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Women with significant depressive symptoms have lower levels of klotho hormone

Women under chronic stress have significantly lower levels of klotho, a hormone that regulates aging and enhances cognition, researchers at UC San Francisco have found in a study comparing mothers of children on the autism spectrum to low-stress controls.

17 Jun 2015

Women who underwent uterine transplantation adjust to sudden restoration of fertility

In October last year the Gothenburg, Sweden, group of Mats Bra?nnstro?m announced the world's first live birth following the transplantation of a donated uterus.

17 Jun 2015

Protiviti's 'i on Hunger campaign' reaches one million meals goal

According to the World Food Programme, 805 million people in the world do not have enough food to lead a healthy active life, and poor nutrition causes nearly half (45 percent) of deaths in children under five years old – that's 3.1 million children each year. In the fall of 2014, global consulting firm Protiviti launched its year-long i on Hunger initiative as part of the fight to help end world hunger.

17 Jun 2015

Cancer cases among athletes playing on synthetic turf fields continue to grow

Cancer cases among athletes who have played on synthetic turf fields are being gathered in a ever lengthening list, reports Environment and Human Health, Inc., an organization of physicians and public health professionals.

17 Jun 2015

Researchers locate promising target for potential vaccine against malaria

Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have located a new - and likely more promising, they say - target for a potential vaccine against malaria, a mosquito-borne illness that kills as many as 750,000 people each year.

16 Jun 2015

New data shows psychotropic medication use among Medicaid-enrolled foster children in Pennsylvania

Today, the Department of Human Services, in partnership with PolicyLab at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, released new data on psychotropic medication use among Medicaid-enrolled Pennsylvania children in foster care, as well as the state's action plan to address the findings.

16 Jun 2015

New book provides valuable information on childhood and adolescent obesity

Obesity is a major disease burden in all societies and needs to be prevented early in life. New approaches are eagerly sought and absolutely necessary. This new volume presents a wealth of information on childhood and adolescent obesity, from causes and consequences to societal aspects and prevention of obesity as well as its management.

16 Jun 2015

WHO and World Bank Group: 400 million people do not have access to essential health services

A World Health Organization and World Bank Group report launched today shows that 400 million people do not have access to essential health services and 6% of people in low- and middle-income countries are tipped into or pushed further into extreme poverty because of health spending.

16 Jun 2015

Discovery could help scientists reduce global vitamin A deficiency

A research team's discovery of new information about how plants synthesize carotenoids, precursors for vitamin A that are essential for plant development and survival, and human health, could help scientists increase the levels of provitamin A in food crops and reduce global vitamin A deficiency.

16 Jun 2015

UK dermatologist explains the facts on vitamin D and sun exposure

Sometimes it can be hard to weigh up the benefits of vitamin D versus sun exposure. We talk to Dr Anjali Mahto, Consultant Dermatologist & British Skin Foundation Spokesperson who explains.

16 Jun 2015

Stress and worry of premature birth does not affect mother's parenting behaviour

The stress and worry of giving birth prematurely does not adversely affect a mother's parenting behaviour, according to researchers at the University of Warwick.

16 Jun 2015

Researchers uncover new mechanism that innate immune system uses to curb viral infections

An innovative mechanism that the innate immune system uses to control viral infections has been uncovered by researchers at the University Medical Centers in Mainz and Freiburg. Central to this is the discovery that two different but related elements of the immune system can act together in concert to fight, for example, rotavirus infections.

16 Jun 2015

Orange sweet potato reduces prevalence and duration of diarrhea in children

A new study has found that orange sweet potato (OSP) reduced both the prevalence and duration of diarrhea in young children in Mozambique.

16 Jun 2015

Innovative programme reduces teachers’ violence in Ugandan primary schools

An innovative programme of activities used in Ugandan primary schools has succeeded in reducing violence by teachers against children by 42%, according to new research published in The Lancet Global Health. The study is published on 16 June, the Day of the African Child.

15 Jun 2015

Scientists find way to accelerate wound healing in diabetic mice

One of the body's own tools for preventing wound infections may actually interfere with wound healing, according to new research from Boston Children's Hospital. In a study published online in Nature Medicine, scientists from the hospital's Program in Cellular and Molecular Medicine found they could speed up wound healing in diabetic mice by keeping immune cells called neutrophils from producing bacteria-trapping neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs).

15 Jun 2015

Novartis announces FDA approval of Promacta for treatment of children with chronic ITP

Novartis announced today that the US Food and Drug Administration has approved Promacta (eltrombopag) for the treatment of children six years and older with chronic immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) who have had an insufficient response to corticosteroids, immunoglobulins or splenectomy. Promacta was approved by the FDA in 2008 for use in adult patients with the same condition.

15 Jun 2015

Children News and Research

Women with significant depressive symptoms have lower levels of klotho hormone

Women who underwent uterine transplantation adjust to sudden restoration of fertility

Protiviti's 'i on Hunger campaign' reaches one million meals goal

Cancer cases among athletes playing on synthetic turf fields continue to grow

Researchers locate promising target for potential vaccine against malaria

New data shows psychotropic medication use among Medicaid-enrolled foster children in Pennsylvania

New book provides valuable information on childhood and adolescent obesity

WHO and World Bank Group: 400 million people do not have access to essential health services

Discovery could help scientists reduce global vitamin A deficiency

UK dermatologist explains the facts on vitamin D and sun exposure

Stress and worry of premature birth does not affect mother's parenting behaviour

Researchers uncover new mechanism that innate immune system uses to curb viral infections

Orange sweet potato reduces prevalence and duration of diarrhea in children

Innovative programme reduces teachers’ violence in Ugandan primary schools

Scientists find way to accelerate wound healing in diabetic mice

Novartis announces FDA approval of Promacta for treatment of children with chronic ITP

New study explores positive, negative aspects of parenting in mothers and fathers

Poll: 60% of U.S. adults favor complete ban on powdered alcohol

Higher obstetric risk identified in ART pregnancies not linked to poorer academic performance in children

American Thoracic Society releases recommendations on achieving good quality sleep

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Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

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