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Extensive time in early center-based child care does not cause behavior problems, study finds

Previous research indicates that extensive time in early center-based day care is correlated with high levels of behavior problems in young children. However, the validity of this work has been controversial and its relevance outside of the United States has been called into question.

17 Nov 2022

Experts highlight the need to study and develop treatments for fungal infections

Fungi in the soil cause a significant number of serious lung infections in 48 out of 50 states and the District of Columbia, including many areas long thought to be free of deadly environmental fungi, according to a study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

17 Nov 2022

National Institutes of Health funds a five-year, $11 million initiative

The conversations between our bone and muscle change as we age, and both are the weaker for it, Medical College of Georgia scientists say.

17 Nov 2022

Augmented drug preferentially eliminates cancer cells but does not harm healthy cells

Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers have revamped an anti-cancer drug to better target cancer cells and leave healthy tissues unharmed. Scientists have dubbed this type of targeted approach a "prodrug" - a medicine designed to release its payload in a particular area of the body and in no other areas.

17 Nov 2022

Experts analyze the association between gender dysphoria-related diagnostic coding and suicidality

Among hospitalized young people in the United States, 66% of those with a gender dysphoria diagnosis were admitted for suicide attempts or self-harm in 2019, compared to 5% without gender dysphoria, according to a study published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health.

17 Nov 2022

Study finds a lower compliance rate with recently released guidelines for COVID-19 care

Uptake of national guidelines for the treatment of children hospitalized with COVID-19 fell well below what would typically be expected, report researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) and elsewhere in Pediatrics.

17 Nov 2022

Study reveals neglected or late TB diagnoses related to COVID-19

In a recent study published in the journal BMJ Medicine, researchers modeled changing patterns in sex- and age-stratified new and relapse tuberculosis (TB) case notifications reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) for 45 nations with high TB, TB/human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) burden between 2013 and 2019 due to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections.

16 Nov 2022

SARS-CoV-2 antibodies persist in breast milk following two and three COVID-19 vaccine doses

A new study assesses anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody levels in breast milk obtained from lactating individuals following two or three COVID-19 vaccine doses.

16 Nov 2022

Mothers of younger or multiple children may engage in lower amounts of physical activity

A new study exploring physical activity patterns among mothers in Britain suggests that mothers of young children and mothers of multiple children may engage in lower amounts of moderate or vigorous physical activity.

16 Nov 2022

Study explores how corporal punishment may impact neural systems to produce adverse effects

Don't spank your kids. That's the conventional wisdom that has emerged from decades of research linking corporal punishment to a decline in adolescent health and negative effects on behavior, including an increased risk for anxiety and depression.

16 Nov 2022

Antibiotic-resistant, opportunistic pathogen enhances the pathogenesis of C. difficile

Clostridioides difficile, often referred to as C. difficile or C. diff, is a bacterium that causes severe intestinal illness and, as its name suggests, can be difficult to study and treat.

16 Nov 2022

NIH researchers identify differences in gene activity in the brains of individuals with ADHD

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have successfully identified differences in gene activity in the brains of people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

16 Nov 2022

How optimism can close the Medicaid coverage gap

More than 2 million low-income people — half of them in Florida and Texas — are uninsured because they are stuck in a coverage gap: They earn too much to qualify for Medicaid, but because of a quirk of the Affordable Care Act, they earn too little to qualify for a subsidized ACA marketplace plan.

16 Nov 2022

Minority women's perinatal experiences overshadowed by isolation and fear due to changing COVID-19 policies

Black, Indigenous and other women of color who were pregnant or gave birth during the pandemic said these experiences were overshadowed by isolation, confusion and fear, much of it caused by unclear or frequently changing institutional policies, according to a new study.

16 Nov 2022

Medicine and Mortality in Mali: one health heroine's work to improve community health

In this interview, we speak to Dr. Mariam Cissé about her recent Heroines of Health Award as well as her dedication to improving the health of her community.

From Women in Global Health 16 Nov 2022

Swedish men and women with higher incomes have more children, study shows

In contrast to what many believe, Swedish men and women with higher incomes have more children, new research from Stockholm University shows. This pattern is particularly clear for men and grows stronger over time: the more money, the more children. But after four children, things change.

16 Nov 2022

Children News and Research

Extensive time in early center-based child care does not cause behavior problems, study finds

Experts highlight the need to study and develop treatments for fungal infections

National Institutes of Health funds a five-year, $11 million initiative

Augmented drug preferentially eliminates cancer cells but does not harm healthy cells

Experts analyze the association between gender dysphoria-related diagnostic coding and suicidality

Study finds a lower compliance rate with recently released guidelines for COVID-19 care

Study reveals neglected or late TB diagnoses related to COVID-19

SARS-CoV-2 antibodies persist in breast milk following two and three COVID-19 vaccine doses

Mothers of younger or multiple children may engage in lower amounts of physical activity

Study explores how corporal punishment may impact neural systems to produce adverse effects

Antibiotic-resistant, opportunistic pathogen enhances the pathogenesis of C. difficile

NIH researchers identify differences in gene activity in the brains of individuals with ADHD

How optimism can close the Medicaid coverage gap

Minority women's perinatal experiences overshadowed by isolation and fear due to changing COVID-19 policies

Medicine and Mortality in Mali: one health heroine's work to improve community health

Swedish men and women with higher incomes have more children, study shows

Birth delivery method associated with baby’s immune response to key childhood vaccines

Research reveals new treatment avenue for pediatric high grade gliomas harboring a genetic mutation

Flu vaccination needed for children with severe form of epilepsy due to high seizure risk after influenza infection

Scientists explore links between survival motor neuron protein and sarcopenia

Event guide: 4th Extra-Hepatic Lipid-Based Nanoparticles Delivery Summit 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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