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Lack of sleep bad for overall health in teens

23 Feb 2021 by

Sleep experts warned that lack of sleep among teens can adversely impact their well-being across the board, including physical and mental health, and that too much time spent on device is a culprit displacing normal sleep time of teens, as reported in a review article.

Lack of sleep bad for overall health in teens

23 Feb 2021

Teens most at risk of severe TB in low-burden country

23 Feb 2021

Adolescents appear to be the most vulnerable to severe tuberculosis (TB) in a low-burden setting, results of a study have shown.

Teens most at risk of severe TB in low-burden country

23 Feb 2021

Hypercalcaemia may occur years after initiating ketogenic diet in children

22 Feb 2021

Children starting the ketogenic diet, particularly in the setting of renal impairment, are at risk of developing ketotic hypercalcaemia in subsequent years, suggests a study.

Hypercalcaemia may occur years after initiating ketogenic diet in children

22 Feb 2021

COVID-19 school closure may have upped myopia prevalence in children

17 Feb 2021 by

School closures during the COVID-19 pandemic may have led to an increase in the prevalence of myopia in children aged 6–8 years, according to a cross-sectional, prospective study from China.

COVID-19 school closure may have upped myopia prevalence in children

17 Feb 2021

Predictors for severe sports injury aid in stratification, resource allocation

16 Feb 2021 by

Several predictors for severe sports injuries, including older age, injuries to the head and neck, fractures, and dislocations, among others, may improve risk stratification and resource allocation, according to a Singapore study.

Predictors for severe sports injury aid in stratification, resource allocation

16 Feb 2021

Synbiotic mixture promotes healthy gut environment in infants

16 Feb 2021

A synbiotic mixture of Bifidobacterium breve M-16V and scGOS/lcFOS*, containing bacterial levels similar to human milk, promotes healthy gut microbiota development among infants and yields a gut environment close to that in breastfed babies, a recent study has found.

Synbiotic mixture promotes healthy gut environment in infants

16 Feb 2021

Lockdown-related lifestyle changes do not disrupt glycaemic control in young T1D patients

16 Feb 2021

Lockdowns due to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic do not seem to adversely affect glycaemic control among children and teenagers with type 1 diabetes (T1D), a new study has found.

Lockdown-related lifestyle changes do not disrupt glycaemic control in young T1D patients

16 Feb 2021

COVID-19 vaccine: 8 queries patients ask

16 Feb 2021 by

The approval of the first COVID-19 vaccine came at a breakneck speed in December. Inoculation started in the US, liberating pent-up hopes that virus-ravaged states could get past the pandemic that has killed over 1.5 million people across continents.