Tag: Child Development
No Adverse Neurodevelopmental Effects Seen From Inhaled Anesthesia in Children Under 2
No adverse neurodevelopmental effects with addition of dexmedetomidine and remifentanil to sevoflurane anesthesia
Sleep Problems Tied to Self-Harm in Teens
Short sleep duration, increased sleep onset latency, fragmented sleep all tied to self-harm over time
AAP Updates Screening Guidance for Child Mental Health, Behavioral Problems
Child-focused screening for MEB problems should start at age 6 months and continue at 12-, 24-, and 36-month health supervision visits
Prenatal Exposure to Pesticide Chlorpyrifos Linked to Brain Abnormalities
Altered differentiation of neuronal tissue, increased myelination of the internal capsule seen in children
Positive Childhood Experiences May Protect Against Disordered Eating During College
Low adverse childhood experiences and high positive childhood experiences together reduced disordered eating by 20 to 41 percent
Parents’ Occupational Exposure Tied to Offspring’s Autism Severity
Plastics/polymers were especially associated with multiple developmental and behavioral outcomes
Sleep Fragmentation Negatively Linked to QoL in Pediatric Nocturnal Enuresis
Sleep fragmentation negatively linked to physical and social QoL; N2 stage moderates deleterious effects of fragmentation
Polygenic Scores for BMI Can Improve Prediction of Future Obesity
Children with higher polygenic scores showed accelerated BMI gain from age 2.5 years to adolescence in ALSPAC study
Green Space Exposure in Pregnancy, Early Childhood May Cut Risk for Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Findings seen for mother-child pairs enrolled in Medicaid and followed for up to 14 years
Prevalence of Extremely Severe Obesity Increasing in Children
2008 to 2023 saw relative increase of 253.1 percent for extremely severe obesity, which is linked to higher odds of metabolic complications
