SEEDS of kidney cancer may be planted in childhood or adolescence, decades before the disease is diagnosed, scientists have learned. The common fault, caused by the botched repair of broken chromosomes, remains hidden and harmless in the majority of the population.
Tag: Childhood
‘No more DACA deal!’ Trump rules out legal status for childhood arrivals
Donald Trump has said there will be no deal to give legal status to migrants who came to the US as minors. In a series of tweets on Sunday, he also told Republicans to take the “nuclear option” and eliminate the Senate filibuster. READ MORE: Trump suggests American military may pay for US-Mexico border wall […]
/Answers: The Movies That Define Our Childhood
Every week in /Answers, we answer a new pop culture-related question. In this edition, tying in with the release of Ready Player One, we ask “What movie defines your childhood? What nostalgic favorite floats to the top of your brain whenever your think back on your early film fandom?” Vanessa Bogart: Labyrinth My dad was a music […]
The NASA astronaut whose DNA changed after a year in space talks about his underachieving childhood, his identical twin and fellow astronaut brother, and how leaving Earth changes people for the better
Sarah Jacobs/Business Insider Retired NASA astronaut Scott Kelly had four missions in space, including a 340-day trip aboard the International Space Station in 2015-2016. On our “Success” podcast, he describes himself as a distracted kid who figured out his life later than his identical twin brother Mark, who also became an astronaut. He shared some […]
Benefits of summer sun to reduce risk of multiple sclerosis may extend beyond childhood
Children and adults who spend a lot of time outside in the summer may be less likely to develop multiple sclerosis years later, a U.S. study suggests.
‘The Dangerous Book for Boys’ Trailer: Amazon Series Adapts the Ode to Childhood Imagination
It’s all well and good to romanticize the childhoods of the ’80s, when kids biked around freely and made complicated contraptions to prank unsuspecting adults. But what about the kids of today? You can warn them about the dangers as much as you want through episodes of Black Mirror, but maybe it’s not fear they need, […]
Apple snags drama series based on Kevin Durant’s childhood
Apple’s slate of original shows keeps growing and growing and the latest addition is a drama based on the early life of Kevin Durant. Swagger will focus on youth basketball players, their families and their coaches and will draw on Durant’s experiences playing basketball with the Amateur Athletic Union in the Washington DC area. Durant, […]
COPD: Keeping fit during childhood lowers risk of lung disease in later life
KEEPING fit during childhood and as a teenager helps protect people, particularly boys, from lung disease in later life, according to research released today.
COPD: Keeping fit during childhood lowers risk of lung disease in later life
GETTY (STOCK) Being fit during childhood can help fight COPD and other lung diseases The study, published in the European Respiratory Journal, shows that keeping children fit – such as by playing sports, swimming or running – leads to better lung function in adulthood, which could reduce chronic lung diseases such as COPD. Good lung […]
Childhood obesity warning: Number of overweight children on the RISE, shock numbers show
Shocking statistics released yesterday suggest little progress is being made to tackle the epidemic with one in four children in reception year also obese. The figures, published by NHS Digital, come from the National Child Measurement Programme which measures the height and weight of more than one million children in England annually. Obesity prevalence was […]