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They lost Medicaid when paperwork was sent to an empty field, signaling the mess to come

Three years ago, Mason Lester, a rambunctious toddler, tumbled off his family's porch and broke his wrist. His mother, nine months pregnant, rushed him to a nearby hospital, where she made a confounding discovery: Their health insurance had vanished.

3 Aug 2022

BRAIN Center Phase 2 at the University of Houston receives funds from NSF

On any given day inside the BRAIN Center at the University of Houston, you might encounter visual artists, dancers and musicians, or even paralyzed individuals – all wearing brain caps to teach researchers about what they are thinking, creating or feeling while they move expressively, or try to regain movement.

3 Aug 2022

Drugs with antiviral activity against monkeypox virus

In a recent study posted as an accepted manuscript in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases, researchers from the University of Oklahoma described three drugs with antiviral activity against the monkeypox virus (MPXV).

2 Aug 2022

COVID pandemic stress and menstrual cycle changes

A new study explores the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on women’s reproductive health.

2 Aug 2022

Timothy Huang receives $2.8 million to continue research on Alzheimer's disease

Timothy Huang, Ph.D., has been awarded $2.8 million by the National Institute on Aging (NIA) to continue his work on Alzheimer's disease.

2 Aug 2022

Study: Many breast cancer patients report changes that affect sexual health during and beyond treatment

A new study released by the University of Colorado Cancer Center shows that more than 70 percent of breast cancer patients have reported changes that affect their sexual health during and beyond treatment.

2 Aug 2022

Study identifies pivotal role of FIBCD1 gene in neurodevelopmental disorders

A multidisciplinary study led by Vanja Nagy (LBI-RUD/CeMM/Medical University of Vienna) and Josef Penninger (UBC/IMBA) characterized a novel gene, known as FIBCD1, to be likely causative of a new and rare neurodevelopmental disorder.

2 Aug 2022

New, non-invasive imaging method may help detect an early indicator of glaucoma

A new, non-invasive ocular imaging method may be able to detect an early indicator of glaucoma in time to prevent disease progression and vision loss, according to a new study from New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai.

2 Aug 2022

Socioeconomic deprivation associated with increased dementia risk and faster memory decline

Socioeconomic deprivation, including neighborhood disadvantages and persistent low wages, are associated with higher dementia risk, lower cognitive performance and faster memory decline, according to several studies reported today at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference 2022 in San Diego and virtually.

2 Aug 2022

Twin mothers are not actually more fertile than other women, study finds

Twin births aren't exactly common. In humans, they occur in one to three per cent of all births.

2 Aug 2022

Pediatric adjuvant formulation offers protection against RSV in newborns

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the leading global cause of death in children under age 5 and lacks an effective vaccine. In a study from the Precision Vaccines Program at Boston Children's Hospital, a new vaccine formulation protected newborn mice against infection and evoked strong responses in immune cells from human newborns in the laboratory. Results were reported August 2 in Nature Communications.

2 Aug 2022

Plasma myosin light chain 9 levels may be better predictor of COVID-19 severity than blood biomarkers

In a new study, researchers found elevated plasma levels of myosin light chain 9 (Myl9) in COVID-19 patients with a fatal disease.

2 Aug 2022

Study evaluates the effectiveness of teleconsultation for preventing atopic dermatitis in infants

JMIR Publications recently published "Effectiveness of Pediatric Teleconsultation to Prevent Skin Conditions in Infants and Reduce Parenting Stress in Mothers: Randomized Controlled Trial" in JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting which reported that mothers of infants are prone to experiencing parenting stress, which adversely affects mothers' and children's well-being.

2 Aug 2022

Long-term symptoms 23 months after SARS-CoV-2 infection

Scientists analyzed COVID-19 symptoms lasting 23 months after the infection.

2 Aug 2022

The time has come for DIY mandates on covid

Here we are in the grip of yet another covid-19 surge, yet most people I see out and about are behaving as if the pandemic is over. And I live in Los Angeles County, whose public health department is arguably one of the most vigilant and proactive in the U.S.

2 Aug 2022

Children News and Research

They lost Medicaid when paperwork was sent to an empty field, signaling the mess to come

BRAIN Center Phase 2 at the University of Houston receives funds from NSF

Drugs with antiviral activity against monkeypox virus

COVID pandemic stress and menstrual cycle changes

Timothy Huang receives $2.8 million to continue research on Alzheimer's disease

Study: Many breast cancer patients report changes that affect sexual health during and beyond treatment

Study identifies pivotal role of FIBCD1 gene in neurodevelopmental disorders

New, non-invasive imaging method may help detect an early indicator of glaucoma

Socioeconomic deprivation associated with increased dementia risk and faster memory decline

Twin mothers are not actually more fertile than other women, study finds

Pediatric adjuvant formulation offers protection against RSV in newborns

Plasma myosin light chain 9 levels may be better predictor of COVID-19 severity than blood biomarkers

Study evaluates the effectiveness of teleconsultation for preventing atopic dermatitis in infants

Long-term symptoms 23 months after SARS-CoV-2 infection

The time has come for DIY mandates on covid

Because of Texas abortion law, her wanted pregnancy became a medical nightmare

Ultra-precise method identifies age-related changes in gamma oscillations in children's auditory cortex

Symptoms of monkeypox differ from previous outbreaks

Nasal epithelium of children inhibits infection and replication of ancestral SARS-CoV-2

TfL advertising policy restricting the advertisement of junk foods could save lives and NHS money

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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