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Study identifies hormonal and reproductive factors for rheumatoid arthritis in women

Early menopause - before the age of 45 - taking hormone replacement therapy (HRT), and having 4 or more children are among several hormonal and reproductive factors linked to a heightened risk of rheumatoid arthritis in women, finds a large long term study published in the open access journal RMD Open.

9 Jan 2024

Carvedilol improves heart health marker in childhood cancer survivors

Physicians at City of Hope, one of the largest cancer research and treatment organizations in the United States, in cooperation with the Children's Oncology Group (COG), have conducted the largest clinical trial to date seeking to reduce the risk of people who have survived childhood cancer from developing heart failure.

9 Jan 2024

Smartphone app offers relief for debilitating tinnitus

An international research team has shown that the debilitating impact of tinnitus can be effectively reduced in just weeks by a training course and sound therapy delivered via a smartphone app.

9 Jan 2024

Zika virus effective in eliminating neuroblastoma tumors in mice, study finds

Injecting neuroblastoma tumors with Zika virus shrank or eliminated those tumors in studies with mice, suggesting that the virus could someday serve as an effective cancer therapy, according to a study led by Nemours Children's Health researchers and published today in Cancer Research Communications, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.

9 Jan 2024

SickKids scientists untangle cellular waste buildup in Zellweger Spectrum Disorder

For the first time, a research team at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) has uncovered a way to potentially reduce the amount of toxic cellular waste accumulating in patients with Zellweger Spectrum Disorder (ZSD).

9 Jan 2024

American Heart Association Merit Award fuels three research avenues to tackle heart disease

A physician-scientist from Massachusetts researching whether chemicals naturally occurring in foods could help treat heart disease, a genetics expert from Pennsylvania exploring the molecular mechanisms of lipid metabolism and cardiovascular diseases and a California-based professor of cardiovascular medicine studying how vaping impacts the development of abdominal aortic aneurysms are the most recent American Heart Association Merit Award recipients.

9 Jan 2024

CRISPR cures on the horizon: Breakthrough center aims to heal rare, deadly genetic diseases

Children and adults with rare, deadly genetic diseases have fresh hope for curative therapies, thanks to a new collaboration between the Innovative Genomics Institute (IGI) and Danaher Corporation, a global life sciences and diagnostics innovator.

9 Jan 2024

Study links early screen time to atypical sensory processing in toddlers

Babies and toddlers exposed to television or video viewing may be more likely to exhibit atypical sensory behaviors, such as being disengaged and disinterested in activities, seeking more intense stimulation in an environment, or being overwhelmed by sensations like loud sounds or bright lights, according to data from researchers at Drexel's College of Medicine published today in the journal JAMA Pediatrics.

9 Jan 2024

Food education program empowers kids to choose fresh, flavorful food years later

To encourage fruit and vegetable consumption among youth, experiential food education programs such as gardening and cooking lessons have increased across both community and school settings.

9 Jan 2024

In utero exposure to PFAS affects the unborn child, study suggests

PFAS are chemicals that may cause cancer, diabetes, and other diseases. Research from örebro University now suggests that these chemicals affect people as early as the fetal stage of development.

9 Jan 2024

Children with neuroblastomas may benefit from new drug cocktail

Children who develop neuroblastomas, a rare form of cancer which develops in nerve cells, may benefit from receiving certain anti-tumor drugs as well as chemotherapy, a new trial has found.

9 Jan 2024

Real-world study tracks vaccine's power to protect kids from Delta and Omicron variants

Children and adolescents who received one of the main COVID-19 vaccines were significantly protected from the illness and showed no increased signs of cardiac complications compared to young people who were not vaccinated, according to a new real-world study led by researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP).

9 Jan 2024

Universal consensus definition unlocks research advancements for critically ill children worldwide

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital investigators collaborated with a global group of acute pediatric critical illness experts to reach a consensus definition of the condition.

9 Jan 2024

Access to residential addiction treatment centers for U. S. adolescents is limited and costly

Access to residential addiction treatment centers caring for U.S. adolescents under 18 years old in the United States is limited and costly, according to a new study supported by the National Institutes of Health.

9 Jan 2024

Largest genetic study of gestational diabetes discovers nine novel genetic regions linked to severe and common pregnancy complication

Researchers investigated the genetic underpinnings of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) and its relationship with Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) through a genome-wide association study ((GWAS), identifying distinct and shared genetic factors.

9 Jan 2024

Children News and Research

Study identifies hormonal and reproductive factors for rheumatoid arthritis in women

Carvedilol improves heart health marker in childhood cancer survivors

Smartphone app offers relief for debilitating tinnitus

Zika virus effective in eliminating neuroblastoma tumors in mice, study finds

SickKids scientists untangle cellular waste buildup in Zellweger Spectrum Disorder

American Heart Association Merit Award fuels three research avenues to tackle heart disease

CRISPR cures on the horizon: Breakthrough center aims to heal rare, deadly genetic diseases

Study links early screen time to atypical sensory processing in toddlers

Food education program empowers kids to choose fresh, flavorful food years later

In utero exposure to PFAS affects the unborn child, study suggests

Children with neuroblastomas may benefit from new drug cocktail

Real-world study tracks vaccine's power to protect kids from Delta and Omicron variants

Universal consensus definition unlocks research advancements for critically ill children worldwide

Access to residential addiction treatment centers for U. S. adolescents is limited and costly

Largest genetic study of gestational diabetes discovers nine novel genetic regions linked to severe and common pregnancy complication

Rising malpractice premiums price small clinics out of gender-affirming care for minors

Itchy skin? Possible atopic dermatitis? Lavender essential oil might be just what you're looking for

Research potentially expands options for patients with aggressive childhood cancer

New test detects Parkinson's disease before symptoms appear

3D mini-organs from human fetal brain tissue unlock new frontier in brain research

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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