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Innovative Pop-Up Safety Town initiative promotes child safety across Michigan

Jamie Hector smiled as his 6-year-old daughter Coral chose a red bike helmet at the Pop-Up Safety Town event at a local school gymnasium.

20 Jun 2024

WEHI spinout aims to revolutionize the development of cancer drugs

Australia has cemented its role in becoming a major player in the next generation of medicines with the launch of Ternarx – a globally competitive biotechnology company dedicated to finding new treatments for hard-to-treat cancers.

20 Jun 2024

Adopting fully effective fortification with folic acid can help prevent birth defects

The UK government's failure to fortify all flour and rice with the vitamin folic acid "will result in more deaths and birth defects every year that could have been prevented," argues Professor Sir Nicholas Wald in The BMJ today.

20 Jun 2024

‘We’re flying blind’: CDC has 1M bird flu tests ready, but experts see repeat of covid missteps

It's been nearly three months since the U.S. government announced an outbreak of the bird flu virus on dairy farms.

20 Jun 2024

A tale of two states: Arizona and Florida diverge on how to expand kids’ health insurance

Arizona and Florida — whose rates of uninsured children are among the highest in the nation — set goals last year to widen the safety net that provides health insurance to people 18 and younger.

20 Jun 2024

Several key policies to stop the spread of COVID-19 were generally a good idea in hindsight according to majority of Americans

The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the de Beaumont Foundation present findings from a national poll they conducted to obtain public views on COVID-19 pandemic-related policies.

20 Jun 2024

How do humans become kind and caring? Review explores developmental-relational reasons and effects of adversity

Scientists have discussed key factors associated with the development of prosocial behaviors in children and childhood adversities that can potentially affect this development.

20 Jun 2024

Impact of family history on developmental outcomes in siblings of children with autism

Children who have an older sibling with autism spectrum disorder (autism) are at greater risk of developmental vulnerabilities if they also have other relatives with neurodevelopmental or psychiatric conditions, according to a new study from the Yale Child Study Center.

19 Jun 2024

Improving stroke survivor health outcomes through home safety interventions

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that safety interventions - such as walkers, grab bars, ramps and other home modifications - allow many stroke survivors to keep living independently in their homes and may reduce their risk of death.

19 Jun 2024

Federal nutrition initiative can offer infant feeding support and counseling to disabled parents

Infant feeding, involving breastfeeding, formula feeding, and the introduction of solid foods, is crucial for parenting.

19 Jun 2024

Harnessing post-translational modifications for a tuberculosis booster vaccine

Tuberculosis is still one of the deadliest infectious diseases, causing over one million deaths each year worldwide.

19 Jun 2024

Causal variant-targeted ribonucleic acid treatment for congenital melanocytic nevi

A genetic treatment targeting the causal NRAS c.181C>A mutation in congenital melanocytic naevus.

19 Jun 2024

1 in 4 parents say their young child can’t go to sleep because of being worried or anxious, report reveals

The findings indicate that while the majority of parents have bedtime routines in place for their children, many children experience anxiety or disturbances at bedtime and that one in five children is given melatonin to help them sleep.

19 Jun 2024

Early management of gestational diabetes can prevent maternal and child health complications

Speaking at the American Diabetes Association 84th Scientific Sessions, authors of a new Lancet Series challenge current approaches to managing gestational diabetes (a type of diabetes that can be diagnosed during pregnancy) and call for initiating treatment much earlier to prevent complications during pregnancy and beyond.

19 Jun 2024

New Swiss research institute to pioneer immune engineering and global child health

“Swiss research institute established to focus on immune engineering and advancing global child and adolescent health.”

19 Jun 2024

Study shows effectiveness of treating pancreatic cancer patients with chemotherapy before surgery

A new study published today in JAMA Network Open by an international cohort of researchers provides the latest data on the effectiveness of treating pancreatic cancer patients with chemotherapy (with or without radiation therapy) before surgery to remove a tumor.

19 Jun 2024

Study reveals lasting quality of life inequities in breast cancer patients

When it comes to health, inequalities can be seen at every level for women with breast cancer: prevention, screening, diagnosis, treatment, and survival.

18 Jun 2024

Study: Anti-inflammatory drug celecoxib benefits PIK3CA-mutated colon cancer patients

An analysis of data from a randomized clinical trial for patients with stage 3 colon cancer found that those with PIK3CA mutations who took celecoxib, an anti-inflammatory drug, after surgery lived significantly longer and had longer disease-free survival compared to those without the mutation.

18 Jun 2024

UQ study aims to reduce life-threatening allergic reactions in adolescents

A University of Queensland project aims to make the teenage years safer for Australian children diagnosed with life-threatening food allergies.

18 Jun 2024

New bone marrow atlas offers detailed view of cell function and organization

While research has uncovered many details about how blood cells function within bone marrow, the work of other cells existing in that space remained a relative mystery.

18 Jun 2024

Children News and Research

Innovative Pop-Up Safety Town initiative promotes child safety across Michigan

WEHI spinout aims to revolutionize the development of cancer drugs

Adopting fully effective fortification with folic acid can help prevent birth defects

‘We’re flying blind’: CDC has 1M bird flu tests ready, but experts see repeat of covid missteps

A tale of two states: Arizona and Florida diverge on how to expand kids’ health insurance

Several key policies to stop the spread of COVID-19 were generally a good idea in hindsight according to majority of Americans

How do humans become kind and caring? Review explores developmental-relational reasons and effects of adversity

Impact of family history on developmental outcomes in siblings of children with autism

Improving stroke survivor health outcomes through home safety interventions

Federal nutrition initiative can offer infant feeding support and counseling to disabled parents

Harnessing post-translational modifications for a tuberculosis booster vaccine

Causal variant-targeted ribonucleic acid treatment for congenital melanocytic nevi

1 in 4 parents say their young child can’t go to sleep because of being worried or anxious, report reveals

Early management of gestational diabetes can prevent maternal and child health complications

New Swiss research institute to pioneer immune engineering and global child health

Study shows effectiveness of treating pancreatic cancer patients with chemotherapy before surgery

Study reveals lasting quality of life inequities in breast cancer patients

Study: Anti-inflammatory drug celecoxib benefits PIK3CA-mutated colon cancer patients

UQ study aims to reduce life-threatening allergic reactions in adolescents

New bone marrow atlas offers detailed view of cell function and organization

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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