The global burden of child and youth deaths remains high, despite dramatic reductions in under-5s deaths, and there are stark inequalities across the globe in the availability of health services ...

While physical growth charts are well-established tools for monitoring parameters such as height and weight, comparable standards for assessing the development of brain function, with timing that ...

Many children begin exhibiting signs they may be trans at even younger ages, according to Dr. Samantha Busa, clinical director of Gender and Sexuality Service and psychologist in the Department of ...

Dr. Toya Roberson-Moore, a child and adolescent psychiatrist, says that social-emotional development relates to brain health, making it an element of both physical and mental health.

Physical activity from an early age should be encouraged in children and adolescents as it benefits their growth and development. Tuesday, Jul 01, 2025 New Delhi o C ...

Rates of obesity are increasing among the child and adolescent populations in the US. Now the CDC has revised the BMI chart for those aged 2-20 to reflect different levels of severe obesity.

The brain develops in spurts throughout childhood and adolescence, but not much is understood about the process. To disentangle this complicated puzzle surrounding one of the body’s most mysterious ...

Oxford, England – November 16, 2006 -- Specific language impairment (SLI) is a condition in which a child's language development is deficient despite showing normal development in all other ...