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Children with multiple eating problems may benefit from screening for developmental delay

Young children with a history of eating problems in the first three years of life were more likely to receive low scores on assessments of child development, according to a study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health.

10 Nov 2021

Texas providers see increased interest in birth control since near-total abortion ban

In September, when Texas' near-total abortion ban took effect, Planned Parenthood clinics in the Lone Star State started offering every patient who walked in information on Senate Bill 8, as well as emergency contraception, condoms and two pregnancy tests. The plan is to distribute 22,000 "empowerment kits" this year.

8 Nov 2021

Return to school testing initiative addresses the needs of underserved communities

Safe, in-person school during the COVID-19 pandemic requires research that involves community engagement in underserved or vulnerable areas of the United States, writes Alison Cernich, Ph.D., deputy director of NIH's Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) and colleagues.

5 Nov 2021

NIH to support a four-year study on long-term effects of COVID-19 in pregnancy

The National Institutes of Health will support a four-year follow-up study on the potential long-term effects of COVID-19 on women infected with SARS-CoV-2 during pregnancy.

2 Nov 2021

Study finds an increase in unplanned pregnancies during the first lockdown

There were nearly twice as many unplanned pregnancies during the first lockdown compared to before, finds a major study led by researchers from UCL and University College London Hospital.

22 Oct 2021

Expert sound alarm on the crisis in sex education across the U.S.

Experts at the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine (SAHM) are calling attention to a crisis in sex education, specifically the continued creation and endorsement of abstinence-only curricula being taught across the U.S.

21 Oct 2021

Genetic testing in siblings of newborns with cancer susceptibility genes could reduce deaths by 50%

Genetic testing of the siblings of newborns found to have mutations in any one of 11 genes most commonly associated with childhood-onset cancers could reduce deaths from these rare cancers by about 50%, suggests a study funded by the National Institutes of Health.

19 Oct 2021

Common treatment for MIS-C patients likely works by depleting neutrophils

Intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) — a common treatment for multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) — likely works by depleting immune cells called neutrophils, according to a recent study funded by the National Institutes of Health.

15 Oct 2021

High-dose CIMT produces longer lasting improvements in children with hemiparetic cerebral palsy

Children with hemiparetic cerebral palsy, a movement disorder that affects use of one side of the body, showed improved use of the arm and hand after receiving a high dose of Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy (CIMT) in a clinical trial funded by the National Institutes of Health.

14 Oct 2021

Oxytocin does not appear to overcome social deficits in children with ASD, study suggests

Regular doses of the hormone oxytocin do not appear to overcome deficits in social functioning among children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), suggests a study funded by the National Institutes of Health.

13 Oct 2021

Depression during pregnancy linked with chemical modifications to placental genes

Episodes of maternal stress or depression during pregnancy are associated with chemical modifications to placental genes, according to a study by researchers from the National Institutes of Health.

6 Oct 2021

Exposure to air pollution and traffic noise over time may increase risk of developing heart failure

Exposure to air pollution and road traffic noise over the course of many years may be associated with an increased risk of developing heart failure, and the correlation appears to be even greater in people who are former smokers or have high blood pressure, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access journal of the American Heart Association.

6 Oct 2021

Managing metabolic disease through time-restricted eating

In this interview, News-Medical speaks to Dr. Satchin Panda about his latest research into time-restricted eating and how it can be used to manage metabolic diseases.

5 Oct 2021

Studies outline different aspects of child and adolescent health

The latest special issue of PLOS Medicine outlines different aspects of child and adolescent health and development, and the social determinants of health.

29 Sep 2021

New analysis reveals the economic burden of polycystic ovary syndrome in the U.S.

The most common hormone disorder affecting women of reproductive age - polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) - cost an estimated $8 billion to diagnose and treat nationwide in 2020, according to a new economic analysis published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

21 Sep 2021

Reproductive Health News and Research

Children with multiple eating problems may benefit from screening for developmental delay

Texas providers see increased interest in birth control since near-total abortion ban

Return to school testing initiative addresses the needs of underserved communities

NIH to support a four-year study on long-term effects of COVID-19 in pregnancy

Study finds an increase in unplanned pregnancies during the first lockdown

Expert sound alarm on the crisis in sex education across the U.S.

Genetic testing in siblings of newborns with cancer susceptibility genes could reduce deaths by 50%

Common treatment for MIS-C patients likely works by depleting neutrophils

High-dose CIMT produces longer lasting improvements in children with hemiparetic cerebral palsy

Oxytocin does not appear to overcome social deficits in children with ASD, study suggests

Depression during pregnancy linked with chemical modifications to placental genes

Exposure to air pollution and traffic noise over time may increase risk of developing heart failure

Managing metabolic disease through time-restricted eating

Studies outline different aspects of child and adolescent health

New analysis reveals the economic burden of polycystic ovary syndrome in the U.S.

The solution to au pairs’ health coverage gaps may be simple: ACA plans

New NIH-funded research to solve the male infertility and spermatogenesis puzzle

Women exposed to high levels of PFAS more likely to stop breastfeeding early

Early androgens related to childhood gender nonconformity in boys

Increase in social stress may be connected to global population decline

What to know about prostate cancer eBook

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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