In adults, BMI categories are fixed thresholds: underweight (below 18.5), normal (18.5–24.9), overweight (25–29.9), and obese (30 and above). In contrast, children's BMI is interpreted using ...

Developed countries like Japan and South Korea have integrated NIPT into healthcare systems, while emerging markets like ...

Angelman syndrome is a rare neurogenetic disorder affecting approximately 1 in 15,000 live births or 500,000 people globally.

South Africa has a stubbornly high stunting rate; if a child is too short for their age, it is an indication of chronic ...

Laura Atherton said she believes the 'outdated' BMI tests could have a 'detrimental impact' on children's relationships with ...

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With rates of obesity in Ireland rising, Dr Grace O’Malley, clinical lead for the CHI child and adolescent obesity service, explains how to tell if a child is obese and how to instil healthier habits ...

Charts mapped the maturation of brain networks from birth to age six ... While physical growth charts are well-established tools for monitoring parameters such as height and weight, comparable ...

Most newborn babies follow a predictable level of growth during their first year. People can track the length of their baby using average growth charts ... until the age of 2 years, most doctors ...

The reliance on growth charts, it seems ... sixth percentile for both weight-for-age and weight-for-height. He asked how these numbers compared with her previous measurements.

Growth charts help provide clarity and ... In the first year alone, a baby’s birth weight triples, and their length increases by 50%. By the age of four, their length typically doubles from ...