New research shows that early peanut introduction at 4 to 11 months reduces peanut allergies by 43% in children under 3, challenging old guidelines that waited until age 3.

The Food and Drug Administration is restricting the use of fluoride supplements used to strengthen children’s teeth.

The FDA is restricting the use of prescription fluoride supplements for children, citing potential risks and concerns about gut microbiome alteration.

Young children have a lot of trust in scientists, and watching superhero TV shows with villainous researchers has little ...

The younger children asked questions like "how do you grow seeds?" and even "who was the first person to eat food and which ...

A 2017 change in guidance recommended exposing children to allergens “early and often,” likely preventing tens of thousands ...

A new study in the medical journal Pediatrics found that peanut allergies in children ages 0 to 3 declined by more than 27% ...

As the finishing touches come together at their new Muskegon facility, leaders with Kids’ Food Basket are inviting the community to a free open house to come explore the new space. (Oct. 9, 2025) ...

The term ‘nutritional dark matter’ was coined by Hungarian-American physicist, Albert-László Barabási, after he discovered that science tracks only a fraction of the over 26,000 biochemicals in food.

Thinking about science and technology in terms of return on investment misses the point. Here’s what kids really need to know. No lightsaber ever came to be, but I’ve been teaching undergraduates ...