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Maternal obesity associated with adverse metabolic health outcomes in childhood

Research by the University of the Basque Country indicates that changes caused by maternal obesity could lead to adverse health outcomes in childhood.

3 Mar 2023

Adults and children mostly have only one of the classical 'triad' of meningitis symptoms, research shows

Prompt recognition of symptoms and treatment is vital for good outcomes in cases of meningitis.

3 Mar 2023

Guns are the biggest public health threat kids face. Why aren’t they getting the message?

I still remember the raspy voice of the wizened cancer patient with the hole in her throat. So addicted to the poison that was killing her — cigarettes — she interspersed her words of warning about the dangers of smoking with taking puffs of a cigarette through her tracheostomy hole.

3 Mar 2023

Large-scale longitudinal study of neutralizing antibody responses to norovirus in children

Researchers characterized serological neutralizing antibody responses to norovirus among young children, transitioning between sequential GII.4 pandemic strains, DH 2006, NO 2009, and SY 2012.

3 Mar 2023

Alarming Projection: By 2035, more than half of the global population will be obese

The World Obesity Atlas predicts that over 51% of the world population will be considered obese by 2035.

2 Mar 2023

Adding evidence to the weight gain causality of sugary drinks

The review, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, is the most extensive analysis to date of research on sweetened drinks and overweight and obesity - both of which heighten risks for diabetes, heart disease, some cancers, and other diseases.

2 Mar 2023

Research identifies a possible treatment strategy for rare bone marrow failure syndrome

Bone marrow is the spongy tissue inside bone responsible for making red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets. Bone marrow failure syndromes lead to an increased risk of developing dangerous infections, anemia and an increased risk of blood cancers.

2 Mar 2023

Neural underpinnings of atypical visual sensory behaviors in some children with autism

There is this picture – you may have seen it. It is black and white and has two silhouettes facing one another. Or maybe you see the black vase with a white background. But now, you likely see both.

2 Mar 2023

Epigenetic changes in the regulation of key stress gene detected in kids with abusive injuries

Epigenetic changes in the regulation of a key gene in the body's stress response system were detected in babies and young children with abusive injuries, as opposed to accidental, according to a pilot study published in the journal Pediatric Research.

2 Mar 2023

Eighth annual Make March Matter campaign launched by CHLA

Children's Hospital Los Angeles launched its eighth annual Make March Matter campaign Wednesday. Academy Award nominated actress, author, advocate and longtime CHLA supporter Jamie Lee Curtis joined the hospital to kick off the campaign.

2 Mar 2023

Youth overweight increases risk for blood clots later in life

Being overweight in childhood and in early adulthood are discrete risk factors for blood clots later in life, a University of Gothenburg study shows.

2 Mar 2023

Study reveals a new pathway for how children and adults develop cardiomyopathy

Researchers have discovered how a gene that increases the risk of developing genetic heart disease functions, paving the way for new treatments.

2 Mar 2023

Regular physical activity associated with better mental health in adolescents

Regular physical activity can improve adolescents' mental health and help with behavioral difficulties, research suggests.

2 Mar 2023

Study unveils new insights into the importance of early-life factors on lung health

New insights into the importance of early-life factors on lung health have been unveiled in the most comprehensive study of its kind, led by the Universities of Essex and Bristol.

2 Mar 2023

Neutral or awkward behavior of mothers with infants linked to an epigenetic change in children

Adding evidence to the importance of early development, a new study links neutral maternal behavior toward infants with an epigenetic change in children related to stress response.

2 Mar 2023

Wastewater-based monitoring is effective in detecting viral outbreaks in schools

Schools are among the most notable settings people associate with picking up viral infections such as the common cold, various types of the flu or other respiratory viruses.

2 Mar 2023

Are advanced dementia staging and severity of neuropsychiatric behavioral symptoms associated with the likelihood of divorce or separation in older adulthood?

Researchers evaluated associations between neuropsychiatric behavioral symptoms, dementia staging, and divorce/separation.

2 Mar 2023

Children News and Research

Maternal obesity associated with adverse metabolic health outcomes in childhood

Adults and children mostly have only one of the classical 'triad' of meningitis symptoms, research shows

Guns are the biggest public health threat kids face. Why aren’t they getting the message?

Large-scale longitudinal study of neutralizing antibody responses to norovirus in children

Alarming Projection: By 2035, more than half of the global population will be obese

Adding evidence to the weight gain causality of sugary drinks

Research identifies a possible treatment strategy for rare bone marrow failure syndrome

Neural underpinnings of atypical visual sensory behaviors in some children with autism

Epigenetic changes in the regulation of key stress gene detected in kids with abusive injuries

Eighth annual Make March Matter campaign launched by CHLA

Youth overweight increases risk for blood clots later in life

Study reveals a new pathway for how children and adults develop cardiomyopathy

Regular physical activity associated with better mental health in adolescents

Study unveils new insights into the importance of early-life factors on lung health

Neutral or awkward behavior of mothers with infants linked to an epigenetic change in children

Wastewater-based monitoring is effective in detecting viral outbreaks in schools

Are advanced dementia staging and severity of neuropsychiatric behavioral symptoms associated with the likelihood of divorce or separation in older adulthood?

California’s massive Medicaid program works for some, but fails many others

Recent advances in surgical care reduce brain injuries in infants with congenital heart disease

How did people in Zimbabwe respond to drug-resistant tuberculosis alongside COVID-19?

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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