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Iodine Modifies the Susceptibility of Thyroid to Fluoride Exposure in School-age Children: a Cross-sectional Study in Yellow River Basin, Henan, China
Excessive fluoride exposure has detrimental effects on the thyroid gland, which may be modified by iodine. However, the role of iodine in it remains...
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The role of human bocavirus as an agent of community-acquired pneumonia in children under 5 years of age in Fortaleza, Ceará (Northeast Brazil)
The human bocavirus (HBoV) is an agent of upper and lower respiratory infections, affecting mainly children under 5 years of age. Community-acquired...
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Scene Viewing Characteristics: Oculomotor Activity of Children 4–6 Years of Age
AbstractEye movements are interconnected with the cognitive process, and therefore, the analysis of oculomotor activity seems to be a useful tool for...
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Spatial–Temporal Analysis of Factors Influencing the Median Urine Iodine Concentration of 8–10-year-old Children in **njiang, China 25 Years after Implementation of the Salt Iodization Policy
The iodine status of children has improved and stabilized since China implemented salt iodization measures 25 years ago, but routine monitoring of...
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The Level of Passive Voice Comprehension in the 4–5 Years Old Russian Children Reflects in the ERP’s
AbstractThe passive voice acquisition and thematic-role assignment is the key point in the process of complex grammar comprehension. The same...
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Prevalence and determinants of children self-reports of food insecurity: evidence from a Portuguese population-based birth cohort
Children’s food insecurity has been associated with adverse health outcomes. In Portugal, data on children’s reports of food insecurity, as well as...
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Potential cross-species correlations in social hierarchy and memory between mice and young children
Social hierarchy is associated with various phenotypes. Although memory is known to be important for hierarchy formation, the difference in memory...
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Acceptability of cereal-cricket porridge compared to cereal and cereal-milk- porridges among caregivers and nursery school children in Uasin Gishu, Kenya
Crickets have been promoted as a possible animal protein source in child feeding by enriching porridge with cricket powder due to its nutritional...
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Influence of oral biofilm index, caries experience, and laboratory markers of disease progression on the oral carriage of Candida in HIV-infected and non-infected children: a cross-sectional study
The present study aimed to compare the oral Candida rate between infected and uninfected children with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), as...
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Alterations of oral microbiota in Chinese children with viral encephalitis and/or viral meningitis
The role of oral microbiota in viral encephalitis and/or viral meningitis (VEVM) remains unclear. In this hospital-based, frequency-matched study,...
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Regulatory Mechanisms of Muscle Mass: The Critical Role of Resistance Training in Children and Adolescent
Muscle mass and strength are subjected to several regulations. We found endocrine signals such as growth hormone, insulin-like growth factor 1,...
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Ear microbiota and middle ear disease: a longitudinal pilot study of Aboriginal children in a remote south Australian setting
BackgroundOtitis media (OM) is a major disease burden in Australian Aboriginal children, contributing to serious long-term health outcomes. We report...
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No guts, no glory: underestimating the benefits of providing children with mechanistic details
Previous research shows that children effectively extract and utilize causal information, yet we find that adults doubt children’s ability to...
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Analysis of IL-1β, TGF-β, IL-5, ACE, PTPN22 gene polymorphisms, and gene expression levels in Turkish children with IgA vasculitis
ObjectiveImmunoglobulin-A vasculitis (IgAV) is an inflammatory disease that affects small blood vessels. This study was performed to identify an...
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Social skills and sports: Pupils of an elite school of sports are more competitive and cooperative
It is frequently observed that individuals who actively practice sports also do well in other domains of life, e.g., the labor market. While the...
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The Development of Various Speech Components and Their Relations with the State of the Brain Executive Functions in Senior Preschool Age
AbstractThe brain executive functions (EFs) are crucial for various aspects of child development, as they stipulate control of cognitive processes...
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Assessment of Hair Zinc in the School Children in Kayseri, Turkey
Zinc is an essential micronutrient for the organism and is critical for the functional and structural integrity of cells. Determination of the amount...
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Similarities and differences in concepts of mental life among adults and children in five cultures
How do concepts of mental life vary across cultures? By asking simple questions about humans, animals and other entities – for example, ‘Do beetles...
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Children Environmentally Exposed to Agrochemicals in Rural Areas Present Changes in Oxidative Status and DNA Damage
Rural children are exposed to several chemicals. This study evaluated the environmental co-exposure of rural children to cholinesterase inhibitor...
