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Hepatitis B in newborns is a public health issue in the Pacific islands

The Pacific island nations are falling back on immunization targets, especially those for diseases spread through mother-to-child transmission, according to WHO officials.

24 Sep 2021

Scientists reveal the biological process leading to dangerous inflammatory disease in preemies

In a study with mice reported today in the journal Science Translational Medicine, a Johns Hopkins Medicine research team has provided what may be the most definitive view to date of the biological process leading to necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), a dangerous inflammatory disease that can destroy a premature infant's intestinal lining and causes death in up to a third of the cases.

23 Sep 2021

Pregnant women who receive COVID-19 vaccine pass high levels of antibodies to their babies

Women who receive the mRNA COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy pass high levels of antibodies to their babies, a new study finds.

22 Sep 2021

Nemours receives $10.5 million NIH grant to support research in sickle cell disease

Researchers at Nemours Children's Health, Delaware have received a $10.5 million National Institutes of Health grant to support the Delaware Comprehensive Sickle Cell Research Program.

21 Sep 2021

Infants of women exposed to intimate partner violence have neurodevelopmental lags

While assessing a pregnant woman with premature labor in 1983, Linda Bullock noticed bruises on the woman. When she asked what happened, the woman told Bullock a refrigerator had fallen on her while cleaning the kitchen.

18 Sep 2021

Scientists examine kids’ unique immune systems as more fall victim to covid

Eighteen months into the covid-19 pandemic, with the delta variant fueling a massive resurgence of disease, many hospitals are hitting a heartbreaking new low. They're now losing babies to the coronavirus.

17 Sep 2021

NYU Langone completes study designs for NIH research initiative on long-term impact of COVID-19

NYU Langone Health, as the Clinical Science Core for the National Institutes of Health's RECOVER initiative, has, since the announcement of the beginning of its operations on June 10, convened more than 100 researchers from 35 institutions as well as patients to finalize the main study protocols for the adult, pediatric, and autopsy patient groups (cohorts).

15 Sep 2021

Saliva test to screen for leading infectious cause of infant hearing loss was feasible and well-received

A saliva test taken by parents to screen for the leading infectious cause of hearing loss in babies was feasible and well-received, according to a new study.

15 Sep 2021

Family's socio-economic status may influence children's composition of gut microbiome

Findings of a nationwide study led by the Translational Genomics Research Institute, an affiliate of City of Hope, suggest that a family's socio-economic status may influence children's composition of gut microbiome - the mix of microscopic organisms within the digestive tract.

14 Sep 2021

Breastfeeding women and their babies: the outcomes after mRNA COVID-19 vaccination

Scientists evaluated the effect of vaccination in breastfeeding women and its possible effects in infants in a study involving 180 fully vaccinated, breastfeeding women.

10 Sep 2021

Behavioral change strategies could help curb short birth spacing in Africa

Chichi Okafor, a 30-year-old Nigerian woman, unexpectedly became pregnant again before her daughter turned six months old.

9 Sep 2021

NIH awards $18.15 million to seven projects focused on interoception

The National Institutes of Health is awarding seven projects a total of $18.15 million over five years to a new effort focused on interoception—the ways in which organisms sense and regulate signals within their bodies.

4 Sep 2021

Researchers develop a machine learning-based screening tool for genetic syndromes in children

With an average accuracy of 88%, a deep learning technology offers rapid genetic screening that could accelerate the diagnosis of genetic syndromes, recommending further investigation or referral to a specialist in seconds, according to a study published in The Lancet Digital Health.

2 Sep 2021

Should pregnant women be vaccinated against COVID-19?

A recent study examines whether COVID-19 risks in pregnant women justify the administration of COVID-19 vaccines to pregnant individuals.

2 Sep 2021

Survey reveals a wide variety of approaches to newborn skincare at US hospitals

A nationwide survey of hospitals has revealed a wide variety of approaches to newborn skincare – including the timing of the first bath – that could ultimately have lasting effects on a baby's health and wellbeing.

1 Sep 2021

New study to investigate treatment of respiratory infections in children with tracheostomy

Each year, approximately 4,000 children undergo a tracheostomy- the surgical placement of a breathing tube-due to respiratory or neuromuscular disorders or chronic disease progression.

30 Aug 2021

Molecular autopsy of dried blood spots can identify underlying cause of sudden cardiac death in a young person

The underlying cause of sudden cardiac death (SCD) in a young person is often difficult to identify. A genetic analysis could provide more information in many cases, but blood samples are not collected routinely at the time of death, and DNA extracted from the tissues collected at autopsy is damaged because of the way they are fixed in formalin and paraffin-embedded.