Early childhood vaccines containing aluminum are not linked to a higher risk for developing autoimmune, allergic, or neurodevelopmental disorders, according to a nationwide study of Danish children.

An investigation shows the close relationship between childhood sleep disorders and the development of ADHD symptoms in preadolescence. The study, recently published in the European Journal of ...

"Since starting school, they cry intensely almost every morning and refuse to go to kindergarten.""As soon as they moved up a ...

Children of parents with bipolar disorder are known to be at elevated risk of developing mental health problems as they grow older, such as depression, anxiety, substance use problems and bipolar ...

Certain rare genetic disorders may cause a child to develop obesity. Health experts may refer to these conditions as syndromic childhood obesity. They may affect a child’s metabolism or cause them to ...

What if we were to tell kids with disabilities, disorders and syndromes that their problem is actually their power? What if we were to change the way we tell children about their issues from ...

Is your child often irritable or prone to temper outbursts? Pediatrician Cindy Gellner, MD, clarifies the distinctions between bipolar disorder and Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD), ...

Childhood-onset fluency disorder is a communication disorder characterized by a disturbance in the flow and timing of speech that is inappropriate for an individual’s age. Also referred to as ...

A retrospective Japanese study of 398 children found that those with neurodevelopmental disorders lived a mean of 12 ...

Musculoskeletal (MSK) disorders affect the muscles, bones, joints, and tissues. In children, they may be due to infection, cancer, inflammatory arthritis, or progressive muscle disorders. MSK ...

# The report, based on survey data collected in 2023, found that 21.8 per cent of teenagers surveyed had used illicit drugs at some point, with 54.8 per cent of those reporting their first use at age ...