Dr. Monica Wendel of the University of Louisville was working with researchers from Texas A&M on controlling obesity in children. In an experiment conducted over the summer, they removed the sit-down ...

Just a few years ago, children with Type 1 diabetes reported to the school nurse several times a day to get a finger pricked to check whether their blood sugar was dangerously high or low.

Nowadays, when children are bored, they don't go outside and play with the other kids in their neighborhood, pick up a book, or even just sit and play with their toys. Instead, many children turn to ...