Healthcare

Simply spending time in green spaces can improve our health, both mentally and physically

Research has the potential to accelerate development of successful medical interventions

The project has reached 6 final conclusions to plan a healthy future for Europe’s population

Shift school day back by an hour to tackle poor results, anxiety and obesity, say experts

The academy now recommends parents to avoid digital media use—except video chatting—in children younger than 18 to 24 months.

Healthy sleep is critical in promoting children’s growth and development

Children around the world are not moving enough to maintain healthy growth and development, according to a new global report.

We already know there are a lot of behavioural mechanisms by which trauma has negative effects on the next generation… This is another possible pathway’

New research shows direct evidence that toxic air – already strongly linked to harm in unborn babies – travels through mothers’ bodies

In the end, the United States was largely unsuccessful. The final resolution preserved most of the original wording

Study found heightened susceptibility to 28 different types of disease, including parasitic infections, skin ailments and eye complaints

Social media platforms can identify children who are most interested in or vulnerable to junk food and its advertising

It improves fitness, body composition and activity levels in participants.

World Health Organization has issued new recommendations to establish global care standards for healthy pregnant women and reduce unnecessary medical interventions.

Playtime in green, outdoor spaces foster creative play and reduce symptoms of attention disorders

How air pollution can affect brain development in young children

We are raising a generation of sedentary kids who would much rather sit on the couch with a game controller and Mario than be outside armed only with a stick and their imagination.

Parents are being advised to help their children get better with rest, fluids and possibly paracetamol or ibuprofen

A new study presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) identified an imbalance in the brain chemistry of young people who are addicted to smartphones and the internet.

Children are in danger of seeing social media like sweeties,’ children’s commissioner Anne Longfield said