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New study links prenatal chemical exposure to childhood obesity trajectories

Connections between prenatal exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals and the growth patterns of children's BMI.

20 Oct 2023

Consultant Connect’s technology quickly connects GPs to dermatology specialists

NHS boards across the UK are using a revolutionary technology to give GPs access to rapid advice from consultant dermatologists.

20 Oct 2023

Study finds more mature gut microbiome in malnourished Nigerien children after antibiotic treatment

Malnutrition threatens the lives of millions of children under age 5, causing about 500,000 deaths per year in low- and middle-income countries.

19 Oct 2023

UCSF dementia experts to join peers at annual Clinical Trials on Alzheimer's disease conference

Dementia experts from UC San Francisco will join their peers from around the globe at the annual Clinical Trials on Alzheimer's Disease (CTAD) conference in Boston from Oct. 24 to 27.

19 Oct 2023

Study tests recast therapy for bilingual children with developmental language disorder

Amanda Owen Van Horne sits on the floor while a child mixes up cake batter in a play kitchen.

19 Oct 2023

New recommendations released on ethical development and use of AI medical devices

Artificial intelligence (AI) - of ChatGPT fame - is increasingly used in medicine to improve diagnosis and treatment of diseases, and to avoid unnecessary screening for patients.

19 Oct 2023

Collaborative team receives NCI grant to study how to improve immunotherapy for diffuse midline gliomas

Each year, approximately 200 to 300 children in the United States are diagnosed with diffuse midline gliomas (DMG), a tumor that begins in the brain or spinal cord.

19 Oct 2023

Analysis finds high rates of severe maternal trauma during forceps, vacuum births in Canada

A McMaster University-led analysis published in the BMJ on Oct. 19, exposes high rates of injuries with forceps and vacuum delivery in Canada that have been documented for over a decade without efforts to address them.

19 Oct 2023

Brain natriuretic peptide plays a role in activating atopic dermatitis

Researchers from North Carolina State University have pinpointed a particular peptide's role in activating atopic dermatitis, or eczema. The work could lead to more effective treatments for the condition.

19 Oct 2023

SNSF prize winner investigates the role of intestinal bacteria in morbid obesity

The winner of this year's Marie Heim-Vögtlin Prize is Maria Luisa Balmer. The SNSF is awarding her the prize for her research into intestinal bacteria and their role in the development of diabetes and morbid obesity.

19 Oct 2023

Is adult ADHD associated with an increased risk of dementia?

The associations between adult attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and the risk of cognitive decline.

19 Oct 2023

Feds try to head off growing problem of overdoses among expectant mothers

When Andria Peterson began working as a clinical pharmacist in the pediatric and neonatal intensive care units at St. Rose Dominican Hospital in Henderson, Nevada, in 2009, she witnessed the devastating effects the opioid crisis had on the hospital's youngest patients.

19 Oct 2023

Assessing COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness against long COVID

Researchers discuss SARS-CoV-2 vaccine effectiveness in preventing long COVID in fully vaccinated individuals.

19 Oct 2023

How does oxidative stress during pregnancy influence the child’s behavior and emotional states?

Researchers investigate the association between maternal oxidative stress during pregnancy and early childhood mental disorders.

19 Oct 2023

New trial launches to determine the most effective breathing support for babies with bronchiolitis

A new national trial will aim to determine the most effective breathing support for babies hospitalized with bronchiolitis.

18 Oct 2023

Major study wins €5.6M funding to build a better understanding of cystic fibrosis in children

A major new study led by RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences and Children's Health Ireland (CHI) has been awarded funding of €5.6M to work with babies and children in Ireland and the UK over the next five years to build a better understanding of cystic fibrosis.

18 Oct 2023

New research identifies four types of eating behavior in children

Children fall broadly into four eating categories, according to new research at Aston University, and parents feed their children differently depending on those categories.

18 Oct 2023

Prenatal exposure to EDCs linked to accelerated BMI gain in children

A new study led by researchers from the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), a center supported by the "la Caixa Foundation" has shed light on the influence that Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs) can have on children's growth during their early years.

18 Oct 2023

Children's immune system better prepared to defend against SARS-CoV-2, study finds

Why are severe courses of SARS-CoV-2 infection much less common in children and adolescents than in adults? Scientists at the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) have now discovered that the immune system in the upper respiratory tract is much more alert and active in children before infection than in adults and is therefore better equipped to fight the virus.

18 Oct 2023

Pregnant and addicted: Homeless women see hope in street medicine

Five days after giving birth, Melissa Crespo was already back on the streets, recovering in a damp, litter-strewn water tunnel, when she got the call from the hospital.

18 Oct 2023

Children News and Research

New study links prenatal chemical exposure to childhood obesity trajectories

Consultant Connect’s technology quickly connects GPs to dermatology specialists

Study finds more mature gut microbiome in malnourished Nigerien children after antibiotic treatment

UCSF dementia experts to join peers at annual Clinical Trials on Alzheimer's disease conference

Study tests recast therapy for bilingual children with developmental language disorder

New recommendations released on ethical development and use of AI medical devices

Collaborative team receives NCI grant to study how to improve immunotherapy for diffuse midline gliomas

Analysis finds high rates of severe maternal trauma during forceps, vacuum births in Canada

Brain natriuretic peptide plays a role in activating atopic dermatitis

SNSF prize winner investigates the role of intestinal bacteria in morbid obesity

Is adult ADHD associated with an increased risk of dementia?

Feds try to head off growing problem of overdoses among expectant mothers

Assessing COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness against long COVID

How does oxidative stress during pregnancy influence the child’s behavior and emotional states?

New trial launches to determine the most effective breathing support for babies with bronchiolitis

Major study wins €5.6M funding to build a better understanding of cystic fibrosis in children

New research identifies four types of eating behavior in children

Prenatal exposure to EDCs linked to accelerated BMI gain in children

Children's immune system better prepared to defend against SARS-CoV-2, study finds

Pregnant and addicted: Homeless women see hope in street medicine

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