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Scientists have mapped how a tiny cellular machine malfunctions in rare childhood brain disorders, offering the first clear path toward future treatments. The discovery could help diagnose dozens of neurological conditions that currently leave families without answers.
Scientists discovered that difficult childhoods can rewire the brain-gut connection, causing digestive issues decades later. The breakthrough could transform how doctors treat stomach problems.
Scientists at Brown University engineered microscopic worms to help find treatments for a devastating childhood paralysis condition that currently has no cure. The breakthrough could let researchers screen thousands of potential drugs quickly and affordably.
Childhood Cancer International's survivor network, SurNet, brought together childhood cancer survivors worldwide in 2025 through webinars, shared stories, and advocacy. The growing community is now expanding partnerships to reach even more survivors seeking connection and hope.
Researchers are developing better ways to identify developmental language disorder in multilingual children, a condition that affects 8% of kids worldwide but often goes undetected. New assessment tools can now distinguish between normal language learning and a disorder that needs treatment.
New research shows that strong parental relationships in adulthood can actually shift how young people remember difficult childhoods. The discovery could transform how doctors and researchers understand trauma and healing.
Princeton now offers specialized eating disorder care through a new collaboration that brings together expert teams. The program provides intensive support for people who need more than weekly appointments but don't require hospital stays.
A groundbreaking survey is gathering the voices of childhood cancer survivors across Africa to improve their long-term care and support. The initiative aims to fill a critical gap in understanding what these survivors face after treatment ends.
A Queensland couple who helped their own daughters survive eating disorders just opened Australia's first recovery village with eight tiny homes for people transitioning back to everyday life. The village will support 60 families each year, filling a critical gap between hospital care and going home.
A video game designer turned her teenage struggle with calorie counting into a healing tool for others. "Consume Me" uses gentle gameplay to show how eating disorders quietly affect daily life.
Scientists discovered a simple visual trick that helps people remember their childhoods more vividly. By showing adults a younger version of their own face moving in sync with them, researchers helped unlock rich, detailed memories from early life.
Scientists discovered a specific brain region causing bipolar disorder symptoms, opening the door to better treatments for millions who struggle with current medications. This breakthrough could transform how we diagnose and treat a condition affecting 1 in 100 people worldwide.
Steve Corino turned Times Square into a wedding chapel with a surprise proposal and ceremony that caught everyone off guard. The WWE Performance Center coach married his childhood sweetheart under New York's brightest lights.
A decades-old medication is giving hope to children with Bachmann-Bupp syndrome, a genetic disorder affecting only 20 people worldwide. Early treatments show the drug may ease severe symptoms by targeting the root cause.
Researchers in Melbourne have successfully tested a breakthrough treatment for ARFID, a complex eating disorder affecting up to 2% of young people. The therapy combines family support with emotional coping skills to help teens overcome severe food avoidance.
Children with rare genetic growth disorders grew twice as fast after starting a groundbreaking treatment, offering hope where few options existed before. The therapy worked especially well for kids whose condition directly matched the drug's target.
Indian cricket star Axar Patel, who helped India win the T20 World Cup 2026, has a love story that started in their childhood friend circle in Gujarat. His wife Meha, a nutritionist, has been his anchor from local cricket grounds to global glory.
Researchers at UVA are developing the first new treatment in 40 years for Ewing sarcoma, a rare childhood cancer that desperately needs better options. The breakthrough targets a protein once thought impossible to treat.
Actor Matthew McConaughey shares how three strict household rules from his Texas childhood transformed into parenting principles he now uses with his own children. The lessons center on perseverance, mindful language, and honesty.
A man who beat childhood leukaemia at age six has returned to healthcare as a children's nurse, inspired by the care he received during three years of treatment. Dan Laird now works at the same hospital trust where he once fought for his life.
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