Tag: Child Development
RSNA: Overweight Tied to Worse Brain Health in Preteens
Findings include worse brain white matter microstructural integrity, reduced cortical grey matter thickness, and decreased functional connectivity
Vitamin D Supplementation Does Not Influence Growth in Children
No influence seen on height for age, BMI for age, waist-to-height ratio, percentage body fat, fat mass, fat-free mass, or Tanner scores
Stable Neurodevelopment Seen for Most Children With Familial High Risk for Schizophrenia
12.8 percent of children with familial high risk for schizophrenia, bipolar disorder transition to different neurocognitive subgroup
In Utero Air Pollution Exposure Tied to Infant Neurodevelopmental Delays
Exposure tied to delay in gross motor, fine motor, and personal-social development
Extra Parenteral Amino Acids No Benefit for Extremely Preterm Infants
No improvement seen in survival free from neurodisability at two years for infants with birth weight <1,000 g
Pandemic Babies May Face Communication Impairment
But overall neurodevelopment not changed by the COVID-19 pandemic
IQ Scores at Age 5 Years Higher When Preemies Receive DHA Supplement
Full-scale IQ scores at 5 years of age modestly higher among children born before 29 weeks of gestation who had received enteral emulsion with versus without DHA as neonates
Gestational Phthalate Exposure Tied to Childhood Lung Function
Consistent but mostly statistically nonsignificant associations observed for gestational phthalate metabolite levels and lower FVC, FEV1 at ages 4 to 11 years
Babies Born During Pandemic May Have Early Social Communication Deficits
Deficits seen in having a definite meaningful word, pointing, and waving goodbye
Maternal Exposure to PFAS Tied to Reproductive Function of Male Offspring
Higher maternal PFAS exposure linked to poorer semen quality in male offspring in young adulthood
