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Natural plant extract reduces cisplatin-induced kidney injury in mice

Acute kidney injury is common in hospitalized patients and rises sharply in intensive care, yet treatment options remain largely supportive.

3 Nov 2026

Combination of congenital anomalies, socioeconomic deprivation impacts children's school success

Major new Welsh research has revealed how the combination of congenital anomalies, socioeconomic deprivation and other aspects of children's health and educational circumstances influences their attainment.

3 Nov 2026

Study uncovers translation control mechanisms driving tumor growth and therapy resistance

Decoding of messenger RNA (mRNA) occurs during translation, the vital cellular process that builds proteins. Errors in this process are known to lead to cancer growth.

3 Nov 2026

Vitamin C supplements during pregnancy may support infant emotional health

New research from Oregon Health & Science University shows that additional vitamin C intake during pregnancy can be an effective, low-cost and accessible intervention to promote infant emotional well-being.

2 Nov 2026

Tumor mutations may help predict relapse risk in childhood leukemia

Some cases of the most common childhood cancer, B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL), return after treatment - and genetic changes present from the start may help explain why.

2 Nov 2026

Global pediatric stroke burden remains high despite declining mortality

Pediatric stroke has been less recognized than adult stroke, and its risk factors, epidemiology and outcomes remain insufficiently understood.

2 Nov 2026

More screen time, less sleep: What researchers observed in children with obesity

A cross-sectional study of 70 children in Spain found that those with obesity reported more daily recreational screen time, shorter sleep duration, and more frequent chronic sleep disturbances than their normal-weight peers. Higher screen-time scores were significantly associated with greater odds of obesity, while the association with sleep disturbances did not reach statistical significance.

2 Nov 2026

New pediatric consensus standardizes surgical management of Wilms tumor

WT outcomes have improved substantially through progress in molecular diagnosis, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and surgery. Yet surgical management remains inconsistent, especially for large tumors, adjacent-organ invasion, intravascular extension, nephron-sparing surgery (NSS), and lymph node biopsy.

2 Nov 2026

New age-specific prediction models improve incomplete Kawasaki disease diagnosis

Incomplete Kawasaki disease (IKD) remains hard to recognize because it often lacks the classic signs of complete Kawasaki disease (CKD), yet delayed diagnosis can lead to coronary artery damage.

2 Nov 2026

Mount Sinai receives NIH grant to study advanced MRI methods for locating seizures

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have received more than $3 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for a five-year study of advanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) methods that may help locate seizure-causing brain regions in people with drug-resistant epilepsy.

2 Nov 2026

Tracking loneliness, depression, and social behaviors in children from disaster-affected community

A research team led by Associate Professor Yasuo Murayama of Kanazawa University has identified important longitudinal associations among loneliness, depressive symptoms, and social behaviors in children affected by the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake.

2 Nov 2026

Study links ultra-processed foods to poorer dietary quality

A higher proportion of ultra-processed food in the diet is generally associated with poorer dietary quality and, among adults, a somewhat higher prevalence of overweight and obesity.

2 Nov 2026

Stanford study reveals rapid rise in youth e-bike injuries

Rates of electric bike and electric scooter injuries are rising in children and teens across the country, a new Stanford Medicine-led study has found.

2 Nov 2026

African nations seek decision-making power over gene-drive malaria tools

Gene-drive technology, which could stop mosquitoes spreading malaria, is so far confined to laboratories. But as researchers work towards possible field trials in Africa, questions emerge about who will decide how the technology is tested, governed and used.

2 Nov 2026

Targeting EGFR signaling to reduce mucus overproduction in lung diseases

Airway mucus is part of innate lung defense, but when production overwhelms clearance, it obstructs airflow and worsens disease.

2 Nov 2026

New consensus offers guidance for management of neonatal lactose intolerance

Lactose is a major carbohydrate in human milk, but breaking it down requires lactase, an intestinal enzyme that can be insufficient in babies born prematurely.

2 Nov 2026

Australia scrapped a sugar labeling proposal. What does that mean for baby food?

The absence of added sugars labeling in Australia hinders parents' ability to make informed choices about infant foods, affecting children's health outcomes.

2 Nov 2026

Sleep health expert explains how falling back affects the body clock

When clocks fall back this weekend, we'll gain an hour - but does that necessarily mean better sleep? Hannah Peach, a sleep health expert at UNC Charlotte, explains how the change from daylight saving time back to standard time affects our internal body clocks, why the fall transition is easier on our bodies than the spring change and how shorter days can affect our well-being.

2 Nov 2026

Reducing mortality in intermediate risk pulmonary embolism through targeted mechanical thrombectomy

New research presented today at TCT 2026 and simultaneously published in JSCAI found that, in the primary analysis, mechanical thrombectomy was associated with lower short- and long-term mortality among patients with intermediate-risk pulmonary embolism compared with anticoagulation alone.

2 Nov 2026

Randomized trial demonstrates enhanced stent expansion in severely calcified coronary nodules

A randomized clinical trial at The Mount Sinai Hospital found that combining two techniques for removing calcium nodules-rotational atherectomy and intravascular lithotripsy (IVL)-before coronary stent placement allowed stents to expand more fully than IVL alone in patients with calcified coronary nodules.

2 Nov 2026

Children News and Research

Natural plant extract reduces cisplatin-induced kidney injury in mice

Combination of congenital anomalies, socioeconomic deprivation impacts children's school success

Study uncovers translation control mechanisms driving tumor growth and therapy resistance

Vitamin C supplements during pregnancy may support infant emotional health

Tumor mutations may help predict relapse risk in childhood leukemia

Global pediatric stroke burden remains high despite declining mortality

More screen time, less sleep: What researchers observed in children with obesity

New pediatric consensus standardizes surgical management of Wilms tumor

New age-specific prediction models improve incomplete Kawasaki disease diagnosis

Mount Sinai receives NIH grant to study advanced MRI methods for locating seizures

Tracking loneliness, depression, and social behaviors in children from disaster-affected community

Study links ultra-processed foods to poorer dietary quality

Stanford study reveals rapid rise in youth e-bike injuries

African nations seek decision-making power over gene-drive malaria tools

Targeting EGFR signaling to reduce mucus overproduction in lung diseases

New consensus offers guidance for management of neonatal lactose intolerance

Australia scrapped a sugar labeling proposal. What does that mean for baby food?

Sleep health expert explains how falling back affects the body clock

Reducing mortality in intermediate risk pulmonary embolism through targeted mechanical thrombectomy

Randomized trial demonstrates enhanced stent expansion in severely calcified coronary nodules

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Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

The impact of vibration on microscopy

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