A national study involving Bristol’s Children of the 90s has found the "booster" vaccine led to a substantial increase in the antibodies that help protect against coronavirus. High levels of antibodies is associated with lower risk of severe infection.
Children with persistent speech disorder have greater difficulty than their peers in making friends and maintaining relationships, according to new research.
Children with a common eye disorder called amblyopia have a better chance of becoming cured if treatment starts before three years old, according to results from the Children of the 90s study at Bristol University.
An obsession with cleanliness in the home could be leaving our children open to illnesses such as eczema and asthma.
Bristol University’s Children of the 90s project has well and truly put the city on the map over the last 11 years … now they've called in the Royal Navy to help put the spotlight on their achievements.
Women who experience anxiety and stress, particularly in late pregnancy, seem to have an increased risk of their child having emotional and behavioural problems as they grow older, a study has found.
Women having their babies by caesarean section could find it harder to become pregnant later, a study has found.
New evidence about the safety of drinking alcohol while breastfeeding indicates that it may not be as harmful to the baby as drinking during pregnancy.
Anxiety during pregnancy can double a mother’s risk of having a hyperactive child, according to new research released today (Monday, 3 September) for National Pregnancy Week.
Researchers at the University of Bristol have found that by 6 months of age, 21% of British infants had had an attack of wheezing compared with only 10% in the Czech Republic. Different smoking behaviours were found to be influential in each country.
