iPad use by kids younger than 2 may be just fine
A pediatrician who is an expert on the effects of media on children—and who, not incidentally, helped write the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) guidelines on restricting media use by children...
View ArticleAAP: Read to kids from birth
In its first policy statement on literacy promotion, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) advises pediatricians to encourage parents to read to their children beginning in infancy and continuing...
View ArticleToxic childhood stress changes gene expression
Abuse early in childhood affects how certain genes are turned on or off, which may help explain why severely stressed children are at risk of psychological and physical problems, a recent study...
View ArticleHigh blood glucose in kids may slow brain growth
Children with chronically high blood glucose levels are more likely to show slower brain growth than children with normal glucose levels, a new study has found. Using magnetic resonance imaging scans...
View ArticleAAP maintains its opposition to legal marijuana
Marijuana use risks harm to children and adolescents and should not be legal, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) reiterates in an updated policy statement. The policy statement updates the 2004...
View ArticleHow risky is anesthesia for young children?
Growing concern about the effects of general anesthesia on brain development in infants and young children has prompted a call for more research and a warning to parents and physicians to take into...
View ArticleMorcellation risk outweighed by risks of laparotomy
A new study that modeled outcomes for treatment of fibroids with laparoscopic plus morcellation versus an abdominal procedure indicates that risks of an open procedure outweigh those associated with...
View ArticleDoes postterm pregnancy increase risk of neonatal morbidity?
Israeli investigators say that the results of their recent retrospective study indicate that post-term pregnancy increases the likelihood of neonatal morbidity even in low-risk singleton gestations....
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Midazolam warning for preemies
A recent study in preterm infants found that exposure to midazolam, a commonly used sedative in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), was associated with macro- and microstructural alterations in...
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Possible link between unhealthy prenatal diet and ADHD
A longitudinal study examined the relationship between prenatal or postnatal high-fat, high-sugar diet and symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children who demonstrated...
View ArticleTalk the talk: Early language exposure impacts brain development
It’s no secret that babies love to look at their parents’ faces and hear their voices, but pediatricians are now being challenged to help parents understand that what they say to their children in the...
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Noninvasive imaging monitors early human brain development
Researchers at Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, are coming up with ways to directly monitor the development of the human brain from conception to childhood to better understand this...
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