cells, study finds
Cancer chemotherapy changes the function of cells that repair heart injury, researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center
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Childhood trauma affects the timing of motherhood
Women who have experienced childhood trauma become mothers earlier than those with a more stable childhood environment, according to a
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Mother shocked to find out her back pain was a rare childhood cancer
Mother, 20, whose GP said her back pain was sciatica is diagnosed with a rare CANCER which is normally only
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Birth weight linked to childhood allergies
The more a baby weighs at birth relative to its gestational age the greater the risk of childhood food allergies
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Researchers discover widespread flaw in global childhood development data
It was a pattern that many researchers had noticed—children in developing countries born at certain times of the year are
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How do birth defects affect childhood cancer risk?
(HealthDay)—Children with birth defects may be at increased risk for childhood cancer, a new study finds. Researchers analyzed data from
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Childhood gastro linked with coeliac disease, 15-year study finds
Infants who have been sick with a common intestinal virus are more likely to be allergic to gluten later in
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