HEALTH CARE

The number of children diagnosed with type 2 diabetes continued to rise in the year following the beginning of the...

In a recent study published in the Food Quality and Preference Journal, scientists examined the influence of food product packaging...

Heavy drinking commonly begins in adolescence and is a known risk factor for the development of alcohol use disorder (AUD)....

Acne vulgaris is a distressing condition that primarily begins during adolescence and extends into young adulthood. Many scientists have devoted...

Newborns delivered by cesarean section who are swabbed with the vaginal fluid of their mothers after birth have beneficial bacteria...

Last month, the American Psychological Association and the U.S. Surgeon General both issued health advisories. Their concerns and recommendations for...

Children displayed a resilient capacity to continue playing during peak COVID-19, a study has found, even though their options to...

A common weight-loss surgery for obese adolescents and young adults is found to have harmful effects on bones, according to...

Only 1 in 4 residential addiction treatment facilities caring for U.S. adolescents under 18 years old offer buprenorphine, a medication...

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a process in immune cells that links vitamin...

In a recent article published in the journal PLOS Medicine, researchers performed a prospective, longitudinal study to estimate the proportion...

A recent study published in Scientific Reports investigates how smartphones impact cognitive performance among students. Study: The mere presence of a...

Higher neighborhood density of unhealthy retail food establishments was associated with a higher risk of delivering a baby that was...

Many people throughout the world continue to debate whether the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic was deserving of the intensive...