Tag: Child Development
Parental Astigmatism Increases Risk for Child Astigmatism
Astigmatism ≥1.0 D in both parents associated with greater odds of refractive and corneal astigmatism in the child
Living in Higher-Opportunity Neighborhoods Tied to Better Childhood BMI
Higher opportunity, lower social vulnerability in early life tied to lower risk for obesity from childhood to adolescence
Mobile Devices for Calming May Harm Young Children’s Emotion Regulation
Authors say mobile devices for calming should be avoided in preschool-aged boys, children with higher surgency
RSNA: Overweight Tied to Worse Brain Health in Preteens
Findings include worse brain white matter microstructural integrity, reduced cortical grey matter thickness, and decreased functional connectivity
Vitamin D Supplementation Does Not Influence Growth in Children
No influence seen on height for age, BMI for age, waist-to-height ratio, percentage body fat, fat mass, fat-free mass, or Tanner scores
Stable Neurodevelopment Seen for Most Children With Familial High Risk for Schizophrenia
12.8 percent of children with familial high risk for schizophrenia, bipolar disorder transition to different neurocognitive subgroup
In Utero Air Pollution Exposure Tied to Infant Neurodevelopmental Delays
Exposure tied to delay in gross motor, fine motor, and personal-social development
Extra Parenteral Amino Acids No Benefit for Extremely Preterm Infants
No improvement seen in survival free from neurodisability at two years for infants with birth weight <1,000 g
Pandemic Babies May Face Communication Impairment
But overall neurodevelopment not changed by the COVID-19 pandemic
IQ Scores at Age 5 Years Higher When Preemies Receive DHA Supplement
Full-scale IQ scores at 5 years of age modestly higher among children born before 29 weeks of gestation who had received enteral emulsion with versus without DHA as neonates
