From eye-level displays and multi-buy deals to influencer campaigns and health-sounding claims, food brands use a range of tactics to encourage shoppers to buy and eat more processed products. Supermarket shelves are built to do more than display food. They…
A synthesis of 26 randomised controlled trials suggests exercise-based therapy improves motor outcomes in children with cerebral palsy, with the strongest evidence for balance and postural control. Children with cerebral palsy often face a daily struggle to control movement, maintain…
Adults who recall nurturing childhoods report better health, greater life satisfaction and stronger connections to their communities, according to research spanning Britain, the US and Japan. New research suggests that the way children are raised can have lasting effects not…
Brazil is tightening measles surveillance and vaccination efforts after imported cases near its borders coincided with a sharp rise in infections across the Americas. Health authorities in Brazil have stepped up measles surveillance after a renewed rise in cases across…
The Baby Food Protection Act would cap arsenic, lead, cadmium and mercury levels while requiring batch testing and disclosure labels for products made in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania lawmakers have moved a step closer to imposing some of the country’s clearest state-level…
Teething can begin before six months, but parents should avoid frozen teethers, amber jewellery and unsafe foods while seeking medical advice for fever or other symptoms not usually linked to teething. Teething usually begins around six months of age, although…
Kentucky has recorded 157 confirmed measles cases across 13 counties this year, with seven hospitalisations and most infections linked to unvaccinated or unknown-status patients. Kentucky’s measles outbreak has climbed to 157 confirmed cases across 13 counties, a sharp rise that…
A review in Molecular Psychiatry says shared biology, early symptoms, treatment effects and life stressors may all help explain the overlap between ADHD and psychotic disorders. A new review in Molecular Psychiatry argues that the relationship between attention deficit hyperactivity…
Rhode Island research has found a strong association between sustained arts participation and improved school attendance, with the clearest link among pupils who studied music consistently. At the Cape Symphony Conservatory, the start of a new year has brought a…
Analysis of more than 13,000 UK children suggests body fat and lean mass trajectories are associated with body dissatisfaction at 14 in both boys and girls. Body dissatisfaction among adolescents is shaped by more than a single number on the…
