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Local alcohol availability linked to cases of child abuse and neglect

The number of stores selling alcohol in a neighborhood is linked to cases of child abuse and neglect in the same area, a new study suggests.

21 Nov 2022

Gene mutation associated with autism causes an overstimulation of brain cells

Scientists looking to understand the fundamental brain mechanisms of autism spectrum disorder have found that a gene mutation known to be associated with the disorder causes an overstimulation of brain cells far greater than that seen in neuronal cells without the mutation.

21 Nov 2022

Johns Hopkins experts receive PCORI funding to optimize antibiotic therapy for gram-negative bloodstream infections

To study how best to treat potentially dangerous infections commonly seen in people with underlying chronic medical conditions, two infectious disease experts at Johns Hopkins Medicine have been awarded $10 million in research funding over five years by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute.

21 Nov 2022

Adolescents who experience gender incongruence enter puberty earlier, study shows

A new study from Aarhus University shows that children who have expressed a desire at the age of 11 to be a different gender enter puberty earlier than their peers. However, more research is required, says the researchers behind the study.

21 Nov 2022

New consortium aims to address the impacts of heat exposure on maternal, newborn and child health

A new consortium involving the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) has launched to address key knowledge gaps around the quantification and monitoring of the direct and indirect impacts of heat exposure on maternal, newborn and child health.

21 Nov 2022

Some parents may delay or avoid talking about vaccines with their child’s primary care provider

Parents may not always turn to health professionals for vaccine advice – and a small subset could even be avoiding the conversation – a new national poll suggests.

21 Nov 2022

Tackling Antimicrobial Resistance; A Conversation with the World Health Organisation

For World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW), we speak to Silvia Bertagnolio from the WHO, about the importance of raising awareness of antimicrobial resistance.

21 Nov 2022

Rutgers scientists develop new approach to effectively shut down viral infections

Rutgers scientists have developed a new approach to stopping viral infections: a so-called live-attenuated, replication-defective DNA virus vaccine that uses a compound known as centanamycin to generate an altered virus for vaccine development.

20 Nov 2022

Unusual Zika virus-specific antibody exhibits ultrapotent neutralization

An unusual type of antibody that even at miniscule levels neutralizes the Zika virus and renders the virus infection undetectable in preclinical models has been identified by a team led by Weill Cornell Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian and National Institutes of Health (NIH) investigators.

20 Nov 2022

FDA approves first-ever type 1 diabetes delaying drug Tzield (teplizumab-mzwv)

On November 17, 2022, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a pathbreaking new drug called Tzield. This injectable formulation contains a combination of two drugs that could push back the onset of type 1 diabetes (T1D) in adults at stage 3 and children aged eight years or more at stage 2.

20 Nov 2022

Researchers identify a novel RSV variant associated with prolonged infection

Researchers examine pathogen or host genetic risk factors for RSV infection, as well as whether certain viral variants are associated with prolonged infection.

20 Nov 2022

Interdisciplinary guidelines for treatment of children with arthritis of the jaw

Interdisciplinary guidelines to optimize the treatment of childhood arthritis at global level. So far, there no uniform guidelines have existed for the treatment of arthritis of the jaw, a potentially debilitating consequence of juvenile arthritis.

20 Nov 2022

UH researcher aims to find causal pathways to developmental disabilities among children in rural Zambia

Of the 2.6 billion children in the world, 11% or 291.2 million are estimated to have one of four developmental disabilities – epilepsy, intellectual disability, vision loss and hearing loss. Ninety-five percent of these children live in low- and middle-income countries, predominantly in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, according to recent estimates.

20 Nov 2022

Brain organoids reveal how alcohol exposure impairs the development and functioning of new brain cells

Alcohol consumption during pregnancy poses significant peril to the healthy development of the unborn child. There is no known safe amount of alcohol during pregnancy.

20 Nov 2022

World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2022: The problem of antimicrobial resistance in combating sepsis

As part of World Antimicrobial Resistance Week 2022, News-Medical speaks to Dr. Catharina Hartman, a trustee of the charity Sepsis Research FEAT, about the problems associated with combating sepsis brought on by antimicrobial resistance.

20 Nov 2022

Path cleared for Georgia to launch work requirements for Medicaid

Georgia is set to become the only state to have work requirements for Medicaid coverage.

20 Nov 2022

World Antimicrobial Awareness Week: Preventing Antimicrobial Resistance Together

In this interview, News-Medical talks to Dr Javier Yugueros-Marcos, Head of the Antimicrobial Resistance and Veterinary Products Department at the World Organisation for Animal Health, about how the world can work together to promote the sustainable and responsible use of antimicrobials.

18 Nov 2022

A heavy burden of family financial stress from COVID on mental health of adolescents

In a recent study published in The Lancet Regional Health - Americas, journal researchers examined the impact of the financial stress associated with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on the mental health of adolescents in the United States (U.S.).

17 Nov 2022

COVID-19 carries a much higher risk of epilepsy and seizures than influenza

COVID-19 increases risk of both seizures and epilepsy as compared to influenza infection

17 Nov 2022

Study describes distinct pattern of ongoing respiratory syncytial virus transmission in the Netherlands after the COVID-19 pandemic

Researchers assessed respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) transmission after the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in the Netherlands.

17 Nov 2022

Children News and Research

Local alcohol availability linked to cases of child abuse and neglect

Gene mutation associated with autism causes an overstimulation of brain cells

Johns Hopkins experts receive PCORI funding to optimize antibiotic therapy for gram-negative bloodstream infections

Adolescents who experience gender incongruence enter puberty earlier, study shows

New consortium aims to address the impacts of heat exposure on maternal, newborn and child health

Some parents may delay or avoid talking about vaccines with their child’s primary care provider

Tackling Antimicrobial Resistance; A Conversation with the World Health Organisation

Rutgers scientists develop new approach to effectively shut down viral infections

Unusual Zika virus-specific antibody exhibits ultrapotent neutralization

FDA approves first-ever type 1 diabetes delaying drug Tzield (teplizumab-mzwv)

Researchers identify a novel RSV variant associated with prolonged infection

Interdisciplinary guidelines for treatment of children with arthritis of the jaw

UH researcher aims to find causal pathways to developmental disabilities among children in rural Zambia

Brain organoids reveal how alcohol exposure impairs the development and functioning of new brain cells

World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2022: The problem of antimicrobial resistance in combating sepsis

Path cleared for Georgia to launch work requirements for Medicaid

World Antimicrobial Awareness Week: Preventing Antimicrobial Resistance Together

A heavy burden of family financial stress from COVID on mental health of adolescents

COVID-19 carries a much higher risk of epilepsy and seizures than influenza

Study describes distinct pattern of ongoing respiratory syncytial virus transmission in the Netherlands after the COVID-19 pandemic

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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