Growth charts for children with rare genetic disorders - giving healthcare professionals and families clearer guidance on how a child is developing - have been created by an international team, led by ...

In a recent study published in Nutrients, a group of researchers examined the association between 25-hydroxy-vitamin D (25(OH)D) concentrations and neurodevelopmental outcomes in 3–5-year-old children ...

Parents' genes -- even when not directly inherited by a child -- may play a role in their educational and mental health outcomes, finds a new report. Parents' genes -- even when not directly inherited ...

An Ice Age double burial in Italy has yielded a stunning genetic revelation. DNA from a mother and daughter who lived over 12,000 years ago shows that the younger had a rare inherited growth disorder, ...

New research suggests that the path to alcohol dependence may differ depending on when the condition begins. A study ...

Parents often wonder about their child's future height, especially when growth seems slower or faster than that of peers. Height prediction is a common topic during pediatric visits and developmental ...

Pediatric growth hormone deficiency (PGHD) is a genetic condition that affects your child’s physical development. Hormone replacement therapy can help promote growth, and a new injection now makes it ...

A mother's genetics may play a bigger role in determining whether a child becomes overweight than a father's, as a result of a concept known as genetic nurture, finds a new study led by UCL ...

Scientists at the UNIGE have identified the genetic sequences that regulate the activity of the genes responsible for bone growth. In mammals, only 3% of the genome consists of coding genes which, ...