Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Children with congenital adrenal hyperplasia have a shorter median height and higher body weight at age 20 years ...

Recent research identified spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)–specific growth percentiles, aiming to improve clinical management of the nutritional aspects of the disease. Due to the nature of SMA, the ...

Rapid weight gain in the first and final months of a pregnancy may play a key role in the development of excess fat tissue in children and adolescents -- at least if those children are girls, ...

Children with food allergies may have higher-than-expected rates of short stature and low weight, according to a Dutch study. Researchers analyzed height and weight measurements for 114 children with ...

Cord blood appetite-regulating hormones, such as peptide tyrosine tyrosine, pancreatic polypeptide, and leptin, played a crucial role in early-life growth trajectories and childhood anthropometric ...

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 ...

A new book examines the growing challenge posed by China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea (CRINK) to the post-Cold War liberal ...