Browsing: childhood

People who grew up in low-income families are at greater risk of developing atherosclerosis in the coronary arteries later in…

Childhood abuse leaves a scar on the brain, a new neuroimaging study led by UCLA psychologists has shown. The researchers…

A new global definition of clinical obesity classifies far fewer children as obese than the widely used body mass index…

Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children may be associated with problems with the health of the placenta during late pregnancy,…

Doctoral dissertation research investigated how the family environment in childhood affects health in midlife. The study showed that only children…

Consultant and researcher Magnus Aasved Hjort believes that people who survive childhood cancer should receive far better support as adults.…