What is the impact of heat stress on the growth of infants up to 2 years old?
Climate change: a new study highlights the harmful impact of high temperatures on the growth of fetuses during pregnancy and ...
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Laron syndrome: this rare form of dwarfism would reduce cardiovascular risk
Patients with growth hormone receptor deficiency appear to have lower than average risk factors for cardiovascular disease. THE ESSENTIAL Laron ...
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Growth: How chemicals shape children’s development
Prenatal exposure to organophosphate esters, chemical substances present in many common consumer products, would have an impact on the growth ...
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Growing pains in children: what are the signs?
Growing pains often appear in the legs or arms and, among the symptoms that allow them to be recognized, they ...
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Growth: how your child’s BMI may change during the school year
A study found that children's height and weight vary with the seasons. THE ESSENTIAL A study found that children grow ...
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Protein: here is the best yogurt to increase muscle growth
© Shutterstock / And-OneWhen it comes to maintaining and building muscle, diet plays a vital role. To optimize the results ...
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Cancer tumors: the first microRNA targeted therapy slows their growth
American researchers have developed a therapy that slows the growth of tumors. THE ESSENTIAL Different approaches can be considered to ...
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Uterine fibroid: a compound in green tea could help treat it
Epigallocatechin gallate, found in green tea, is thought to target many signaling pathways involved in the growth of uterine fibroids. ...
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Covid-19: the virus affects lung growth in utero
© Shutterstock / New AfricaTo verify the possible impact of SARS-CoV-2 on the lung health of children exposed to the ...
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Pregnancy: even in small doses, cannabis harms the development of the fetus
Occasional cannabis use during pregnancy may be enough to reduce fetal growth. THE ESSENTIAL Cannabis use during the first trimester ...
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Erection: what type of penis do you have?
According to Spanish scientists, penises can be classified into two categories, according to their growth during erection. THE ESSENTIAL Spanish ...
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Baby nutrition: “In France, children eat too much animal protein”
Food is a key element in the growth of a child, especially during the first years of his life. To ...
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Growing pains in children: do they really exist?
Growing pains are not a scientific fact. To date, there is no consistent medical definition of this childhood problem. THE ...
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Children grow faster during the school year than during the holidays!
The height and weight of children vary with the seasons. THE ESSENTIAL Researchers have observed a seasonality in the growth ...
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What if we could study brain growth throughout life?
An international team of researchers has developed a tool to plot the growth curve that a human brain follows, from ...
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At 22, she’s stuck in a child’s body due to rare brain cancer
The parents of Shauna Rae, a young American, discovered that she had a brain tumor at 6 months. Aged 22 ...
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Dwarfism: a new drug tested on a young French girl
The molecule used was discovered by researchers at Necker Hospital. She could allow the girl to gain ten to twenty ...
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Does sleeping make you grow taller?
Sleep is essential for healthy growth and physical and mental health.Sleeping does not mean stopping all physical and mental functions. ...
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Dietary deficiencies have caused young people in some countries to lose 20cm
In countries where access to quality food is complicated, the growth curve has flattened out over time, and even dropped, ...
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New light on the causes of precocious puberty
This Wednesday, the National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM) communicated around the discovery of one of its research ...
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Anorexia can stunt young women’s growth
Girls with anorexia nervosa may be stunted and not reach their full height potential. THE ESSENTIAL The adult height of ...
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Iron deficiency: iron-fortified growing-up milks reduce risk in infants
On a sample of more than 500 children, the iron consumption is below the recommendations when the contributions linked to ...
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Growth, morale, memory, skin, libido: the great virtues of sleep
The virtues of the biological function of sleep on our physical and mental health are numerous. Here are the main ...
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Intestinal bacteria disrupt bone growth
A new study shows that a bacterium present in the intestinal microbiota can influence the immune system and disrupt bone ...
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How can you help your child develop a healthy body image?
From the age of 6, some children do not like their bodies.Concern about appearance and body image develops in childhood, ...
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Countries respecting women’s rights would be healthier
According to a new study, countries that are more respectful of women's rights are more likely to have better health ...
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Alcohol: how binge drinking reduces brain growth in young people
A new study highlights the harmful effects of binge drinking on the body. The "express biture" to which more and ...
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Diet: growth hormones can block weight loss
Thanks to receptors located in the brain, growth hormones, naturally present in the human body, prevent the body from expending ...
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Thirty years later, a new stage in the growth hormone trial
© ThinkstockThree decades later, they continue to be talked about. Growth hormones contaminated with prions from the Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) ...
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Diet: what improves the growth of infants
Compared to an exclusively dairy diet, the intake of protein from mashed meat would improve growth and reduce overweight infants ...
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