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Diabetes in pregnancy may increase child’s autism, ADHD risk
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 5, 2025 Source:Diabetes in pregnancy may increase child’s autism, ADHD risk Reference:Association between maternal diabetes and neurodevelopmental outcomes in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 202 observational studies comprising 56·1 million pregnancies
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Many hypotheses surround the question and observation about why you can’t remember being a baby, new study finds
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 21, 2025 Source:You can’t remember being a baby for a reason, new study finds Reference:Hippocampal encoding of memories in human infants
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A test that aims to rule out autism using a strand of hair is now available to the public. Caveat emptor: Limited data and no FDA approval.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 7, 2025 Source:A test that aims to rule out autism using a strand of hair is now available to the public
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Parents, but not parenting, to blame for picky eating in kids, says new study
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 25, 2024 Source:Parents, but not parenting, to blame for picky eating in kids, says new study Reference:Nature and nurture in fussy eating from toddlerhood to early adolescence: findings from the Gemini twin cohort
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There are relatively straightforward ways to determine the normal development of your child from weight to height to meeting their milestones.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 20, 2024 Source:Are you worried about your child’s size? Here’s why it may not be an issue
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Study reports lack of sleep linked to high blood pressure in children and teens but selection bias and self-reported data cloud the results
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 19, 2024 Source:Lack of sleep linked to high blood pressure in children and teens
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More corroborating evidence that introducing peanut butter during infancy can help protect against a peanut allergy later on
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 30, 2024 Source:Introducing peanut butter during infancy can help protect against a peanut allergy later on, new study finds Reference:Follow-up to Adolescence after Early Peanut Introduction for Allergy Prevention
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What is Fifth Disease or ‘slapped cheek disease’ and should parents be concerned? In short and for most, no.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 24, 2024 Source:What is ‘slapped cheek disease’ and should parents be concerned?
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Whooping cough resurgence in Europe. The reasons are straightforward enough yet…
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 9, 2024 Source:What is whooping cough and should Canadians be concerned as Europe declares outbreak?