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Mpox virus poses rising global epidemic and pandemic threat

Insufficient research on mpox hinders effective control strategies, emphasizing the need to understand its transmission and immune response mechanisms.

7 Apr 2025

The House Speaker’s eyeing big cuts to Medicaid. In his Louisiana district, It’s a lifeline.

When Desoto Regional Health System took out $36 million in loans last year to renovate a rural hospital that opened in 1952, officials were banking on its main funding source remaining stable: Medicaid, the joint federal-state health program for low-income people and the disabled.

7 Apr 2025

Gut bacteria and blood metabolites directly affect children’s height, study finds

Researchers used Mendelian randomization to uncover causal links between gut microbiota, blood metabolites, and short stature in children.

7 Apr 2025

Cryo-EM reveals fine structural details of human chromatin remodeler in action

Chromatin remodeling plays a vital role in gene regulation, affecting how DNA is accessed. Disruptions in this process can also lead to cancer and other diseases.

4 Apr 2025

CRISPR tool unveils genetic drivers of blood cell maturation

Collaborative research led by investigators at Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center defines a novel approach to understanding how certain proteins called transcription factors determine which genetic programs will drive cell growth and maturation.

4 Apr 2025

Exposure to wildfire smoke raises mental health visits to emergency departments

Exposure to fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) from wildfire smoke was associated with increased visits to emergency departments (ED) for mental health conditions, according to a new study led by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

4 Apr 2025

How schools used pandemic relief funds to identify and serve students experiencing homelessness

University of Michigan research sheds new light on how school districts used their share of $800 million in pandemic relief funds that were specifically dedicated to the education of children and youth experiencing homelessness.

4 Apr 2025

Swedish study highlights prevalence of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders

Out of 206 fourth-grade students, 19 met criteria for fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. This was found in a pilot study conducted at the University of Gothenburg.

4 Apr 2025

Alarming statistics from IDF reveal nearly 1 in 9 adults are now living with diabetes

Globally, nearly one in nine adults (589 million) are now living with diabetes. Of these, an estimated 252 million are not yet aware they have the condition, placing them at higher risk of serious complications and early death

4 Apr 2025

Study links outdoor time and multisport to improved motor skills in children

A study conducted by the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences at the University of Jyväskylä followed the development of children's motor skills over a three-year period, from early childhood education to school age.

4 Apr 2025

Your phone might be the reason you can’t sleep

Researchers investigate whether screen use in bed, particularly social media use, affects sleep as compared to other screen-based activities in students.

4 Apr 2025

Over 250 million people worldwide unaware they have diabetes, according to new research from the International Diabetes Federation (IDF)

4 Apr 2025

Immigration crackdowns disrupt the caregiving industry. Families pay the price.

Alanys Ortiz reads Josephine Senek's cues before she speaks. Josephine, who lives with a rare and debilitating genetic condition, fidgets her fingers when she's tired and bites the air when something hurts.

4 Apr 2025

Enhanced tuberculosis detection in advanced HIV using stool molecular testing

The Xpert MTB/Ultra molecular diagnostic test for stool samples, until now recommended only for children, could be established as an additional test for diagnosing tuberculosis in adults living with HIV.

4 Apr 2025

Study reveals complex patterns of substance use in U.S. adults

A study from researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus reveals that nearly one in five U.S. adults have used multiple drugs in the past year, showing that substance use is fairly common and more complex than just using one drug at a time.

3 Apr 2025

Living with fathers strengthens adolescent relationships

Children who grow up with their fathers under the same roof tend to feel close to them, forming strong relationships that last through challenging teenage years, according to a new study.

3 Apr 2025

Updated screening protocols could improve early diagnosis of cystic fibrosis

All states should adopt updated screening protocols so more newborns with cystic fibrosis can be diagnosed in the first weeks of life, when interventions can have the greatest benefit, according to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation guidelines published April 2 in the International Journal of Neonatal Screening.

3 Apr 2025

New thromboinflammation-on-a-chip model may revolutionize treatment of harmful blood clots

Blood clots are associated with life-threatening conditions such as sepsis, sickle cell disease, heart attack, and stroke.

3 Apr 2025

Clinical trial demonstrates safety of targeted treatment approach for deadly brain tumor in children

A Phase I clinical trial demonstrated that a targeted approach to treating a deadly brain tumor in children called diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) is safe, reported Weill Cornell Medicine and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center investigators.

3 Apr 2025

‘If they cut too much, people will die’: Health coalition pushes GOP on Medicaid funding

Tina Ewing-Wilson remembers the last time major Medicaid cuts slashed her budget.

3 Apr 2025

Children News and Research

Mpox virus poses rising global epidemic and pandemic threat

The House Speaker’s eyeing big cuts to Medicaid. In his Louisiana district, It’s a lifeline.

Gut bacteria and blood metabolites directly affect children’s height, study finds

Cryo-EM reveals fine structural details of human chromatin remodeler in action

CRISPR tool unveils genetic drivers of blood cell maturation

Exposure to wildfire smoke raises mental health visits to emergency departments

How schools used pandemic relief funds to identify and serve students experiencing homelessness

Swedish study highlights prevalence of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders

Alarming statistics from IDF reveal nearly 1 in 9 adults are now living with diabetes

Study links outdoor time and multisport to improved motor skills in children

Your phone might be the reason you can’t sleep

Over 250 million people worldwide unaware they have diabetes, according to new research from the International Diabetes Federation (IDF)

Immigration crackdowns disrupt the caregiving industry. Families pay the price.

Enhanced tuberculosis detection in advanced HIV using stool molecular testing

Study reveals complex patterns of substance use in U.S. adults

Living with fathers strengthens adolescent relationships

Updated screening protocols could improve early diagnosis of cystic fibrosis

New thromboinflammation-on-a-chip model may revolutionize treatment of harmful blood clots

Clinical trial demonstrates safety of targeted treatment approach for deadly brain tumor in children

‘If they cut too much, people will die’: Health coalition pushes GOP on Medicaid funding

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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