Unique High Fat Diet May Help Kids With Epilepsy
London : Researchers have conducted a new trial in UK which indicated that a unique high-fat diet, called the "ketogenic" diet may help limit the fits experienced by children with epilepsy.

Too Much Healthy Eating Is Harmful For Kids
London : Too much junk food is undoubtedly bad for children"s health but too much healthy eating is equally harmful, according to a new study.

Trees May Cut Childhood Asthma Risk
London : Living on a tree-lined street reduces a child's risk of developing asthma compared with life in a grey inner-city neighbourhood, researchers claim.

Kids Combine Sensory Inputs After Turning Eight
Washington : Kids develop the ability to combine stimuli coming from different senses after the age of eight, according to a pair of studies. Appearing online in Current Biology, the research suggests that the perceptual systems of developing children may

Incubators Alter Heart Rates Among Newborns
London : A new study has revealed that the electronic fields produced by incubators may alter newborn babies' heart rates.

Scientists Discover New Cataract Gene
Washington : An international team of researchers has made a breakthrough in study of childhood cataracts by discovering a new gene that is responsible for the condition.

Survival Factors Of Premature Babies Identified
Washington : Researchers claim that they have identified factors that may affect the survival and disability risk of extremely premature infants.

Pooch Can Help Keep Kids' Allergies At Bay
London : They are accused of bringing germs into the home and thereby stopping it from being 'too clean', but according to a new research, having a pooch at home may reduce your kids' chances of developing allergies.

Daycare May Protect Kids Against Leukaemia
London : Kids attending day care or playgroups are at a lower risk of developing leukaemia, suggests a new study.

Study Shows Language Skills Develop By Age 6
Washington : Children as young as six are as proficient at identifying possible verbs and their past tenses as adults, a new study has found.

Sensory Treatment Beneficial For Autistic Children
Washington : A new study from Temple University has revealed that children with autistic spectrum disorders receiving sensory integration treatment show fewer autistic mannerisms compared to those who receive standard treatments.

Sexual Harassment At School Harms Kids
Washington : It may not be as frequent as bullying, but sexually harassment at school is more harmful than the common form of victimization, say two researchers.

Mum's Cuddles Help Ease Preterm Babies' Pain
Washington : Researchers at McGill University, Montreal, Canada have suggested that preterm babies, born between 28 and 31 weeks, could benefit from a cuddle with their mother before and during painful procedures.

Peer Pressure Pushing Kids To Depression, Anxiety, Anorexia
London : Kids today are being forced by peer pressure to grow up quickly that they have started experiencing a gamut of disorders ranging from depression to anxiety to anorexia.

'Obesity Crusade' Propelling Kids Towards Anorexia
London : A new research has found that healthy eating schemes to tackle obesity are driving Brit school kids towards anorexia.