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AAP releases new policy recommendations to help families maintain healthy media diet for kids

Recognizing the ubiquitous role of media in children's lives, the American Academy of Pediatrics is releasing new policy recommendations and resources to help families maintain a healthy media diet.

21 Oct 2016

New research examines use of nanotechnology to improve delivery of drugs to HIV patients

New research led by the University of Liverpool aims to improve the administration and availability of drug therapies to HIV patients through the use of nanotechnology.

21 Oct 2016

RIT faculty-researcher receives grant to help design coordinated vaccine procurement system

Rochester Institute of Technology received a three-year, $374,949 grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for faculty-researcher Rubén Proaño to study and help design a coordinated decision-support system for the global procurement of vaccines.

21 Oct 2016

Scientists suggest potential approach of lowering tau levels to thwart Alzheimer's disease

Taking a pill that prevents the accumulation of toxic molecules in the brain might someday help prevent or delay Alzheimer's disease, according to scientists at Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

21 Oct 2016

Childhood pneumonia in developing countries linked to use of solid fuels

Solid fuels used for cooking are the prevailing source of indoor pollution in developing countries.

21 Oct 2016

New tool developed to help families maintain healthy use of media

Today the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) released recommendations for healthy exposure to digital media in childhood, and an interactive online tool to help families achieve this.

21 Oct 2016

Study provides novel insights into genetic factors linked to age-related hearing disorders

A study of patient electronic medical records and genome sequences from adults with age-related hearing impairment by researchers at UC San Francisco and Kaiser Permanente Northern California, identified two genetic variations linked to the hearing disorder.

21 Oct 2016

Study reveals promising new strategy to treat birth defect in boys

A study published in Scientific Reports describes a potential new strategy that may be utilized to correct hypospadias, a birth defect which occurs when boys are born with a urinary opening on the underside of the penis, found in up to one in every 200 boys.

21 Oct 2016

Researchers discover how toxic proteins linked to neurological diseases impair membrane-less organelles

Researchers at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have discovered the way toxic proteins linked to the most common forms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) incapacitate membrane-less organelles inside cells.

21 Oct 2016

Study shows how damage to RNA-binding protein contributes to ALS

Although only 10 percent of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) cases are hereditary, a significant number of them are caused by mutations that affect proteins that bind RNA, a type of genetic material.

21 Oct 2016

RAC1 protein plays crucial role in proper development of mammalian lung

A study by researchers from The Saban Research Institute of Children's Hospital Los Angeles reveals a promising therapeutic target for improving lung function in infants.

21 Oct 2016

UCSF researchers find active HIV in tissue samples of patients treated with antiretrovirals

While successful treatment of HIV with antiretroviral medications leads to undetectable levels of virus in the blood, controls the disease and leads to much longer lifespans, scientists know that HIV continues to reside in tissues.

21 Oct 2016

Esperite's business unit develops therapy for Crohn's disease perianal fistulas

Esperite's business unit The Cell Factory in collaboration with Women's and Children's Health Department of the University of Padua and the Padua University Hospital are developing therapies for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) using extracellular vesicles (EVs).

21 Oct 2016

Study sheds new insights on immune cells involved in fighting dengue virus infection

India suffers from the highest number of dengue infections in the world, but there are few studies, if any, to understand the immune cells involved in fighting the virus.

21 Oct 2016

New edition of Nurturing Natures gets right to the heart of children's emotional development

This new edition of the bestselling text, Nurturing Natures, provides an indispensable synthesis of the latest scientific knowledge about children's emotional development.

21 Oct 2016

Scientists use male mice model to study how genes affect sequencing of vocal sounds

There's a particular order to the sounds of the ultrasonic song a male mouse performs to impress his potential mate.

20 Oct 2016

Replacing sedentariness with high-intensity physical activity enhances cardiorespiratory fitness in children

As little as 10 minutes of high-intensity physical activity per day reduces the amount of adipose tissue and enhances cardiorespiratory fitness in 6-8-year-old children, according to a new study from the University of Eastern Finland.

20 Oct 2016

Preteens only need two HPV vaccines, not three, says immunization advisory panel

Preteens who have not yet received their human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccines only need to have two vaccines rather than three, say federal government advisers.

20 Oct 2016

Wyss Institute wins 'Best of What's New' award for paper-based rapid Zika test

A rapid Zika test, developed by an international, multi-institutional team of researchers led by synthetic biologist James Collins, Ph.D., at Harvard University's Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, has today been named a 2016 "Best of What's New" awards winner by Popular Science magazine in the Health category.

20 Oct 2016

Gene deletion shows new way to treat influenza

Researchers at Houston Methodist kept mice from getting the flu by removing a gene that regulates their immune system.

19 Oct 2016

Children News and Research

AAP releases new policy recommendations to help families maintain healthy media diet for kids

New research examines use of nanotechnology to improve delivery of drugs to HIV patients

RIT faculty-researcher receives grant to help design coordinated vaccine procurement system

Scientists suggest potential approach of lowering tau levels to thwart Alzheimer's disease

Childhood pneumonia in developing countries linked to use of solid fuels

New tool developed to help families maintain healthy use of media

Study provides novel insights into genetic factors linked to age-related hearing disorders

Study reveals promising new strategy to treat birth defect in boys

Researchers discover how toxic proteins linked to neurological diseases impair membrane-less organelles

Study shows how damage to RNA-binding protein contributes to ALS

RAC1 protein plays crucial role in proper development of mammalian lung

UCSF researchers find active HIV in tissue samples of patients treated with antiretrovirals

Esperite's business unit develops therapy for Crohn's disease perianal fistulas

Study sheds new insights on immune cells involved in fighting dengue virus infection

New edition of Nurturing Natures gets right to the heart of children's emotional development

Scientists use male mice model to study how genes affect sequencing of vocal sounds

Replacing sedentariness with high-intensity physical activity enhances cardiorespiratory fitness in children

Preteens only need two HPV vaccines, not three, says immunization advisory panel

Wyss Institute wins 'Best of What's New' award for paper-based rapid Zika test

Gene deletion shows new way to treat influenza

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

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