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Scientists locate the source of stuttering in the brain

An international research group led by researchers from the University of Turku and Turku University Hospital in Finland has succeeded in identifying the probable origin of stuttering in the brain.

3 Jun 2024

Sweetened beverage tax cuts kids' BMI in Seattle, study finds

A recent study found that Seattle's tax on sweetened beverages is linked to a significant reduction in children's BMI, suggesting the tax's effectiveness in improving public health.

3 Jun 2024

Progesterone therapy shows mixed results for neurodevelopment in infants with heart defects

A randomized clinical trial published in JAMA Network Open found no significant overall benefit of maternal progesterone therapy on neurodevelopmental outcomes in infants with congenital heart defects, but observed improvements in female children and specific heart conditions.

2 Jun 2024

Precision medicine doubles progression-free survival in young cancer patients

Cancer is the leading cause of disease-related death in children in most developed countries, and at least a quarter of these patients are diagnosed with aggressive high-risk or relapsed cancers, with an expected five-year survival rate of less than 30%.

31 May 2024

Eye-tracking technology offers earlier, more accurate autism diagnosis

Nearly 3% of all children in the United States are diagnosed with autism, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

31 May 2024

VUMC researchers discover potent antibody against influenza B

Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have isolated human monoclonal antibodies against influenza B, a significant public health threat that disproportionately affects children, the elderly and other immunocompromised individuals.

31 May 2024

Non-coding gene mutation linked to monogenic neurodevelopmental disorders

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and others have identified a neurodevelopmental disorder, caused by mutations in a single gene, that affects tens of thousands of people worldwide.

31 May 2024

How early-life exposure to air and noise pollution impacts youth mental health: Insights from a 25-year study

The impact of prenatal and early life exposure to noise and air pollution on mental health outcomes.

31 May 2024

Researchers uncover two classes of genetic causes for pediatric chordoma

Little is known about the genetics and biology of chordoma, a rare and aggressive bone tumor. Chordomas occur in approximately one in a million people in the U.S. a year and only five percent of these are in children.

30 May 2024

Tackling malnutrition and diet-related diseases through food system change

In the face of growing challenges posed by unhealthy diets, all forms of malnutrition, and environmental constraints, the 2024 Global Food Policy Report (GFPR) -; released today by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) -; underscores the importance of transforming complex global food systems to ensure sustainable healthy diets for all.

30 May 2024

BRCA1 testing during prenatal care could prevent cancer, save lives

Harmful variants in the BRCA1 gene greatly increase a person's lifetime risk of developing breast, ovarian and pancreatic cancers, but most people are unaware they are carriers.

30 May 2024

Infants exposed to more speech than music, UW study reveals

Speech and music are the dominant elements of an infant's auditory environment. While past research has shown that speech plays a critical role in children's language development, less is known about the music that infants hear.

30 May 2024

Both too much and too little of a protein can lead to severe intellectual deficiencies

New research from the University of Lausanne reveals that both the excess and the deficiency of a single protein can lead to severe intellectual deficiencies.

30 May 2024

Dana-Farber study exposes hidden disparities in cancer care experiences

Four teams of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute investigators have found that people experience discrimination and bias in different ways and in more realms of cancer care than previously understood.

30 May 2024

Cervix-on-a-Chip: A breakthrough model for studying women's health

Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) has been identified as one of the many unmet needs in women's health and affects more than 25% of reproductive-aged women.

30 May 2024

How tight binding between immune cells dictates T cell cancer-fighting ability

Immunotherapy, treatments that reinvigorate immune cells' anti-cancer activity or reprogram T cells to target cancer, has shown promise in treating leukemias but has not yet been realized in solid tumors.

30 May 2024

A nutrition screener developed for improving access to federal food benefits

Researchers from The Possibilities Project and Clinical Futures at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) developed, implemented and successfully tested a nutrition screener to improve access to healthy resources for families eligible for federally funded food benefits.

30 May 2024

New molecular analysis unravels the biological mechanisms of pediatric brain tumors

A study conducted by researchers from the D'Or Institute for Research and Education (IDOR) and the Rede D'Or Pathological Anatomy in conjunction with several North American institutions, including the National Cancer Institute (NIH), used new molecular analyses to unravel the biological mechanisms of pediatric brain tumors and refine their classification.

30 May 2024

UN agencies warn of critical malnutrition crisis for children and mothers in war-torn Sudan

Three United Nations agencies today issued a stark warning that all indications point to a significant deterioration of the nutrition situation for children and mothers in war-torn Sudan.

30 May 2024

Existing drug alleviates symptoms of a rare genetic syndrome

A drug approved to treat certain autoimmune diseases and cancers successfully alleviated symptoms of a rare genetic syndrome called autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 1 (APS-1).

30 May 2024