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'What pediatricians need to know' about monkeypox in children

Children aged 8 years or younger should be considered a group at high risk for more severe monkeypox disease, reports The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, the official journal of The European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases.

28 Oct 2022

Study finds persistent disparities in access to prenatal care among pregnant people

Immigrant pregnant people faced persistent inequities in obtaining timely prenatal care as compared with native-born pregnant people in the United States over an eight-year period, a factor that could be contributing to longstanding health disadvantages, according to an analysis published in JAMA Network Open on October 28.

28 Oct 2022

Indonesian government orders temporary ban of cough syrups after Gambian tragedy

Following a WHO warning about possible toxic ingredients in four cough syrups of Indian origin, the Indonesian government has ordered a temporary ban on all liquid medicines in the country over reported spike in children's deaths linked to medical syrups.

28 Oct 2022

Newborn hearing assessment can predict neurophysiological development at 12 months

Portuguese researchers have proven that hearing assessment in early-age infants can help predict milestones and early detection of neurodevelopmental disorder markers.

28 Oct 2022

Huntington's disease impairs autophagy in older patients

Huntington's disease, a fatal, inherited neurodegenerative condition, is caused by a genetic error present at birth, though its symptoms often don't begin until middle adulthood.

28 Oct 2022

Specific stem cell protein found to be involved in the recurrence of medulloblastoma

The malignant brain tumor type medulloblastoma can become resistant to therapy which can cause relapse. Researchers at Uppsala University have discovered a certain protein that makes tumor cells resting and insensitive to radiation treatment.

28 Oct 2022

Brain Canada Foundation funds future leaders in Canadian brain research

Twenty early-career researchers from across Canada will receive $100,000 each in funding for innovative projects to better understand the brain, through one of Brain Canada's flagship programs Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research.

28 Oct 2022

Overall cancer death rates continue to decline in the United States, says Annual Report to the Nation

Overall cancer death rates continued to decline among men, women, children, and adolescents and young adults in every major racial and ethnic group in the United States from 2015 to 2019, according to the latest Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer. From 2014 to 2018, overall cancer incidence, or new cases of cancer, remained stable for men and children but increased for women and adolescents and young adults.

28 Oct 2022

ADOS testing not required for ASD diagnosis by developmental-behavioral pediatricians

Trained developmental-behavioral pediatricians can generally diagnose autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in young children without the need for additional Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS) testing, finds a prospective multicenter study.

28 Oct 2022

Rutgers physicians take newer approach in successfully treating a mysterious disease

The prognosis for the sick child, who hadn't responded to standard treatment, was dire. But a team of Rutgers physicians believed there might be hope despite the conventional wisdom against pursuing any further treatment.

27 Oct 2022

Researchers use CRISPR-edited T cells to treat seriously ill children with resistant leukaemia

Researchers at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children (GOSH) and UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health (UCL GOS ICH) have used CRISPR/Cas9 technology to engineer donor T cells to try to treat seriously ill children with resistant leukaemia, who had otherwise exhausted all available therapies.

27 Oct 2022

New report highlights the health impacts of air pollution in Africa

Nearly all the African continent faces some of the most severe health impacts in the world caused by air pollution, with several countries experiencing some of the highest levels of air pollution in the world, according to a new report published by the U.S.-based research organization Health Effects Institute.

27 Oct 2022

UC San Diego participates in national trial to assess potential treatment for human monkeypox

The University of California San Diego will be one of multiple sites assessing the safety and efficacy of tecovirimat as a potential treatment for human monkeypox.

27 Oct 2022

Long COVID, a new clinical entity constantly evolving

Researchers discuss the epidemiology, diagnosis, pathogenesis, and treatment of long COVID.

27 Oct 2022

Game-based test that detects hearing loss in children wins European innovation medal

A game-based test that detects hearing loss in children has recently been awarded a European innovation medal. Both the test and the technology behind it have been developed by Norwegian researchers.

27 Oct 2022

Pioneering gene editing technique can repair faulty T cells in patients with CTLA-4 insufficiency

A fault in cells that form a key part of the immune system can be repaired with a pioneering gene editing technique, finds new research demonstrated in human cells and mice, led by UCL scientists.

27 Oct 2022

Early temperamental and neurocognitive risk factors may play a role in future anxiety, depression

A recent imaging study led by a scientist at The University of Texas at Dallas has identified early risk factors linked to children's temperament and a neural process that could foretell whether an individual might develop depression and anxiety in adolescence and early adulthood.

26 Oct 2022

New studies point to a broadly applicable treatment for neurodegenerative diseases

Two new studies from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis support development of a broadly applicable treatment for neurodegenerative diseases that targets a molecule that serves as the central executioner in the death of axons, the wiring of the nervous system.

26 Oct 2022

One Medicine: how human and veterinary medicine can benefit each other

News-Medical speaks to Professor Roberto La Ragione, Chair of Trustees at Humanimal Trust, about the concept of One Medicine and how human and veterinary medicine can collaborate, share knowledge, and initiate research for the benefit of both humans and animals.

26 Oct 2022

What is the association between video gaming and cognition in children?

Researchers investigated the association between video games and children's cognitive skills using self-reported screen time surveys and task-based functional magnetic resonance imaging.

26 Oct 2022

Children News and Research

'What pediatricians need to know' about monkeypox in children

Study finds persistent disparities in access to prenatal care among pregnant people

Indonesian government orders temporary ban of cough syrups after Gambian tragedy

Newborn hearing assessment can predict neurophysiological development at 12 months

Huntington's disease impairs autophagy in older patients

Specific stem cell protein found to be involved in the recurrence of medulloblastoma

Brain Canada Foundation funds future leaders in Canadian brain research

Overall cancer death rates continue to decline in the United States, says Annual Report to the Nation

ADOS testing not required for ASD diagnosis by developmental-behavioral pediatricians

Rutgers physicians take newer approach in successfully treating a mysterious disease

Researchers use CRISPR-edited T cells to treat seriously ill children with resistant leukaemia

New report highlights the health impacts of air pollution in Africa

UC San Diego participates in national trial to assess potential treatment for human monkeypox

Long COVID, a new clinical entity constantly evolving

Game-based test that detects hearing loss in children wins European innovation medal

Pioneering gene editing technique can repair faulty T cells in patients with CTLA-4 insufficiency

Early temperamental and neurocognitive risk factors may play a role in future anxiety, depression

New studies point to a broadly applicable treatment for neurodegenerative diseases

One Medicine: how human and veterinary medicine can benefit each other

What is the association between video gaming and cognition in children?

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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