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The study examines genetic liability for neurodevelopmental disorders, revealing its impact on social functioning and educational attainment across life stages.

Electronic bikes and electronic scooter injuries among children and teens increased nearly four-fold at one California hospital between 2019 and 2025, according to research presented during the American Academy of Pediatrics 2026 National Conference & Exhibition in San Diego.

A study reveals that AI use by doctors can lead to negative perceptions, especially among younger patients, impacting trust and willingness to follow advice.

Most public health institutions failed to respond in a timely way to misinformation on social media that falsely claimed that acetaminophen during pregnancy is linked to autism, according to research presented during the American Academy of Pediatrics 2026 National Conference & Exhibition.

Pediatric clinicians can learn useful information by tracking the health misinformation that their patients encounter, according to research presented during the American Academy of Pediatrics 2026 National Conference & Exhibition Oct. 2-6, 2026, at the San Diego Convention Center.

Physicians used osteopathic manipulative treatment to effectively improve the head shape of babies who developed a flattened spot on the back or side of their head, a condition called positional plagiocephaly (PP), according to research presented during the American Academy of Pediatrics 2026 National Conference & Exhibition in San Diego Oct. 2-6.

Students in a new study were neither clearly positive nor negative about more climate-friendly school meals.

Findings suggest systemic environment affects biological age of transplanted hearts, with implications for improving organ allocation in transplantation.