Vitamin D is one of the most essential nutrients for a child’s growth, yet it often goes unnoticed in daily health routines.

Prepubertal children treated with inhaled glucocorticoids for asthma show an initial reduced growth velocity. [1] When these observations were first made, it was not known whether the initial drop in ...

Cord blood appetite-regulating hormones, such as peptide tyrosine tyrosine, pancreatic polypeptide, and leptin, played a crucial role in early-life growth trajectories and childhood anthropometric ...

Is screen time before age 5 affecting your child’s development Our Expert shares the hidden risks to speech focus and social skills and tips on creating a healthy digital balance for your little ones ...

Nearly 1 million children around the globe fail to reach their fifth birthday every year due to devastating health consequences linked to child growth failure, making it the third leading risk factor ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will conduct a study to review the state of scientific evidence in nutrition and toxicology of associations between seafood intake and ...

Read full article: 5 tips to protect your knees and prevent injuries Temporary physical stressors -- like an ice bath -- can trigger the body’s innate healing mechanisms. Kids with growing pains often ...

Growth hormone helps children grow in height and supports healthy metabolism. When a child does not have enough of this hormone, their growth may be slow. This is sometimes called growth failure.

Introduction Child stunting, a measure of malnutrition, is a major global health challenge affecting 148.1 million children ...

For children with mild sleep-disordered breathing (SDB), adenotonsillectomy improves growth and sleep-related outcomes, according to a study published online in Scientific Reports. Wendan Gong, from ...