Children Archives

04.08.2026 Headshot for Kira Bona, physician, associate professor, and Director of the Pediatric and Young Adult Cancer Health Outcomes Research Center at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Closing the Gap in Childhood Cancer Care

Kira Bona, director of the Pediatric and Young Adult Cancer Health Outcomes Research Center at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, studies what happens when childhood cancer care meets the pressures of poverty.

Fellow Aidan Stotz

03.24.2026 Portrait of a young boy sitting on a hospital bed, looking out the window. Childhood cancer survivorship concept

The Sound of Survival, and the Silence of Survivorship

The end of childhood cancer treatment marks the beginning of a lifetime of care and health challenges that largely go unacknowledged.

Fellow Aidan Stotz

02.26.2026 Blurry, black and white shadow of a girl swinging on a swing that is attached to a tree branch

Beyond the Bump: The Mental Toll of Mild Head Injuries In Kids

Children who sustain concussions may be 25% more likely to be diagnosed with a mood disorder than those who do not experience a head injury.

Fellow Bernadette Carter-Salmond

02.19.2026 Portrait of a sleeping baby lying on its mother's lap.

What Breast Milk Can Reveal About Stress

Breast milk carries molecular signals that reflect a mother’s past childhood trauma and may affect an infant's temperament.

Fellow Aidan Stotz

02.04.2026 Young boy sitting on couch with face in hands, upset. Behavioral challenges concept

How Delays to Therapy Harm Autistic Children

Autistic children who waited over four months for therapy were twice as likely to decline behaviorally compared to peers who waited less time.

Fellow Mallika Chimpiri

01.28.2026 Chest X-ray of a patient with tuberculosis (TB) infection in lungs

The Real Cost of “Unnecessary Spending”

A new model estimates that U.S. cuts to global aid could result in 9 million more child TB cases and 1.5 million more child TB deaths.

Fellow Aidan Stotz

11.14.2025 Group of young kids eating lunch in school cafeteria

Universal School Lunch: A Recipe for Lower Blood Pressure

Over five years, schools that provided meals to all students saw an 11% drop in children with high blood pressure.

Fellow Rowena Lindsay

11.13.2025 Young girl upset and sitting alone in the dark. Child abuse concept

Gentler Parenting, Stronger Minds

Adults who reported being verbally abused as children were 1.5 times more likely to have poor mental well-being than those who did not.

Fellow Aidan Stotz

11.05.2025 Large crude oil storage tanks beneath an oil refinery in a green hilly area

The Downstream Harms of Upstream Oil and Gas Development

Maternal exposure to benzene, a carcinogen present in crude oil and gas, increases the risk of developing childhood leukemia.

Fellow Mallika Chimpiri

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