Researcher Elie Chamoun investigated whether genetic variants in taste receptors related to sweet preference, fat taste sensitivity and aversion to
Category: Children
Antibiotics with narrower targets for respiratory infections
Researchers who studied pediatric treatment practices in patients with earaches, strep throat and other common infections found that narrow-spectrum antibiotics,
Social and emotional behaviours improve learning
Students with well-developed and adaptive social and emotional behaviours are most likely to excel in school, according to UNSW researchers
Valsartan for treating high blood pressure
Valsartan is an angiotensin II receptor antagonist. Valsartan keeps blood vessels from narrowing, which lowers blood pressure and improves blood
Effects of parents’ lifestyle on their children
The importance of parents’ characteristics for their children’s health is explained by poor living conditions in childhood lead to poverty
Spanking children increases the risk of depression
Spanking is using physical force with the intention of causing a child to experience pain, but not injury, to correct
Chemotherapy may have effects on intergenerational fertility
Chemotherapy treatment can damage the fertility of women and their children. The treatment can reduce the levels of fertility and
Exposing children to germs and pets reduces the risk of asthma
Asthma is a chronic disease that frequently aggravates and narrows the airways, leading to wheezing, coughing, breathlessness and a tight
Moldy house causes asthma
Mould triggers asthma, visible mould in homes is associated with the beginning of wheezing in children, mould and leaks may
Using antidepressants in pregnancy may affects fetus mental development
Latest research shows that there is an increased risk involved in using antidepressants during pregnancy, children born to mothers who
