A 1.9-million-person analysis links ADHD with nearly double the odds of constipation, prompting parents to raise persistent gut symptoms with care teams.
Researchers analyzing data from more than 1.9 million people found that ADHD is associated with substantially higher rates of digestive problems. People with ADHD had nearly double the odds of constipation, 58% higher odds of irritable bowel syndrome, and more than four times the odds of encopresis.
Tests 40 lunch boxes for leak resistance, insulation and sustainability—useful for avoiding soggy, spilled school lunches.
Tired of squashed sarnies and spilt dressing? From stainless steel to insulated to plastic-free, here are the lunch boxes for kids and adults we rate the most • The best water bottles If packed lunches are a high-stakes game in your household (as they are in mine), the right lunch box is crucial. There’s nothing worse than opening the lunch you’ve been looking forward to since 8am to find yoghurt has leaked on to your sandwich and your cucumbers have dried out. A lunch box may look like a simpl…
An AI researcher and father weighs AI’s creative benefits against protecting children’s core skills.
A Dr Seuss-style story written in seconds alerted me to the power – and perils – of the technology. But how can children embrace it without forgetting core skills? When I was growing up, my dad and I often talked about a story we wanted to write together. It was called “The Day Nobody Went to Disneyland”. One day, the story goes, the weather is so perfect that everyone in the world decides to stay away from Disneyland because they expect it to be far too busy. But my dad, who has the same thoug…
Connects low birthrates to young adults’ insecurity and isolation, arguing that family policy needs more than cash incentives.
Young people still want partners and children. Governments must address the insecurity and isolation preventing them from building families Why are people in one of the world’s richest, safest countries having so few children? Singapore is asking that question. In 2000, its fertility rate matched America’s at 1.6 children per woman. By 2025, it had dropped to 0.87 – almost half the US rate . Singapore’s leaders, worried about population collapse, have reached for the chequebook. Each child, inc…
Letters share firsthand reflections on bereavement after a parent’s death.
Gaby Hinsliff’s moving piece about the death of her mother brought back memories for Bob Dawson, John Lovell and Patrick Thomas Gosh, what a moving article by Gaby Hinsliff ( Losing a parent is a bewildering, lonely experience. Here are the things I wish I had known before, 5 September ). It brought back so many memories of my mother dying, even though it was over 50 years ago. She, too, like Gaby’s mother, died of a then-unknown cancer that ravaged her body and which made her almost unrecognis…
Researchers analyzing data from more than 1.9 million people found that ADHD is associated with substantially higher rates of digestive problems. People with ADHD had nearly double the odds of constipation, 58% higher odds of irritable bowel syndrome, and more than four times the odds of encopresis.