Children

Two studies, both yet to be peer-reviewed and published, have reached contradictory conclusions about the link between COVID and type 1 diabetes in children, affirming the lack of clarity researchers still face in determining this particular association.

Scientists have criticized new research linking excessive smartphone to early puberty onset. The research is unpublished and was promoted through a press release packed with wild speculation, offering a perfect case study in bad science communication.

It has long been known that plants can help mitigate air pollution in urban environments. New research reinforces such findings, showing that "tredges" planted around schoolyards can help protect children from traffic-derived airborne particles.

New research published in JAMA Network Open offers new insights into the risk children face from long COVID. The findings reveal long COVID is relatively rare in children, and most prevalent in hospitalized adolescents over the age of 14.

Screen time is generally considered to be a negative influence on a child’s development but a new study makes a strikingly different case, presenting evidence that playing video games may actually boost a child’s intelligence.

While it may not rate way up there on a list of life's annoyances, measuring a child's height in the traditional wall-marking fashion can be a tad fiddly. That's where the Kiko comes in, as it uses a laser to do the job quickly and easily.

The first real-world data on COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness against Omicron in children aged 5 to 11 has revealed vaccination reduces a child’s risk of severe illness and hospitalization by two-thirds compared to unvaccinated children.

New research published in Nature Communications has found boy and girls can be vulnerable to the negative effects of social media use at different times during their adolescence, with massive variations between different individuals.

Moderna has announced the first data from a trial testing its COVID-19 vaccine in children under the age of six. The results show similar antibody responses after two doses to those seen in adults. Moderna plans to apply for FDA authorization soon.

Striking new research estimates lead exposure, primarily from car exhaust in the 1960s and 1970s, has negatively affected the IQ of more than half the population of the US, and resulted in the loss of up to six IQ points in some people.

While it would be great if teachers could spend lots of time with each of their students, the fact is that children often end up doing most of their handwriting exercises unsupervised. A new system may help address that problem, using a "smart" pen.

Pfizer is reporting two small doses of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine do not generate effective immune responses in two to five year-olds. The trial is being amended to add a third dose, but it's unlikely the vaccine will be available before well into 2022.