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How eating more calories helps lower asthma risk in children - but only up to a point

Children and adolescents in the U.S. who consume higher amounts of dietary energy have a lower risk of asthma, but this protective effect stops beyond 56.442 kcal per kilogram of body weight per day. The study found an L-shaped relationship, suggesting that insufficient energy intake may heighten asthma risk.

12 Mar 2025

Glycerol in slush ice drinks can make children sick

Slush ice drinks made with glycerol have been found to make children sick. Doctors and medical scientists in Ireland and the UK investigated following reported sickness connected with the icy refreshments.

12 Mar 2025

People from families with exceptional longevity have lower risk of peripheral artery disease

A new research paper was published in Aging (Aging-US) on February 25, 2025, Volume 17, Issue 2, titled "Epidemiology and genetic determination of measures of peripheral vascular health in the Long Life Family Study."

12 Mar 2025

Tecovirimat monotherapy found ineffective for treating clade II mpox in NIH-sponsored trial

NIH-sponsored trial data offer further evidence to help inform mpox treatment decisions.

12 Mar 2025

Waist-to-height ratio more accurate than BMI for detecting childhood obesity

Body mass index (BMI) was almost three times more likely to classify children as overweight than waist circumference-to-height ratio, according to a new study.

12 Mar 2025

ADHD prescriptions in England surge by 18% since the pandemic

Prescriptions for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in England have risen 18% year on year since the pandemic.

12 Mar 2025

Some CT scans deliver too much radiation, researchers say. Regulators want to know more.

Rebecca Smith-Bindman, a professor at the University of California-San Francisco medical school, has spent well over a decade researching the disquieting risk that one of modern medicine's most valuable tools, computerized tomography scans, can sometimes cause cancer.

12 Mar 2025

Groundbreaking vaccine study offers hope for ending meningitis in Africa

University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) researchers helped conduct an important new global health study that found a vaccine that protects against five strains of meningitis prevalent in sub-Saharan Africa is safe and effective for use in young children beginning at 9 months of age.

11 Mar 2025

New malaria control strategy targets protein system in mosquitoes

A molecular quality-control system in Anopheles mosquitoes-the species responsible for most of the world's malaria cases-is a promising target for future malaria-control strategies, according to a study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

11 Mar 2025

Raman spectroscopy enhances surgical precision for pediatric epilepsy treatment

More than 50 million people worldwide live with epilepsy, with approximately half of them being children. For about one-third of these patients, medications do not control their seizures, leaving surgery as the only viable option for seizure relief.

11 Mar 2025

Automated insulin delivery systems are safe and effective for older adults with type 1 diabetes

New research from Washington State University in collaboration with five other institutions suggests that automated insulin delivery (AID) systems are safe and effective for use by older adults with type 1 diabetes.

11 Mar 2025

Measles cases surge in Europe amid vaccine gaps

Data presented in the monthly measles and rubella update by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) indicate ongoing transmission of measles across a number of countries in EU/EEA, with a steep rise in cases reported during 2024.

11 Mar 2025

A safer and more affordable polio vaccine could soon be a reality

A more affordable, lower-risk polio vaccine is on the horizon, research led by the University of Leeds has found.

11 Mar 2025

Study explores impact of pandemics on birth rates in Switzerland

Researchers at UZH have studied the impact of pandemics on the birth rate in Switzerland for the first time.

11 Mar 2025

Seafood consumption linked to prosocial behavior in children

Children who consumed the least amounts of seafood at 7-years-old were likely to be less 'prosocial' at ages 7 and 9 years than those who regularly consumed seafood, according to a new study.

11 Mar 2025

Nursing homes and the AMA, once Medicaid defenders, hang back as GOP mulls big cuts

When congressional Republicans in 2017 pushed to repeal the Affordable Care Act and slash Medicaid, dozens of physician groups, patient advocates, hospitals, and others rallied to defend the law and the safety-net program.

11 Mar 2025

Maternal cannabis use disorder linked to increased risk of child behavioral disorders

Researchers determine how maternal cannabis use disorder during and after pregnancy impacts the child’s behavior.

11 Mar 2025

Childhood abuse doubles adult risk of chronic health conditions

A new study published this week in Child Maltreatment found that in comparison to those who had not been abused in childhood, adults who had experienced both childhood physical and sexual abuse had approximately double the odds of physical and mental health conditions, including angina, arthritis, asthma, COPD, heart attack, depression, and disability -- even after considering respondents' age, race, income, and health behaviors, as well as obesity.

11 Mar 2025

One in three young people estimated to live with pediatric onset chronic conditions

The prevalence of chronic conditions has risen to unprecedented levels over the past twenty years, with nearly 1-in-3 young people estimated to now be living with pediatric onset conditions that significantly affect their lives, new research suggests.

10 Mar 2025

New study examines timing of prenatal stress on infant stress reactivity

A team of researchers at Michigan State University and the University of Michigan found new insights on the timing of prenatal stress and its effect on infant stress reactivity and temperament - including differences between genders.

10 Mar 2025

Children News and Research

How eating more calories helps lower asthma risk in children - but only up to a point

Glycerol in slush ice drinks can make children sick

People from families with exceptional longevity have lower risk of peripheral artery disease

Tecovirimat monotherapy found ineffective for treating clade II mpox in NIH-sponsored trial

Waist-to-height ratio more accurate than BMI for detecting childhood obesity

ADHD prescriptions in England surge by 18% since the pandemic

Some CT scans deliver too much radiation, researchers say. Regulators want to know more.

Groundbreaking vaccine study offers hope for ending meningitis in Africa

New malaria control strategy targets protein system in mosquitoes

Raman spectroscopy enhances surgical precision for pediatric epilepsy treatment

Automated insulin delivery systems are safe and effective for older adults with type 1 diabetes

Measles cases surge in Europe amid vaccine gaps

A safer and more affordable polio vaccine could soon be a reality

Study explores impact of pandemics on birth rates in Switzerland

Seafood consumption linked to prosocial behavior in children

Nursing homes and the AMA, once Medicaid defenders, hang back as GOP mulls big cuts

Maternal cannabis use disorder linked to increased risk of child behavioral disorders

Childhood abuse doubles adult risk of chronic health conditions

One in three young people estimated to live with pediatric onset chronic conditions

New study examines timing of prenatal stress on infant stress reactivity

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