Children's In The News: April 2006
Independent Evolution of Bitter-Taste Sensitivity in Humans and Chimpanzees
Nature | April 17, 2006
The research of Children’s geneticist Michael Bamshad is featured as the cover story for the current issue of Nature. The research suggests that the ability to taste PTC (phenylthiocarbamide) and other bitter compounds evolved as a way to protect animals from eating poisonous plants.
Hidden Heart Problems
KOMO TV | April 11, 2006
Dr. Jack Salerno of Children’s Hospital talks about hidden heart problems some teen athletes may face in this KOMO news clip.
Kids may be getting a media overdose
Seattle PI | April 4, 2006
Children are tethered to technology as never before.
“We’ve technologized childhood in a way that’s truly remarkable,” said Dr. Dimitri Christakis, a pediatrician and director of the Child Health Institute at the University of Washington.
Children’s exposure to the media should be considered a public health issue, much like smoking or violence, Christakis argues in this month’s issue of the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, which focuses on children and the media.
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