Gestational diabetes is associated with a high risk of premature births. Now researchers at the New York University (NYU) College of Dentistry have identified a link between bad teeth and gestational diabetes.

It seems so unfair. Babies born early fight an uphill battle just to stay alive, with many of them staying months in hospitals before being declared well enough to go home for the first time. …

Healthy food can also be considered brain food, according to a new study in the Journal of School Health. The study found that children that eat healthy foods perform better in school than children who …

Although more common in little boys, ADHD does affect little girls, too, and new research is showing that it affects girls differently than it does boys, especially once the girls reach adolescence.

According to the findings of a study presented today at the 48th Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention, hosted by the American Heart Association, many teenagers invest as much time watching television and …

Women who smoke during pregnancy are more likely to give birth to babies with behavioral problems, according to a study reported in the current issue of the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. The …

The number of pediatric doctors who specialize in the treatment of childhood diabetes is steadily declining at a time when more and more children are being diagnosed with diabetes. The childhood obesity epidemic has been …

Researchers at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center are one step closer to understanding the cause of Autism. Approximately 1 in every 150 children is diagnosed with Autism in the United States. Autism is a disorder that …

A new do-it-yourself paternity kit administered at home can answer that question. The kit, which costs only $29.99 and can be administered at home, hit the market last November in California, Oregon, and Washington. …

Researchers at Northwestern University have combined technology and behavioral sciences to create a program they hope will help autistic children develop the social skills that seem instinctive to children without the disorder. They’re using …