childhood

What do you think of when someone talks about childhood neglect? For some people the idea of neglect is certainly a bad thing and something that would seem to shame parents and anyone who is involved. But do we really consider that…

Everyone can remember having at least one best friend in the course of their childhood, but the question of whether or not the nature of having a best friend is a fundamentally sound one has struck the minds of pupil's teachers across the…

Maltreatment of young people in childhood raises their risk of obesity in adulthood. UK research has revealed that preventing that maltreatment in childhood could reduce the chance of obesity in adulthood. The study was carried out by…

A team of scientists from The University of Manchester have now discovered 14 new genes which could have important consequences for future treatment of childhood arthritis. This could be a major step forward for something which has…

Relationships, be they sexual or otherwise, are tricky things which need almost constant tending and care. They can be the most important and valuable things in our live and they can also be the most damaging. We never open ourselves as…

It’s well known that asthma affects children quite badly. The condition, which narrows the airways of the lungs, can make it difficult to breathe and can require you to be constantly carrying an inhaler just in case you get symptoms or have…

Childhood obesity is a growing problem throughout the UK. An increasingly poor diet, combined with a lack of exercise and a more sedentary lifestyle make for a pretty poor trend. Children gaining weight not only affects their lives now,…

Children exposed to bacteria, dirt and animal hair early in life are less likely to develop asthma. German research found that children raised on farms where the environment was likely to contain more microbes and fungi have lower asthma…

Millions of us around the world get diagnosed every year with bone wellness problems, with most of these kinds of health problems being associated with the older generations. But, a new study links later bone health with what we eat in…

Good bone health is something that begins in our childhood, although it seems some adolescents will be better off in terms of future wellness than others, according to a new study. The research found that the age that we begin puberty could…

Men who experienced childhood sexual abuse are three times more likely to have a heart attack than men who were not sexually abused as children. There is no association between childhood sexual abuse and heart attacks among women. Male…