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Low aerobic fitness is not a risk factor for metabolic syndrome in children

A study conducted in collaboration between the University of Jyväskylä and the University of Eastern Finland found that high aerobic fitness does not protect children from metabolic syndrome.

20 Oct 2022

Review of characteristics of human monkeypox

Researchers conducted a scoping review of available literature on monkeypox (MPX), in a new study.

20 Oct 2022

Breakthrough infection risk and immune responses to vaccines associated with human leukocyte antigen alleles

Researchers from the U.K. used data from clinical trials of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 to understand the genetic factors contributing to the individual variations in the antibody responses to the vaccine.

20 Oct 2022

Shopping vouchers aid in cessation of smoking among pregnant women

The offer of up to £400 of shopping vouchers to stop smoking during pregnancy as an addition to usual stop smoking support is highly effective, finds a trial published by The BMJ today.

20 Oct 2022

Depression risk increases with number of hours worked in stressful jobs

The more hours someone works each week in a stressful job, the more their risk of depression rises, a study in new doctors finds.

20 Oct 2022

Pregnancy-associated homicides linked to lethal combination of intimate partner violence and firearms

Women in the US are more likely to be murdered during pregnancy or soon after childbirth than to die from the three leading obstetric causes of maternal death (high blood pressure disorders, hemorrhage, or sepsis), say experts in The BMJ today.

20 Oct 2022

PC-CARE offers notable benefits to children and caregivers in seven weeks, study shows

Only about 25 percent of children with challenging behaviors receive mental health treatment, and dropout rates are high for those who do.

19 Oct 2022

Study provides unique picture of blood sugar dynamics and autoimmunity in early childhood

When and why does type 1 diabetes manifest in children? For the first time, researchers conducted a long-term study on infants and young children with increased genetic risk of type 1 diabetes.

19 Oct 2022

Adult incontinence products are a far bigger waste problem than baby nappies, study finds

Joint research has found adult incontinence products are a far bigger waste problem than baby nappies, and with an aging population, the situation will get worse in the next decade.

19 Oct 2022

Mass General Brigham sites announce participation in phase 3 trial of monkeypox treatment

Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital, the founding members of Mass General Brigham, today announced their participation in STOMP (Study of Tecovirimat for Human Monkeypox Virus), a phase 3, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of tecovirimat (TPOXX) for the treatment of human monkeypox.

19 Oct 2022

Salk's three collaborative projects win 2022 Curebound Discovery Grant

The Salk Institute's American Cancer Society Professor Tony Hunter, Professor Reuben Shaw, and Assistant Professor Graham McVicker are among 12 inaugural 2022 Discovery Grant winners.

19 Oct 2022

ACR TI-RADS, deep learning algorithm offer alternative strategies for evaluating thyroid nodules

According to an accepted manuscript published in ARRS' American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), ACR TI-RADS and a deep learning algorithm trained on adult populations offer alternative strategies for evaluating thyroid nodules in children and younger adults, including guiding decisions to perform fine-needle aspiration.

19 Oct 2022

Study examines the impact of COVID-19 on mental health in children

New research from pediatricians at UT Southwestern and Children's Health reveals the impact of COVID-19 on mental health in children.

19 Oct 2022

Antibodies can prevent surface proteins of bacteria from entering host cells

Using bacteria of the Bartonella henselae species, researchers from Goethe University, Frankfurt University Hospital, the Paul Ehrlich Federal Institute for Vaccines and Biomedicines in Langen, and the University of Oslo demonstrated for the first time that antibodies can prevent certain surface proteins of bacterial pathogens from entering host cells.

19 Oct 2022

AI app to read COVID-19 lateral flow tests helps to reduce false results

An artificial intelligence app to read COVID-19 lateral flow tests helped to reduce false results in a new trial out today.

19 Oct 2022

What is the risk of severe COVID-19 in infants younger than three months?

Researchers from Italy investigated the severity of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections in infants younger than three months and compared the reported coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) severity scores for the pediatric population.

19 Oct 2022

Differential effects of SARS-CoV-2 variants on children and adolescents

A recent Emerging Infectious Diseases journal study evaluated whether specific SARS-CoV-2 variants were linked with different clinical manifestations in children and adolescents.

19 Oct 2022

SARS-CoV-2 placentitis may cause placental destruction and stillbirth in women not vaccinated for COVID-19

As compared to healthy women, pregnant women infected with SARS-CoV-2 are at a high risk of fatal clinical outcomes.

18 Oct 2022

USF professor awarded $5.5 million dollar grant to advance training and research on child behavior

The U.S. Department of Education has awarded a University of South Florida professor a $5.5 million dollar grant to advance her training and research activities on child behavior – a critical focal point, especially as children and parents navigate post-pandemic repercussions.

18 Oct 2022

CDC expands the use of updated bivalent COVID-19 vaccines to children ages 5 through 11 years

Today, CDC's Director Rochelle P. Walensky, M.D., M.P.H., signed a decision memo expanding the use of updated (bivalent) COVID-19 vaccines to children ages 5 through 11 years.

18 Oct 2022

Children News and Research

Low aerobic fitness is not a risk factor for metabolic syndrome in children

Review of characteristics of human monkeypox

Breakthrough infection risk and immune responses to vaccines associated with human leukocyte antigen alleles

Shopping vouchers aid in cessation of smoking among pregnant women

Depression risk increases with number of hours worked in stressful jobs

Pregnancy-associated homicides linked to lethal combination of intimate partner violence and firearms

PC-CARE offers notable benefits to children and caregivers in seven weeks, study shows

Study provides unique picture of blood sugar dynamics and autoimmunity in early childhood

Adult incontinence products are a far bigger waste problem than baby nappies, study finds

Mass General Brigham sites announce participation in phase 3 trial of monkeypox treatment

Salk's three collaborative projects win 2022 Curebound Discovery Grant

ACR TI-RADS, deep learning algorithm offer alternative strategies for evaluating thyroid nodules

Study examines the impact of COVID-19 on mental health in children

Antibodies can prevent surface proteins of bacteria from entering host cells

AI app to read COVID-19 lateral flow tests helps to reduce false results

What is the risk of severe COVID-19 in infants younger than three months?

Differential effects of SARS-CoV-2 variants on children and adolescents

SARS-CoV-2 placentitis may cause placental destruction and stillbirth in women not vaccinated for COVID-19

USF professor awarded $5.5 million dollar grant to advance training and research on child behavior

CDC expands the use of updated bivalent COVID-19 vaccines to children ages 5 through 11 years

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