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Enzyme that drives growth of medulloblastoma may hold the key to future treatment

An enzyme that drives the growth of an often-lethal childhood brain cancer may hold the key to a future treatment, says a McMaster University-led study.

10 Nov 2022

Analysis reveals rising experience of racism among children in minority groups in the USA

Parental reporting of racism experienced by children in minority groups in the USA increased by 2.6% between 2016 and 2020, according to new research published in the open access Journal of Osteopathic Medicine.

10 Nov 2022

Mercury exposure during pregnancy could boost growth rates of fetus and infant

In a new study, researchers used a physiologically-based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) model to calculate the predicted concentration of MeHg in a given organ with time.

10 Nov 2022

How did alcohol consumption change during the COVID-19 pandemic in the state of Wisconsin?

Researchers evaluated the patterns of alcohol use at three different time points during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in Wisconsin.

10 Nov 2022

Stopping the churn: Why some states want to guarantee Medicaid coverage from birth to age 6

Before the covid-19 public health emergency began in 2020, millions of children churned on and off Medicaid each year — an indication that many were losing coverage because of administrative problems, rather than because their family's income had increased and made them ineligible.

10 Nov 2022

South Dakota voters approved Medicaid expansion, but implementation may not be easy

South Dakotans voted Tuesday to expand the state's Medicaid program to cover thousands of additional low-income residents, becoming the seventh state to approve expansion via the ballot box.

10 Nov 2022

The spectrum of SARS-CoV-2–related neurologic involvement among children and adolescents in 2021

Researchers explored the distribution of severe neurologic involvement in SARS-CoV-2 pediatric patients.

10 Nov 2022

Fentanyl in high school: A Texas community grapples with the reach of the deadly opioid

The hallways of Lehman High School looked like any other on a recent fall day. Its 2,100 students talked and laughed as they hurried to their next classes, moving past walls covered with flyers that advertised homecoming events, clubs, and football games.

10 Nov 2022

Parents represent a promising resource in preventing HIV among gay and bisexual male youth

A first of a kind study published today suggests that parents can be taught to communicate with their gay or bisexual sons about safe sex.

10 Nov 2022

Study finds differences in brain structure between boys and girls with binge eating disorders

Conducting the first known comparison of the brains of boys and girls with binge eating disorder, a team of researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC found significant differences in brain structure between the sexes.

10 Nov 2022

Duke scientists join team involved in the first use of fetal therapy for Pompe disease

Experts at Duke Health were among a multi-national team involved in treating a fetus for infantile-onset Pompe disease using an enzyme replacement therapy - a first in the world.

9 Nov 2022

Deaf children have a higher risk of developing emotional well-being issues, study suggests

Research from Queen's University Belfast suggests that deaf children are more at risk of developing mental health and emotional wellbeing issues compared to children who can hear.

9 Nov 2022

COVID-19 vaccination provides higher concentrations of antibodies to babies and pregnant people

Pregnant people who received one of the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines had 10-fold higher antibody concentrations than those who were naturally infected with SARS-CoV-2, a finding that was also observed in their babies, according to a new study by researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania.

9 Nov 2022

Air pollution during pregnancy linked to delay in children's gross motor neurodevelopmental milestones

A recent study in Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology has linked exposure to tiny particles of air pollution - called fine particulate matter - during pregnancy to delays in children's gross motor, fine motor, and personal–social development.

9 Nov 2022

Long-term effects of SARS-CoV-2 on the brain

More profoundly than previously believed, the virus that causes COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, can impact the brain for months after infection.

9 Nov 2022

What is the role of adenoviruses in human health?

With advances in molecular biology informing recent developments in vaccinology, gene therapy, and other fields of medicine, human adenoviruses (HAdVs) have been of primary importance in medical research. A recent review looks at the promises of HAdVs, their potential dangers, and future challenges.

9 Nov 2022

Study helps understand the basis of sex differences in SARS-CoV-2 infection

Significant immunological differences between young men and women were shown to mediate sex differences in the responses to the virus that causes COVID-19, according to a collaborative study of nearly 3,000 young, healthy members of the U.S. Marine Corps.

8 Nov 2022

Research estimates the changing burden of COVID-19 in Austin, Texas

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers estimated the time-varying burden of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) by ZIP codes and individual age in Austin, Texas.

8 Nov 2022

New insight into how childhood traumas affect health outcomes

The social environments we grow up in are critical when determining our wellbeing and health later in life. Most Americans (67%) report experiencing at least one traumatic event in childhood, and a new study shows that these experiences have significant impacts on our health risks as adults.

8 Nov 2022

Pediatric deaths due to COVID-19 remain very low, study shows

A new study conducted in England shows that the risk of death due to COVID-19 remains very low for children and young people, and most deaths occur in those with underlying health conditions.

8 Nov 2022

Children News and Research

Enzyme that drives growth of medulloblastoma may hold the key to future treatment

Analysis reveals rising experience of racism among children in minority groups in the USA

Mercury exposure during pregnancy could boost growth rates of fetus and infant

How did alcohol consumption change during the COVID-19 pandemic in the state of Wisconsin?

Stopping the churn: Why some states want to guarantee Medicaid coverage from birth to age 6

South Dakota voters approved Medicaid expansion, but implementation may not be easy

The spectrum of SARS-CoV-2–related neurologic involvement among children and adolescents in 2021

Fentanyl in high school: A Texas community grapples with the reach of the deadly opioid

Parents represent a promising resource in preventing HIV among gay and bisexual male youth

Study finds differences in brain structure between boys and girls with binge eating disorders

Duke scientists join team involved in the first use of fetal therapy for Pompe disease

Deaf children have a higher risk of developing emotional well-being issues, study suggests

COVID-19 vaccination provides higher concentrations of antibodies to babies and pregnant people

Air pollution during pregnancy linked to delay in children's gross motor neurodevelopmental milestones

Long-term effects of SARS-CoV-2 on the brain

What is the role of adenoviruses in human health?

Study helps understand the basis of sex differences in SARS-CoV-2 infection

Research estimates the changing burden of COVID-19 in Austin, Texas

New insight into how childhood traumas affect health outcomes

Pediatric deaths due to COVID-19 remain very low, study shows

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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