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Innovative light-activated shunt could reduce surgeries for children with heart defects

Children born with defects that impair the heart's lower chambers undergo a series of invasive surgeries early in life.

19 Aug 2024

AI model can predict autism in young children from limited information

A new machine learning model can predict autism in young children from relatively limited information. This is shown in a new study from Karolinska Institutet published in JAMA Network Open.

19 Aug 2024

Harris-Walz ticket sharpens contrast with Trump-Vance on health care

Vice President Kamala Harris' selection of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate is making health care a front-burner issue in the final sprint to the November presidential election.

19 Aug 2024

Calls for humanitarian pause to safeguard polio vaccination efforts in Gaza

Two rounds of a polio vaccination campaign are expected to be launched at the end of August and September 2024 across the Gaza Strip to prevent the spread of circulating variant type 2 poliovirus (cVDPV2).

18 Aug 2024

ASTN2 gene knockout in mice reveals key autism-related behaviors

More than 70 genes have been linked to autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a developmental condition in which differences in the brain lead to a host of altered behaviors, including issues with language, social communication, hyperactivity, and repetitive movements.

16 Aug 2024

Study finds rising methamphetamine-related psychiatric hospitalizations in the U.S.

A new study, out now in Drug and Alcohol Dependence, that details trends among psychiatric hospitalizations between 2015-2019 finds that while most hospitalizations did not involve any substances, methamphetamine-related hospitalizations have increased while overall number of psychiatric hospitalizations remained stable.

16 Aug 2024

Pneumococcal vaccines could drastically reduce child deaths by 2030

Utilizing pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) could save almost 700,000 children's lives between the time of their introduction to the year 2030, according to a new modeling study. This would be equivalent to the average number of babies born in the UK each year.

16 Aug 2024

Study reveals new insights into urea cycle's role in fatty liver disease

An Indiana University School of Medicine physician scientist is making strides in understanding the molecular origins of fatty liver disease, a leading cause of liver failure in the United States.

16 Aug 2024

Researchers develop four new regimens to treat people with multidrug-resistant TB meningitis

In a preliminary study with a small number of humans, rabbits and mice, researchers at Johns Hopkins Children's Center say they have developed four new regimens that have the potential to treat and save the lives of people with multidrug-resistant (MDR) tuberculous (TB) meningitis.

16 Aug 2024

New poll highlights top reported challenges for kids in forming classroom connections

Building positive connections with teachers and peers in the classroom can be critical to the mental health and academic success of children and adolescents.

16 Aug 2024

Researchers receive $2.8 million grant to investigate Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

More than 3,400 Sudden Unexpected Infant Deaths are reported annually in the United States, making it the country's biggest cause of death of infants from 1 month to 1 year old, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

16 Aug 2024

Tecovirimat shows no significant impact on mpox lesion duration in DRC study

The antiviral drug tecovirimat did not reduce the duration of mpox lesions among children and adults with clade I mpox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), based on an initial analysis of data from a randomized, placebo-controlled trial.

16 Aug 2024

X-ray irradiation emerges as a new tool to combat aflatoxin-contaminated corn

Corn, a staple food crop consumed by billions of people and animals worldwide, is frequently contaminated by the fungal toxin aflatoxin B1, a highly potent carcinogen produced by the fungus Aspergillus flavus.

16 Aug 2024

Study reveals higher perinatal, postpartum risks for individuals with autism and intellectual disabilities

American women have the highest rate of maternal deaths among high-income countries, with outcomes worse for minoritized groups.

16 Aug 2024

Amid Medicaid ‘unwinding,’ many states wind up expansions

Trisha Byers left behind one crucial item when she moved to North Carolina last year to be closer to her family after suffering a brain injury: health insurance.

16 Aug 2024

Federal grant supports research on homelessness among women veterans in Canada

A first-of-its-kind study led by Lawson Health Research Institute is receiving $1.2 million in funding from the federal government, delivered through the Veteran Homelessness Program, to better understand homelessness amongst women in Canada who are military Veterans.

15 Aug 2024

CDC study reveals significantly higher Lyme disease rates among older adults than previously reported

The CDC and University of Iowa conducted an epidemiological study using Medicare data, revealing a seven-fold higher incidence of Lyme disease diagnoses among U.S. adults aged 65+ compared to public health surveillance data, particularly in high-incidence states.

15 Aug 2024

Unusual surge in children's pneumonia cases in England linked to Mycoplasma pneumoniae

Study reveals a significant and prolonged rise in pneumonia-related emergency visits among children in England, driven primarily by Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections during the winter of 2023-24.

15 Aug 2024

Maternal heart rate variability tied to postpartum mental health and infant brain development, study reveals

Researchers find that lower maternal heart rate variability postpartum is linked to higher anxiety and depression, affecting both mother and infant neurophysiology.

14 Aug 2024

Study reveals a paradigm shift in the understanding of T-lineage acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (St. Jude) and the Children's Oncology Group (COG) today announced a significant paradigm shift in the understanding of T-lineage acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL), an aggressive and high-risk form of cancer, to one frequently driven by genetic changes in non-coding portions of our DNA.

14 Aug 2024

Children News and Research

Innovative light-activated shunt could reduce surgeries for children with heart defects

AI model can predict autism in young children from limited information

Harris-Walz ticket sharpens contrast with Trump-Vance on health care

Calls for humanitarian pause to safeguard polio vaccination efforts in Gaza

ASTN2 gene knockout in mice reveals key autism-related behaviors

Study finds rising methamphetamine-related psychiatric hospitalizations in the U.S.

Pneumococcal vaccines could drastically reduce child deaths by 2030

Study reveals new insights into urea cycle's role in fatty liver disease

Researchers develop four new regimens to treat people with multidrug-resistant TB meningitis

New poll highlights top reported challenges for kids in forming classroom connections

Researchers receive $2.8 million grant to investigate Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

Tecovirimat shows no significant impact on mpox lesion duration in DRC study

X-ray irradiation emerges as a new tool to combat aflatoxin-contaminated corn

Study reveals higher perinatal, postpartum risks for individuals with autism and intellectual disabilities

Amid Medicaid ‘unwinding,’ many states wind up expansions

Federal grant supports research on homelessness among women veterans in Canada

CDC study reveals significantly higher Lyme disease rates among older adults than previously reported

Unusual surge in children's pneumonia cases in England linked to Mycoplasma pneumoniae

Maternal heart rate variability tied to postpartum mental health and infant brain development, study reveals

Study reveals a paradigm shift in the understanding of T-lineage acute lymphoblastic leukemia

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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