Asthma Stars Align To Form STELAR
Some of the UK's leading asthma researchers join forces in a co-ordinated attempt to investigate the causes of Britain's most common long-term childhood condition.
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Wearing Glasses Linked With Bullying
New research from the University of Bristol’s Children of the 90s project suggests that wearing glasses is linked with an increased risk of being bullied.
Giving your child too much milk – for too long - can put babies at risk of iron deficiency
Delay weaning your baby too long and you may be putting your child at risk of iron deficiency.
Paracetamol Use In Pregnancy Linked To Childhood Asthma
Women who take paracetamol during the later stages of pregnancy are more likely than those who never take it to have children who suffer from asthma.
Infant diet and weight gain: You are what you ate
Bottle-fed babies who graduate to solid food too early could be storing up weight problems for years to come.
Less than 3 per cent of 11-year-olds take enough exercise
Only 2.5 per cent of 11 year olds are taking enough exercise, suggests research from the Children of the 90s study, published today in the journal, Archives of Disease in Childhood.
Conference explores neighbourhood 'accident hotspots' and how to make them safer for our children
Young children living in some neighbourhoods of Bristol are 3 times more likely to have an accident in the home than those living in 'safer' areas of the city.
Genetic link to differences in appetite
A variant of the FTO gene, which has been shown to be associated with increased body weight, has now been associated with increased appetite.
Children benefit when their parents go back to school
Mothers who go back to school as adult learners may find that their children’s education benefits too.
Major genetic study identifies clearest link yet to obesity risk
Scientists have identified the most clear genetic link yet to obesity in the general population as part of a major study of diseases funded by the Wellcome Trust, the UK's largest medical research charity.