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Energy drink users have greater exposure to digital marketing than non-users, shows study

Energy drinks represent a new category of nonalcoholic beverage with global sales of over USD 50 billion. Containing caffeine as a main ingredient, energy drinks are a central part of partying and sporting culture.

5 Oct 2018

FDA approves HEMLIBRA for treatment of hemophilia A

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved HEMLIBRA (US generic name: emicizumab-kxwh), a treatment for hemophilia A created by Chugai, for routine prophylaxis to prevent or reduce the frequency of bleeding episodes in adults and children, ages newborn and older, with hemophilia A without factor VIII inhibitors, administered once weekly, every two weeks, or every four weeks.

5 Oct 2018

Study tracks self‐perceived body image of children

Results from a Chinese nationwide survey indicate that the prevalence of childhood overweight/obesity nearly tripled from 6.5% to 16.8% from 2000-2011, but children's perception of being fat remained at 2%. The findings are published in Obesity.

4 Oct 2018

New review points to statistically small link between children's screen media use and ADHD

There is a statistically small relationship between children's screen media use and ADHD-related behaviors. This is the finding of an extensive literature review on this subject carried out by researchers from the UvA's Center for research on Children, Adolescents and the Media.

4 Oct 2018

First suicide attempts in youth more lethal than previously realized

First suicide attempts are more lethal than previously realized, reports a study of children and adolescents published in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

4 Oct 2018

Alnylam announces positive results from Phase 1/2 study of lumasiran for treating primary hyperoxaluria-1

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc., the leading RNAi therapeutics company, announced today updated positive results from its Phase 1/2 clinical study of lumasiran, an investigational, subcutaneously administered RNAi therapeutic targeting glycolate oxidase for the treatment of primary hyperoxaluria type 1.

4 Oct 2018

Without safety net of kids or spouse, ‘elder orphans’ need fearless fallback plan

It was a memorable place to have an "aha" moment about aging. Peter Sperry had taken his 82-year-old father, who'd had a stroke and used a wheelchair, to Disney World. Just after they'd made their way through the Pirates of the Caribbean ride, nature called. Sperry took his father to the bathroom where, with difficulty, he changed the older man's diaper.

4 Oct 2018

Wits doctors transplant liver from HIV positive mother to her child with end-stage liver disease

This was the ethical dilemma faced by doctors at Wits Donald Gordon Medical Centre to save a child's life.

4 Oct 2018

Expert proposes new model to generate automated updates of genetic test results

Maybe the genetic test report your doctor ordered says your DNA contains many “variants of unknown significance.” Currently, up to 70 percent of such reports are negative or inconclusive.

4 Oct 2018

Australia will soon become the first country to eradicate cervical cancer

According to an announcement from the International Papillomavirus Society, Australia could soon become the first country to eradicate cervical cancer.

4 Oct 2018

Doctors use bacteriophages to treat patient with multi-drug resistant bacterial infection

The married professors were spending their Thanksgiving holiday in Egypt when the husband, Thomas L. Patterson, Ph.D., got very sick very quickly, experiencing fever, nausea and a racing heartbeat. By the time Patterson was accurately diagnosed with a highly multi-drug resistant bacterial infection, he was near death.

4 Oct 2018

New book explores unlikely origins of food regulation

Milk may seem as wholesome a drink as there is, but it was not always so.

4 Oct 2018

Physical therapy can effectively treat infants with congenital muscular torticollis

Congenital muscular torticollis is a common postural deformity in infants, and one that can be effectively treated by physical therapy.

3 Oct 2018

Women with epilepsy have five times greater risk of dying during pregnancy

The risk of dying during pregnancy is negligible for the average Danish woman, but if the woman in question has epilepsy, the probability must be multiplied by five. This is the central result presented in a comprehensive epidemiological study that researchers from Health, Aarhus University, are behind.

3 Oct 2018

Previously unknown genetic causes of mitochondrial diseases identified

An international team of scientists led by researchers from the University of Colorado School of Medicine have identified previously unknown genetic causes of mitochondrial diseases.

3 Oct 2018

Even lightest daily drinkers have increased mortality risk

Drinking a daily glass of wine for health reasons may not be so healthy after all, suggests a new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

3 Oct 2018

RCIGM and IDbyDNA launch clinical trial to improve diagnostics for pediatric CNS infections

The Rady Children's Institute for Genomic Medicine and IDbyDNA, a metagenomics technology company translating microbial genomics into actionable information for healthcare providers, have launched a clinical trial to improve diagnostics for pediatric central nervous system infections.

3 Oct 2018

Genentech announces clinical data from studies investigating risdiplam in spinal muscular atrophy

Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, announced today interim clinical data from the dose-finding parts of the pivotal FIREFISH and SUNFISH studies investigating risdiplam in spinal muscular atrophy.

3 Oct 2018

Closed-loop insulin delivery system shows better results for blood sugar control in type 1 diabetes

New research presented at this year's annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes in Berlin, Germany, and published in The Lancet, shows that use of a hybrid day-night closed-loop insulin delivery system is better than sensor-augmented pump therapy for blood sugar control in poorly controlled type 1 diabetes.

3 Oct 2018

New method based on artificial intelligence may help predict epilepsy outcomes

Medical University of South Carolina neurologists have developed a new method based on artificial intelligence that may eventually help both patients and doctors weigh the pros and cons of using brain surgery to treat debilitating seizures caused by epilepsy.

3 Oct 2018

Children News and Research

Energy drink users have greater exposure to digital marketing than non-users, shows study

FDA approves HEMLIBRA for treatment of hemophilia A

Study tracks self‐perceived body image of children

New review points to statistically small link between children's screen media use and ADHD

First suicide attempts in youth more lethal than previously realized

Alnylam announces positive results from Phase 1/2 study of lumasiran for treating primary hyperoxaluria-1

Without safety net of kids or spouse, ‘elder orphans’ need fearless fallback plan

Wits doctors transplant liver from HIV positive mother to her child with end-stage liver disease

Expert proposes new model to generate automated updates of genetic test results

Australia will soon become the first country to eradicate cervical cancer

Doctors use bacteriophages to treat patient with multi-drug resistant bacterial infection

New book explores unlikely origins of food regulation

Physical therapy can effectively treat infants with congenital muscular torticollis

Women with epilepsy have five times greater risk of dying during pregnancy

Previously unknown genetic causes of mitochondrial diseases identified

Even lightest daily drinkers have increased mortality risk

RCIGM and IDbyDNA launch clinical trial to improve diagnostics for pediatric CNS infections

Genentech announces clinical data from studies investigating risdiplam in spinal muscular atrophy

Closed-loop insulin delivery system shows better results for blood sugar control in type 1 diabetes

New method based on artificial intelligence may help predict epilepsy outcomes

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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