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Study shows effects of sex offender registration policies on children

A new study led by researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that children who were legally required to register as sex offenders were at greater risk for harm, including suicide attempts and sexual assault, compared to a group of children who engaged in harmful or illegal sexual behavior but who were not required to register.

6 Dec 2017

Prior smoking exposure linked to potential risks of wheeze and asthma in children

In a Pediatric Pulmonology study of children aged 15 months, increasing hair nicotine levels were related to prior parent-reported smoking exposure and were associated with potential increased risks of wheeze and asthma.

6 Dec 2017

Study: Changes in the brain after childhood limb loss can be reversed

In a recent study, investigators found that certain changes in the brain that occurred after limb amputation in a child were reversible after restoring sensory input through bilateral hand transplantation.

6 Dec 2017

Newborn screening for SMA favored by most people, study finds

Research from the University of Warwick indicates that most people are in favor of newborn screening for the potentially deadly condition spinal muscular atrophy (SMA).

6 Dec 2017

Hospitals find asthma hot spots more profitable to neglect than fix

Keyonta Parnell has had asthma most of his young life, but it wasn't until his family moved to the 140-year-old house here on Lemmon Street two years ago that he became one of the health care system's frequent customers.

6 Dec 2017

Attack on asthma: Scrubbing homes of allergens may tame disease and its costs

After years of studying the causes of asthma, a pediatrician-turned-public health sleuth thinks there's a way to substantially reduce its impact.

6 Dec 2017

Mount Sinai surgeons use BABA technique to remove metastatic cancer in the lateral neck

A team of surgeons at Mount Sinai Beth Israel, led by Hyunsuk Suh, MD, Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, have performed the first robot-assisted radical neck dissection in the United States using the bilateral axillo-breast approach (BABA), a surgery that involves removing all of the lymph nodes on one side of the neck.

6 Dec 2017

Scientists create low-cost, rapid test to detect iron and vitamin A deficiencies

Cornell University engineers and nutritionists have created a swift solution for a challenging global health problem: a low-cost, rapid test to detect iron and vitamin A deficiencies at the point of care.

5 Dec 2017

New mass-production platform overcomes barriers to bioengineering human liver tissues

Researchers report creating a biologically accurate mass-production platform that overcomes major barriers to bioengineering human liver tissues suitable for therapeutic transplant into people.

5 Dec 2017

UT Southwestern researchers identify potential approach to suppress lethal parasitic infections

UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have identified a chemical that suppresses the lethal form of a parasitic infection caused by roundworms that affects up to 100 million people and usually causes only mild symptoms.

5 Dec 2017

Binge eating can act as barrier to achieving weight-loss success

Someone who binge eats consumes an objectively large amount of food while feeling a loss of control over eating. When episodes occur weekly for several months, the action moves into the realm of binge-eating disorder.

5 Dec 2017

Researchers identify way to prevent fat cells from growing larger

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a way to prevent fat cells from growing larger, a process that leads to weight gain and obesity. By activating a pathway in fat cells in mice, the researchers found they could feed the animals a high-fat diet without making them obese.

5 Dec 2017

Statisticians estimate modern contraceptive prevalence in world’s poorest nations

Statisticians Leontine Alkema, Niamh Cahill and Chuchu Wei at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, with others, today released new estimates and projections of modern contraceptive prevalence and other family planning outcomes for the 69 poorest countries of the world.

5 Dec 2017

Children with high blood levels of polyunsaturated fatty acids less likely to develop asthma or rhinitis

New research from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden reveals that high levels of polyunsaturated fatty acids in children's blood are associated with a reduced risk of asthma or rhinitis at the age of 16 years. The study is published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

5 Dec 2017

Study establishes link between working memory and physical health, lifestyle choices

Mount Sinai researchers have found a positive relationship between the brain network associated with working memory - the ability to store and process information relevant to the task at hand - and healthy traits such as higher physical endurance and better cognitive function.

5 Dec 2017

Study uncovers genes that drive peanut allergy reactions

Mount Sinai researchers have identified six genes that activate hundreds of other genes in children experiencing severe allergic reactions to peanuts.

5 Dec 2017

Lithium chloride prevents neurological damage tied to fetal alcohol syndrome, mice study shows

A single dose of lithium chloride, a drug used to treat bipolar disease and aggression, blocks the sleep disturbances, memory loss, and learning problems tied to fetal alcohol syndrome, new experiments in mice show.

5 Dec 2017

Investigational ZPIV vaccine found to be safe and immunogenic in trial participants

The investigational Zika purified inactivated virus (ZPIV) vaccine was well-tolerated and induced an immune response in participants, according to initial results from three Phase 1 clinical trials.

5 Dec 2017

Studies offer evidence that exercise alone can change composition of gut microbes

Two studies - one in mice and the other in human subjects - offer the first definitive evidence that exercise alone can change the composition of microbes in the gut. The studies were designed to isolate exercise-induced changes from other factors - such as diet or antibiotic use - that might alter the intestinal microbiota.

5 Dec 2017

DNA sequencing could identify genetic cause of kidney disease

DNA sequencing could soon become part of the routine diagnostic workup for patients with chronic kidney disease, suggests a new study from Columbia University Medical Center.

5 Dec 2017

Children News and Research

Study shows effects of sex offender registration policies on children

Prior smoking exposure linked to potential risks of wheeze and asthma in children

Study: Changes in the brain after childhood limb loss can be reversed

Newborn screening for SMA favored by most people, study finds

Hospitals find asthma hot spots more profitable to neglect than fix

Attack on asthma: Scrubbing homes of allergens may tame disease and its costs

Mount Sinai surgeons use BABA technique to remove metastatic cancer in the lateral neck

Scientists create low-cost, rapid test to detect iron and vitamin A deficiencies

New mass-production platform overcomes barriers to bioengineering human liver tissues

UT Southwestern researchers identify potential approach to suppress lethal parasitic infections

Binge eating can act as barrier to achieving weight-loss success

Researchers identify way to prevent fat cells from growing larger

Statisticians estimate modern contraceptive prevalence in world’s poorest nations

Children with high blood levels of polyunsaturated fatty acids less likely to develop asthma or rhinitis

Study establishes link between working memory and physical health, lifestyle choices

Study uncovers genes that drive peanut allergy reactions

Lithium chloride prevents neurological damage tied to fetal alcohol syndrome, mice study shows

Investigational ZPIV vaccine found to be safe and immunogenic in trial participants

Studies offer evidence that exercise alone can change composition of gut microbes

DNA sequencing could identify genetic cause of kidney disease

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