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Patients with allergy experience rising out-of-pocket costs for life-saving epinephrine auto-injectors

Commercially insured patients who use the life-saving epinephrine auto-injector known as 'EpiPen' have experienced skyrocketing out-of-pocket costs since 2007, according to research published March 27 in JAMA Internal Medicine.

28 Mar 2017

Treatment with microRNA re-insulates ravaged nerves, restores limb mobility in mouse models of MS

Scientists partially re-insulated ravaged nerves in mouse models of multiple sclerosis (MS) and restored limb mobility by treating the animals with a small non-coding RNA called a microRNA.

27 Mar 2017

CHLA receives NIH grant for biomedical research training to disadvantaged undergraduate students

Emil Bogenmann, PhD, EdD, at The Saban Research Institute of Children's Hospital Los Angeles, received a five-year renewal grant of $1.3 million from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases of the National Institutes of Health to provide biomedical research training to disadvantaged college undergraduates.

27 Mar 2017

Brain activity of children can be used for long-range predictions about reading success

By measuring brainwaves, it is possible to predict what a child's reading level will be years in advance, according to research from Binghamton University, State University of New York.

27 Mar 2017

Researchers identify novel compounds that decrease glucose production in liver cells

Scientists may have found a new tool for studying—and maybe even treating—Type 2 diabetes, the form of diabetes considered responsible for close to 95 percent of cases in the United States.

27 Mar 2017

3U researchers discover biological marker that could predict development of Type 1 diabetes

A significant finding has been made by the 3U Diabetes Consortium, of Dublin City University, Maynooth University and the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, which has the potential to contribute to the identification of biological markers that predict the development of Type 1 diabetes, a chronic autoimmune disease.

27 Mar 2017

First national survey reveals high burden of iodine deficiency among Israelis

62% of school-age children and 85% of pregnant women in Israel have low iodine intakes, according to the country's first national iodine survey. Government funding and legislation, and a government-regulated program of salt or food iodization, are essential to reducing the deficiency, which poses a high risk of impaired neurological development.

27 Mar 2017

Poor vitamin B12 status in small children linked to difficulties in solving cognitive tests

Small children with low levels of vitamin B12 had more difficulties solving cognitive tests, such as the ability to do puzzles, recognize letters and interpret other children's feelings.

27 Mar 2017

Canadian-born children, youth at greater risk of unintentional firearm injury than immigrants

Children and youth born in Canada are at higher risk of unintentional injury from guns compared with immigrant children and youth, although certain subgroups of immigrants and refugees are at higher risk of assault-related injury, found a study published http://www.cmaj.ca/site/press/cmaj.160850.pdf in CMAJ.

27 Mar 2017

Researchers use classroom to understand neurodynamics of real-world social interactions

When going to the movies with a group of friends, one small action can make a big difference when it comes to being on the same page after the movie: eye contact. A simple conversation before the movie sets you up to be more in sync with your friends after the movie.

27 Mar 2017

Disease of antiquity: University of Notre Dame expert focuses on tuberculosis research

In the time it takes to read this article, half a dozen people will have died from tuberculosis. It is a cruel and persistent killer, claiming 1.8 million lives each year, an estimated 200,000 of which are children, according to the World Health Organization.

27 Mar 2017

New partnership to address nutritional needs of young disaster victims

The Center for Global Health & Translational Science at Upstate Medical University is embarking on a partnership with ENSPICE Children's Foundation, an international foundation that is addressing nutritional needs of children brought on by disasters.

25 Mar 2017

Study offers new insights into transmission of dengue infections

Transmission of the mosquito-borne dengue virus appears to be largely driven by infections centered in and around the home, with the majority of cases related to one another occurring in people who live less than 200 meters apart, new research led by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the University of Florida suggests.

25 Mar 2017

UVA researchers discover unexpected interaction between men's testes and immune system

The University of Virginia School of Medicine has again shown that a part of the body thought to be disconnected from the immune system actually interacts with it, and that discovery helps explain cases of male infertility, certain autoimmune diseases and even the failure of cancer vaccines.

25 Mar 2017

Blue Ridge Poison Center explains safe and proper way to dispose medicine

In 2015, nearly 57 percent of all poison exposure cases nationwide involved prescription or over-the-counter medicines.

25 Mar 2017

WHO launches new ethics guidance to protect rights of TB patients

New tuberculosis (TB) ethics guidance, launched today by the World Health Organization, aims to help ensure that countries implementing the End TB Strategy adhere to sound ethical standards to protect the rights of all those affected.

25 Mar 2017

Researchers find lower academic performance among children prenatally exposed to alcohol

Despite greater awareness of the dangers of prenatal exposure to alcohol, the rates of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders remain alarmingly high.

25 Mar 2017

Brief periods of vigorous exercise may provide cardiometabolic benefits in children

As little as 10 minutes a day of high-intensity physical activity could help some children reduce their risk of developing heart problems and metabolic diseases such as diabetes, according to an international study led by a researcher at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.

25 Mar 2017

Exposure to acrolein causes failure of immune defence to tumours, study finds

The World Health Organisation estimates that every year 600,000 deaths are caused by passive smoking worldwide and, in Austria alone, two or three people a day die as a result of passive smoking.

25 Mar 2017

Multipronged study of schizophrenia-associated syndrome receives $3.1 million NIH grant

A research team at Emory University is embarking on a multipronged study of 3q29 deletion syndrome, a genetic mutation associated with a 40-fold increased risk for schizophrenia and a range of other neuropsychiatric conditions including mild to moderate intellectual disability, autism and anxiety.

24 Mar 2017

Children News and Research

Patients with allergy experience rising out-of-pocket costs for life-saving epinephrine auto-injectors

Treatment with microRNA re-insulates ravaged nerves, restores limb mobility in mouse models of MS

CHLA receives NIH grant for biomedical research training to disadvantaged undergraduate students

Brain activity of children can be used for long-range predictions about reading success

Researchers identify novel compounds that decrease glucose production in liver cells

3U researchers discover biological marker that could predict development of Type 1 diabetes

First national survey reveals high burden of iodine deficiency among Israelis

Poor vitamin B12 status in small children linked to difficulties in solving cognitive tests

Canadian-born children, youth at greater risk of unintentional firearm injury than immigrants

Researchers use classroom to understand neurodynamics of real-world social interactions

Disease of antiquity: University of Notre Dame expert focuses on tuberculosis research

New partnership to address nutritional needs of young disaster victims

Study offers new insights into transmission of dengue infections

UVA researchers discover unexpected interaction between men's testes and immune system

Blue Ridge Poison Center explains safe and proper way to dispose medicine

WHO launches new ethics guidance to protect rights of TB patients

Researchers find lower academic performance among children prenatally exposed to alcohol

Brief periods of vigorous exercise may provide cardiometabolic benefits in children

Exposure to acrolein causes failure of immune defence to tumours, study finds

Multipronged study of schizophrenia-associated syndrome receives $3.1 million NIH grant

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