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Can Lazy Eye Be Corrected? Causes, Treatments, And Why Early Care Matters
In amblyopia, the brain and the affected eye do not work together properly. The brain begins to favour the stronger eye and gradually ignores signals from the weaker one.
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Limiting Sugar In The First 1000 Days Of Life May Lower Heart Disease Risk In Adulthood, Finds New Study
A new study published in The BMJ found that people who consumed less sugar in early childhood had lower risk of developing heart diseases as an adult.
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Sperm Donor With Cancer-Causing Gene Fathered 197 Children In Europe, Alarming Investigation Reveals
The mutation gives a person up to a 90% lifetime chance of developing various cancers, often in childhood or early adulthood.
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Early Respiratory Infection In Babies May Lead To Higher Asthma Risks In Childhood: Study
An international team of scientists has found compelling evidence that early-infancy infection with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) significantly increases the risk of developing childhood asthma.
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Violence In Early Childhood Has Immense, Lifelong Mental Health Impacts: Researchers Explain How
Evidence shows that the relationship between violence exposure and poor mental health can be seen even before a child is old enough to go to school. Researchers are learning that early adversities can have lifelong consequences.
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Violence In Early Childhood Has Immense, Lifelong Mental Health Impacts: Researchers Explain How
Evidence shows that the relationship between violence exposure and poor mental health can be seen even before a child is old enough to go to school. Researchers are learning that early adversities can have lifelong consequences.
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World Mental Health Day 2025: Why Early Support For Children Changes Everything
Childhood experiences shape emotional wellbeing for life, yet mental health challenges in children often go unnoticed or untreated until they become deeply ingrained.
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Age At Autism Diagnosis Could Indicate Tendency For Mental Health Disorders, Says Study
Researcher have identified distinct patterns in the genes and development of those diagnosed in early childhood and those diagnosed later, typically from late childhood onwards.
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Air Pollution Exposure In Childhood May Affect Brain Development: Study
Children exposed to higher levels of air pollution in early and mid-childhood may have weaker connections between key brain regions that can highly impact their thinking and controlling capacity, according to a study.
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New Child Fossil Teeth Reveal Why Humans Developed an Unusually Long Childhood
Research on fossil teeth from a 1.77-million-year-old early Homo specimen challenges the "big brain, long childhood" hypothesis. The study suggests that the extended childhood seen in humans may have evolved as a result of cultural transmission, not just brain growth. By analysing dental growth patterns, scientists show that Homo’s development wa...
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Can Lazy Eye Be Corrected? Causes, Treatments, And Why Early Care Matters
In amblyopia, the brain and the affected eye do not work together properly. The brain begins to favour the stronger eye and gradually ignores signals from the weaker one.
-
Limiting Sugar In The First 1000 Days Of Life May Lower Heart Disease Risk In Adulthood, Finds New Study
A new study published in The BMJ found that people who consumed less sugar in early childhood had lower risk of developing heart diseases as an adult.
-
Sperm Donor With Cancer-Causing Gene Fathered 197 Children In Europe, Alarming Investigation Reveals
The mutation gives a person up to a 90% lifetime chance of developing various cancers, often in childhood or early adulthood.
-
Early Respiratory Infection In Babies May Lead To Higher Asthma Risks In Childhood: Study
An international team of scientists has found compelling evidence that early-infancy infection with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) significantly increases the risk of developing childhood asthma.
-
Violence In Early Childhood Has Immense, Lifelong Mental Health Impacts: Researchers Explain How
Evidence shows that the relationship between violence exposure and poor mental health can be seen even before a child is old enough to go to school. Researchers are learning that early adversities can have lifelong consequences.
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Violence In Early Childhood Has Immense, Lifelong Mental Health Impacts: Researchers Explain How
Evidence shows that the relationship between violence exposure and poor mental health can be seen even before a child is old enough to go to school. Researchers are learning that early adversities can have lifelong consequences.
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World Mental Health Day 2025: Why Early Support For Children Changes Everything
Childhood experiences shape emotional wellbeing for life, yet mental health challenges in children often go unnoticed or untreated until they become deeply ingrained.
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Age At Autism Diagnosis Could Indicate Tendency For Mental Health Disorders, Says Study
Researcher have identified distinct patterns in the genes and development of those diagnosed in early childhood and those diagnosed later, typically from late childhood onwards.
-
Air Pollution Exposure In Childhood May Affect Brain Development: Study
Children exposed to higher levels of air pollution in early and mid-childhood may have weaker connections between key brain regions that can highly impact their thinking and controlling capacity, according to a study.
-
New Child Fossil Teeth Reveal Why Humans Developed an Unusually Long Childhood
Research on fossil teeth from a 1.77-million-year-old early Homo specimen challenges the "big brain, long childhood" hypothesis. The study suggests that the extended childhood seen in humans may have evolved as a result of cultural transmission, not just brain growth. By analysing dental growth patterns, scientists show that Homo’s development wa...
