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Clown visits may shorten the amount of time children spend in hospital
Medical clowns, who play with children in hospitals, may help them be discharged sooner by reducing their heart rates
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Long covid causes very different symptoms in children versus teenagers
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Is youth mental health really worse today than it was decades ago?
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Mind
Self-centred, spoiled and lonely? Examining the only child stereotype
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We’re ignoring easy ways to encourage children to be physically active
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How much exercise do children really need 鈥� and what type?
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AI can identify a child’s sex based on their brain activity
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Baby-led weaning makes little nutritional difference vs spoon-feeding
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Should weight loss drugs be used to treat obesity in children?
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Technology
The truth about social media and screen time’s impact on young people
There are many scary claims about excess time on digital devices for children and teenagers. Here鈥檚 a guide to the real risks - and what to do about them
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Humans
Evidence of consciousness in newborns has implications for their care
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Gene therapy enables five children who were born deaf to hear
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Periods are starting younger and we’re struggling to pin down why
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Smartphone use can actually help teenagers boost their mood
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