According to the USC Children’s Health Study , which followed a group of children into adulthood, daily exposure to road traffic emissions during childhood can set the stage for cardiovascular disease in adulthood . The research, recently published in the journal Environmental Health , made use of ultrasounds to examine the carotid arteries in participants … Read more
The human digestive system is home to a vast community of microorganisms known as the gut microbiome . According to new research from Michigan State University and the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, the gut microbiome was different in babies with strong fear responses and in babies with milder reactions . Gut microbiome To … Read more
A recent study , carried out by researchers from the U-Vip (Unit for the Visually Impaired) and led by Monica Gori at the IIT-Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (Italian Institute of Technology), shows for the first time how children aged 3 at 5 years they have trouble recognizing the emotions of people who wear masks . … Read more
A new Penn State study found that simply adding more vegetables to their plates resulted in children consuming more vegetables at mealtime. Specifically, when the amount of corn and broccoli served at a meal doubled, from 60 to 120 grams, the children ate 68% more vegetables, or an additional 21 grams. However, seasoning vegetables with … Read more
Puppets can attract and hold the attention of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), increasing the potential to develop more engaging therapies that strengthen social engagement and facilitate learning, according to a new study by researchers from the Center for Studies. Yale Children’s. The study, published in the journal Autism Research , is the first … Read more
In the face of new technologies and even cultural habits, we tend to position ourselves in a Manichean way: either everything is bad, or everything is good. Either I am a parent who let my children consume screens, or I am a parent who strictly forbid them . In fact, it is something that has … Read more
Despite the news published by the scary press and the usual demagoguery of politicians and educators, the violence is increasing every day in almost all the countries of the world (with their natural statistical peaks). And its greatest reduction coincides, in fact, with the arrival of video games . Therefore, the best-designed studies have found … Read more