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Investigators to examine how Ephb2 gene causes ependymoma in children

Armed with new grant support, investigators at Nationwide Children's Hospital plan to examine how a common gene of the nervous system leads to the development of a devastating brain tumor, ependymoma.

2 Jun 2011

Exposure to phthalates can cause children's allergy and asthma

Recent controversy over the discovery of clouding agents containing the banned chemical DEHP in beverages has caused public concerns.

2 Jun 2011

New model can help determine physical fitness and cardiac health

Imagine being able to calculate one number that would tell you just how fit you are - and what that means for your heart health. Researchers from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) have managed exactly that: they have developed a model that can help doctors - and individuals - determine just how fit an individual is, and what that means for overall health.

2 Jun 2011

UV-screening sunglasses, contact lenses can protect eyes from aging and disease

Most of us know that UV-blocking sunscreen protects the skin from aging and disease but we don't realize that UV-screening sunglasses and contact lenses can protect eyes from aging and disease, according to a national American Optometric Association survey.

2 Jun 2011

Unwed mothers face poorer health at midlife: New nationwide study

Unwed mothers face poorer health at midlife than do women who have children after marriage, according to a new nationwide study, which appears in the June 2011 issue of the American Sociological Review.

2 Jun 2011

Children of divorce more likely to struggle with anxiety, loneliness and low self-esteem

Children whose parents get divorced generally don't experience detrimental setbacks in the pre-divorce period, but often fall behind their peers-and don't catch up-when it comes to math and interpersonal social skills after their parents begin the divorce process, according to a new study.

2 Jun 2011

PCR-based saliva test can accurately identify cytomegalovirus infection in newborns

Although cytomegalovirus infection is a known cause of birth defects, including permanent hearing loss, most CMV infections in infants are not identified early, when interventions can lessen the effects of hearing loss.

2 Jun 2011

State roundup: Colo. Gov. Vetoes cost sharing bill for children's health plan

Gov. John Hickenlooper issued his first veto Tuesday, nixing a measure that would have required certain parents whose children are enrolled in a state health care plan to pay higher premiums.

2 Jun 2011

HHS announces new steps to decrease premiums and help insure more Americans

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today announced new steps to reduce premiums and make it easier for Americans to enroll in the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan. Premiums for the Federally-administered Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan will drop as much as 40 percent in 18 States, and eligibility standards will be eased in 23 States and the District of Columbia to ensure more Americans with pre-existing conditions have access to affordable health insurance.

1 Jun 2011

Campbell Soup Foundation to kick off 37th annual summer program in nutrition education

Campbell Soup Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Campbell Soup Company, will kick off its 37th annual Campbell Soup Summer Program on Thursday, June 2, 2011.

1 Jun 2011

UNAIDS Director says Pope's comments on condoms open dialogue for HIV prevention

UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibe on Saturday "told a Vatican conference [Pope Benedict XVI] had opened the door to greater dialogue with his groundbreaking comments on condoms and HIV prevention - even as Vatican officials stressed abstinence and marital fidelity as the best prevention," the Associated Press reports.

1 Jun 2011

Experts to present latest information on paediatric infectious diseases at ESPID 2011

The Annual ESPID Meeting has become the world's largest meeting in the field of Paediatric Infectious Diseases (PID): it provides the latest information on the number one threat to global child health.

1 Jun 2011

Pacific Reproductive Center celebrates Annual Baby Reunion in Torrance

When April Gooding was born 19 years ago in Torrance, infants like her were called "test tube babies" and in vitro fertilization was still considered experimental. Nearly two decades later, almost 4 million IVF babies have been born, including several hundred who will join April and the fertility expert who helped create her as one of his first successes.

1 Jun 2011

Wireless near-infrared spectroscopy can effectively detect bladder disease in children

A cell phone-sized, wireless near-infrared device is as reliable as the current "gold standard" invasive tests in determining bladder disease, according to a study by researchers at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver Coastal Health and the Child & Family Research Institute (CFRI).

1 Jun 2011

Health law implementation issues: Challenges with exchanges, doc-owned hospitals

A small but growing number of prominent, Republican governors — including Mitch Daniels and Haley Barbour — are taking the lead to shape a key component of the health care overhaul their party fought so hard to kill. It's a delicate balancing act for Republicans who, on the one hand, oppose federal health reform, even challenging its constitutionality in federal court, and, on the other hand, are pragmatically trying to control as much of the implementation process as they can.

1 Jun 2011

UNICEF publishes vaccine costs in an effort to promote price competition

UNICEF for the first time on Friday published the prices it pays pharmaceutical companies for vaccines, "as the world's biggest buyer of lifesaving immunizations aims to spark price competition in the face of rising costs," the Associated Press/Washington Post reports (5/28).

1 Jun 2011

U of I scientists team up to examine problem of childhood obesity

University of Illinois scientists from a variety of disciplines have teamed up to examine the factors that contribute to childhood obesity. Why? Because individual researchers have found that the problem is too complicated for any of them to tackle alone.

1 Jun 2011

New online tool can help detect and monitor dengue outbreaks

Researchers at Children's Hospital Boston and Google.org have found web-based search data to be a viable source of information for early detection and monitoring of outbreaks of dengue, an emerging mosquito-borne virus found in tropical areas of the world.

1 Jun 2011

Researchers receive CTSI Award for Translational Research in Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health.

Patricia Dickson, MD, and Jennifer Yee, MD, Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center (LA BioMed) researchers, will be honored on Thursday as recipients of the first UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute's (CTSI) Award for Translational Research in Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health.

1 Jun 2011

School children with bullying behavior more likely to have sleep-disordered breathing

Children who are bullies or have conduct problems at school, are more likely to be sleepy during the day according to University of Michigan Medical School researchers.

1 Jun 2011

Children News and Research

Investigators to examine how Ephb2 gene causes ependymoma in children

Exposure to phthalates can cause children's allergy and asthma

New model can help determine physical fitness and cardiac health

UV-screening sunglasses, contact lenses can protect eyes from aging and disease

Unwed mothers face poorer health at midlife: New nationwide study

Children of divorce more likely to struggle with anxiety, loneliness and low self-esteem

PCR-based saliva test can accurately identify cytomegalovirus infection in newborns

State roundup: Colo. Gov. Vetoes cost sharing bill for children's health plan

HHS announces new steps to decrease premiums and help insure more Americans

Campbell Soup Foundation to kick off 37th annual summer program in nutrition education

UNAIDS Director says Pope's comments on condoms open dialogue for HIV prevention

Experts to present latest information on paediatric infectious diseases at ESPID 2011

Pacific Reproductive Center celebrates Annual Baby Reunion in Torrance

Wireless near-infrared spectroscopy can effectively detect bladder disease in children

Health law implementation issues: Challenges with exchanges, doc-owned hospitals

UNICEF publishes vaccine costs in an effort to promote price competition

U of I scientists team up to examine problem of childhood obesity

New online tool can help detect and monitor dengue outbreaks

Researchers receive CTSI Award for Translational Research in Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health.

School children with bullying behavior more likely to have sleep-disordered breathing

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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