Children are nearly three-quarters (71%) more likely to develop mental health problems between the ages of five and 18, if the firstborn child in their family experienced adversity during their first 1,000 days, finds a new UCL-led study involving Bristol researchers.
Parents attending an adult weight management programme, who were worried about their child’s weight, would accept support and signposting to services for their child if it was offered, new research has found. The study is published today [21 January] in BMJ Paediatrics Open.
A study by researchers at the University of Bristol exploring patients’ understanding and experience of shingles has found that many had a limited understanding of the illness before diagnosis and were unprepared for the symptoms they experienced. Health care professionals highlighted stress as a trigger for shingles which led some people to blame themselves for its onset.
