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Intense and problematic social media use linked to sleep difficulties in teens

University of Queensland research has shown intense and problematic social media use is linked to sleep difficulties in adolescents.

3 Apr 2024

Study finds silica, metals higher in lungs of previously deployed military veterans

Since the conflicts that followed 9/11 in 2001, military veterans deployed to areas in Southwest Asia, Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Horn of Africa have been developing respiratory diseases caused by inhaling particulate matter linked to their deployment locations and job duties.

3 Apr 2024

Global life expectancy rises by 6.2 years since 1990 despite COVID-19 setbacks

Global life expectancy increased by 6.2 years since 1990 according to a new study published in The Lancet.

3 Apr 2024

Researchers call for policy changes to address perinatal mental health disparities

A team of researchers is calling for comprehensive changes to U.S. health care and social policies to improve diagnosis and treatment of perinatal mental health conditions and mitigate the dramatic disparities that put women of color at significantly greater risks of morbidity and mortality compared with white women.

3 Apr 2024

Gut flora disruption in infancy linked to autism and ADHD

Disturbed gut flora during the first years of life is associated with diagnoses such as autism and ADHD later in life.

3 Apr 2024

Mechanical pressure revealed as key factor in embryonic organ formation

A collaboration between research groups at the University of California, TU Dresden in Germany and Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children's in Los Angeles has identified a mechanism by which embryonic cells organize themselves to send signals to surrounding cells, telling them where to go and what to do.

3 Apr 2024

Researchers find a promising approach to remove amyloid plaques in Alzheimer's disease

Alzheimer's disease starts with a sticky protein called amyloid beta that builds up into plaques in the brain, setting off a chain of events that results in brain atrophy and cognitive decline.

3 Apr 2024

Lurie Children's Hospital administers first gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy in Illinois

On March 27, 2024, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago treated its first patient with ELEVIDYS (delandistrogene moxeparvovec-rokl), the first gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy – a rare, genetic disease characterized by progressive muscle damage and weakness.

3 Apr 2024

Medical debt affects much of America, but Colorado immigrants are hit especially hard

In February, Norma Brambila's teenage daughter wrote her a letter she now carries in her purse. It is a drawing of a rose, and a note encouraging Brambila to "keep fighting" her sickness and reminding her she'd someday join her family in heaven.

3 Apr 2024

Healthcare professionals struggle to address childhood obesity due to training gap

Doctors are feeling unable to tackle growing problem of childhood obesity due to a lack of training and capacity according to new research.

2 Apr 2024

Even moderate alcohol use by pregnant patients may affect babies' prenatal development

University of New Mexico researchers have found that even low to moderate alcohol use by pregnant patients may contribute to subtle changes in their babies' prenatal development, including lower birth length and a shorter duration of gestation.

2 Apr 2024

Canadian moms mostly stick to vitamin D rules for breastfed infants and young children, study finds

A Canadian study reveals high adherence to vitamin D supplementation among breastfed infants under 12 months, with variations in compliance based on sociodemographic factors.

2 Apr 2024

Low vitamin D in children linked to higher atopic dermatitis risk, study finds

Study reveals that low vitamin D levels in early childhood are linked to increased allergen sensitization and a higher risk of developing atopic dermatitis.

2 Apr 2024

Defining how exercise affects cardiovascular health in people using wheelchairs

Delphia Brown (left) exercises at the Stephen A. Orthwein Center, a wheelchair-accessible gym in St. Louis operated by Paraquad, an organization that helps people with disabilities achieve independence.

2 Apr 2024

New technique reveals insights into gut cell dynamics during inflammation

Cells within the intestines perform various roles including nutrient absorption, sensing, and maintaining homeostasis.

2 Apr 2024

New screening tools boost early detection of language delays in children

New screening tools in child health care are effective in identifying early language and communication difficulties in children.

2 Apr 2024

Rise in severe psychiatric cases among children during the pandemic

A new study found that during the pandemic pediatric emergency departments (EDs) saw more children and adolescents who needed a psychiatric admission, as well as an increase in severe conditions, such as bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and substance use disorders.

2 Apr 2024

New malaria vaccine strain shows promise in preclinical trials

In a report published on March 21, 2024 in EMBO Molecular Medicine (A replication competent Plasmodium falciparum parasite completely attenuated by dual gene deletion) investigators at Seattle Children's Research Institute and Sanaria Inc. describe the development of a whole malaria parasite vaccine strain that infects the liver, develops to the late liver stage, and then gets completely stuck and cannot burst out of the liver to cause symptomatic blood infection.

2 Apr 2024

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

In this interview, News Medical speaks to Isaac Chiu, Ph.D and Daping Yang, Ph.D. of Harvard Medical School, about their latest research, revealing the surprising properties of pain.

2 Apr 2024

California universities are required to offer abortion pills. Many just don’t mention it.

When Deanna Gomez found out she was pregnant in September 2023, she felt the timing couldn't have been worse.

2 Apr 2024

Children News and Research

Intense and problematic social media use linked to sleep difficulties in teens

Study finds silica, metals higher in lungs of previously deployed military veterans

Global life expectancy rises by 6.2 years since 1990 despite COVID-19 setbacks

Researchers call for policy changes to address perinatal mental health disparities

Gut flora disruption in infancy linked to autism and ADHD

Mechanical pressure revealed as key factor in embryonic organ formation

Researchers find a promising approach to remove amyloid plaques in Alzheimer's disease

Lurie Children's Hospital administers first gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy in Illinois

Medical debt affects much of America, but Colorado immigrants are hit especially hard

Healthcare professionals struggle to address childhood obesity due to training gap

Even moderate alcohol use by pregnant patients may affect babies' prenatal development

Canadian moms mostly stick to vitamin D rules for breastfed infants and young children, study finds

Low vitamin D in children linked to higher atopic dermatitis risk, study finds

Defining how exercise affects cardiovascular health in people using wheelchairs

New technique reveals insights into gut cell dynamics during inflammation

New screening tools boost early detection of language delays in children

Rise in severe psychiatric cases among children during the pandemic

New malaria vaccine strain shows promise in preclinical trials

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

California universities are required to offer abortion pills. Many just don’t mention it.

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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