Child Health

Childhood Stress Linked to Later Health Issues

A 45-year-long study of nearly 7,000 people has found that psychological distress in childhood is associated with a higher risk of heart disease and diabetes in adulthood. Ashley Winning, ScD, MPH, of the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences at Harvard’s TH Chan School of Public Health, and colleagues examined data collected about participants in …

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Otulipenia, a New Inflammatory Disease Discovered

Researchers have discovered a new and potentially fatal disease that affects the Chromosome 5 gene. The disease identified is Otulipenia, a rare and oftentimes fatal inflammatory disease, that mainly affects young children. Some anti-inflammatory treatments which can ease the symptoms patients experience have been identified. These symptoms include fever, joint pain, failure to thrive, skin …

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