Browsing: childhood

A newly released study of children has connected the extra stress of an “unpredictable” environment early on to depression, obesity and mental health issues, factors that previously weren’t always included in traditional childhood risk screenings, its authors said

Although adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) increase risk for mental illness at the population level, existing ACEs screens are less helpful in forecasting individual outcomes, suggesting they may not capture significant elements of childhood adversity. We have previously identified unpredictable parental and household experiences as an ACE that portends poorer cognitive and mental health. However, the…

For 12-year-old Tran Van A. from Dong Thap Province, the situation reached a critical breaking point when his grandmother rushed him to Children’s Hospital 2 in HCMC with prolonged shortness of breath. Though just 12 years old, A. weighs a staggering 108kg, strictly classifying him with class-3 severe obesity. His incredibly heavy body renders walking…

He said seizures result from abnormal electrical activity in the brain and could manifest as jerky or stretching movements

Over the past six months, we have discussed how to care for an ageing population. We debated pensions, long-term care, caregiver support, age-friendly communities, elder rights and institutional care

Babies exposed to higher levels of neurotoxin more likely to have difficulty controlling impulses later, research shows