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Depression in Parents, Grandparents Bad For Kids

August 14, 2016 SrijitaBad, Depression, for, Grandparents, In, Kids, Parents

Children whose parents and grandparents are suffering from depression are at a higher risk of suffering from major depressive disorder (MDD), according to a study. The study published by the journal JAMA Psychiatry, Myrna M. Weissman, who is a researcher at the Columbia University, studied 251 grandchildren (average age 18), their biological parents and grandparents. While comparing two generations, the study suggested that grandchildren with depressed parents had twice the risk of MDD compared with non-depressed parents, as well as increased risk for disruptive disorder, substance dependence, suicidal ideation or…

Oral immunotherapy effective for peanut-allergic kids

August 12, 2016 Srijitaeffective, for, immunotherapy, Kids, oral, peanut-allergic

Oral immunotherapy effective for peanut-allergic kids (Getty Images) Low-dose and high-dose of oral immunotherapy (OIT) is safe and equally effective at suppressing allergic immune responses to peanut in children, suggests a study. Peanut OIT involves eating small, gradually increasing amounts of peanut protein daily. Previous studies showed that peanut OIT in older children can offer some protection against potentially life-threatening anaphylaxis caused by peanut exposure. This study, conducted by Wesley Burks, researcher at the University of North Carolina in the US, assessed whether giving OIT to younger children whose duration…

Cinnamon May Boost Your Kid’s Learning Ability

July 18, 2016 SrijitaAbility, boost, Cinnamon, Kids, Learning, May, Your

Is your kid finding it difficult to memorize lessons at school? Worry not, a new study suggests that adding a pinch of cinnamon to milk or their morning meal may help improve their learning ability, The study led by an Indian-origin researcher and based on a mice-model shows that consumption of cinnamon on a regular basis improved memory and learning at a level found in good learning mice. “This would be one of the safest and the easiest approaches to convert poor learners to good learners,” said lead researcher Kalipada Pahan, professor at…

Kids who bite nails have fewer allergies: Study

July 15, 2016 SrijitaAllergies, fewer, Have, Kids, nails, Study, Who, ‘bite

Parents, relax! Children who bite their nails or suck their thumbs are less likely to develop allergic sensitivities, a study suggests. And, if they have both ‘bad habits’, they are even less likely to be allergic to such things as house dust mites, grass, cats, dogs, horses or airborne fungi, researchers said. “Our findings are consistent with the hygiene theory that early exposure to dirt or germs reduces the risk of developing allergies,” said Malcolm Sears, formerly from Dunedin School of Medicine, in New Zealand and currently with McMaster…

Thumb-sucking and nail-biting kids have less allergies

July 13, 2016 SrijitaAllergies, and, Have, Kids, Less, nail-biting, Thumb-sucking

NEW DELHI: Children who suck thumbs or keep biting their nails get scolded a lot for these bad habits. But new research has found that there is a positive side to these habits. Such children are less likely to develop common allergies to house dust mites, grass, cats, dogs, horses or airborne fungi. Children who have both habits are even less likely to have these allergies. The research, published in the journal of Pediatrics today, was completed by researchers of New Zealand’s Dunedin School of Medicine, assisted by professor Malcolm…

Diluted juice as good as electrolyte for dehydrated kids

July 12, 2016 SrijitaAs, dehydrated, Diluted, electrolyte, for, Good, Juice:, Kids

Kids, who hate drinking electrolyte solutions after bouts of vomiting or diarrhea, now have an appropriate alternative as a new study has found that diluted juice works just as well. Children with mild gastroenteritis and minimal dehydration experienced fewer treatment failures such as IV rehydration or hospitalization when offered half-strength apple juice followed by their preferred fluid choice compared with children, who received electrolyte maintenance solution to replace fluid losses, according to the study. Researcher Stephen B. Freedman of the University of Calgary and colleagues randomly assigned children age 6…