Medical X-Press – Staff Writer
Millions of U.S. teens are learning to drive at an especially challenging time as risky and dangerous driving has increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, the association noted.
Read More: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-10-teen-partner.html
Live Science – Nicoletta Lanese
A toddler may pull a face of pure disgust upon tasting spinach for the first time, but eventually, that same child can grow to tolerate the vegetable and eventually — gasp! — even like it. And even after childhood, a person’s flavor preferences can continue to evolve. The question is, how does that happen?
Read More: https://www.livescience.com/taste-preferences-change
The Conversation – Alisa Welch and Richard PG Hayhoe
Around 10%-20% of adolescents globally suffer from a mental health condition, such as anxiety or depression, according to the World Health Organization. It’s also been shown that half of all mental health conditions start by age 14. Given how important and formative adolescence is in a person’s life, finding ways of protecting or improving mental wellbeing in children and young people is extremely important.
Urology Times – Janelle Hart
The outcomes of 30 children with functional urinary incontinence, 23 girls and 7 boys, aged 5 to 12 years, were evaluated using bladder and kidney ultrasounds, uroflowmetry and electromyography (EMG), as well as a 3-day voiding and bowel habit diary. Children were unable to enroll in this study if they had neuropathic disease, anatomical defects, or mental retardation.
Read More: https://www.urologytimes.com/view/core-stability-exercise-improves-urinary-incontinence-in-children
WRAL – Staff Writer
Have you noticed that your child’s body has changed during the pandemic? Did a visit to the pediatrician start a conversation about your child’s weight? Does your child’s percentile ranking on a BMI chart seem especially high?
Read More: https://www.wral.com/concerned-about-your-child-s-weight-read-this/19910907/