From your first breath, trillions of tiny microbes colonize your body, shaping your health in surprising ways. Among these ...

The effects of childhood exposure to poor air quality may be small for the individual, but at a population level, they could ...

Many teenagers enter adulthood with significant risk factors for cardiovascular disease, and the transition from adolescence to adulthood is a key time to address these risk factors and reduce the ...

Many youth have heart disease risk factors by their late teens, and preventing or addressing these risks early may reduce the risk of developing cardiovascular disease in the future, according to a ...

By the Neuroaid and Research Foundation Down syndrome (DS) is one of the most easily identified genetic conditions. Though early intervention and rehabilitation during childhood is the usual practice, ...

Humans stand apart from many other primates by taking more time to mature, relying on a supportive network during a long ...

CAPE TOWN - The revised 2025 National Budget contains one of the single biggest fiscal investments in early childhood development in SA's history. Real Reform for ECD is calling on all parties in ...

"attachment_98933" align="aligncenter" width="750"] Kimberly Siegrist, a certified pediatric nurse practitioner, speaks ...

People with food insecurity as young adults had a 41% higher risk of developing heart disease in middle age, a long-running study found.

A higher body mass index (BMI) from early adulthood to midlife was associated with better midlife cognition, particularly among US men and Black adults, an analysis of Bogalusa Heart Study ...

The results suggest that even a small amount of alcohol may age the brain, with effects detectable in early-to-middle adulthood, earlier than had been presumed. Further research is needed using ...

HealthDay News — From 2011 to 2023, there was an increase in early adult mortality in the United States, with further acceleration seen during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a research letter ...