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Consistent bedtime routines could help prepare children for the transition to first-time schooling

The transition to kindergarten is a notable milestone for children and families, who typically prepare by gathering school supplies and meeting the teacher.

21 Jul 2022

Girls' time spent in unpaid household work contributes to the gender pay gap

Young women and girls' time spent in unpaid household work contributes to the gender pay gap, according to new research from the Universities of East Anglia (UEA), Birmingham and Brunel.

21 Jul 2022

New study to investigate focused ultrasound's role in addressing neurofibromatosis type 2

The Focused Ultrasound Foundation and the Children's Tumor Foundation (CTF) have established a partnership to advance innovative, noninvasive treatments in pediatrics.

21 Jul 2022

Cigarette smokers who try to quit often become dual nicotine users

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that as people who smoke cigarettes attempt to quit, some move to e-cigarettes, but such people often become dual nicotine users, smoking traditional cigarettes and vaping e-cigarettes.

21 Jul 2022

‘So rudderless’: A couple’s quest for autism treatment for their son hits repeated obstacles

When Sebastian Rios was a toddler, he hardly talked. "Don't worry," his pediatrician told Amparo and Victor Rios, Sebastian's parents. Kids who grow up in households in which both Spanish and English are spoken are sometimes slower to develop language skills, she said.

21 Jul 2022

Parents become drug developers to save their children’s lives

Maggie Carmichael wasn't developing like other kids. As a toddler, she wasn't walking and had a limited vocabulary for her age.

21 Jul 2022

Is monkeypox a global public-health emergency?

A summary of available knowledge on the monkeypox virus including pathogenicity, risk to the human population, and strategies that can help limit its spread.

20 Jul 2022

Research highlights the impact of social determinants of health on hypertension control

A research article published this month in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings highlights the significant impact of social determinants of health on patients' ability to sustain control of hypertension.

20 Jul 2022

Hollings researcher awarded grant to continue research into mechanisms behind medulloblastoma relapse

When MUSC Hollings Cancer Center researcher Jezabel R. Blanco, Ph.D., began studying neurosciences, first as a graduate student and later as a postdoctoral fellow, her research was focused on understanding the mechanisms underlying brain disease, both in the context of neurodegeneration and cancer, but mostly from a basic research angle.

20 Jul 2022

Low risk of myocarditis recurrence after COVID-19 mRNA vaccination

A new study investigated the safety profile of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines in individuals with a history of myocarditis.

20 Jul 2022

Novavax COVID-19 vaccine now available in the U.S. to protect against severe disease

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recommended that Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine be used as another primary series option for adults in the United States ages 18 years and older.

20 Jul 2022

Adolescents are more likely than older adults to get COVID

At the beginning of the pandemic, there was a general perception that children and teenagers were much less likely to get COVID-19 than adults. It was fueled by early data from across the globe that found very low rates of COVID in adolescents (defined as ages 10-19) and youth (15-24). But the data was mixed and some questioned its validity.

20 Jul 2022

New way to test vaccines may be as rigorous and stringent as exposure to field strains of malaria

Malaria is the deadliest mosquito-borne parasitic infection of humans. In 2021, after a century of research, the World Health Organization (WHO) approved the world's first malaria vaccine.

20 Jul 2022

Study determines the reason behind the failure of IVF embryos

In humans, a fertilized egg is no guarantee of reproductive success. Most embryos stop developing and perish within days of fertilization, usually because they have an abnormal number of chromosomes. Now, researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons have found that most of these mistakes are due to spontaneous errors in DNA replication in the earliest phase of cell division.

20 Jul 2022

Ofsted publishes new briefings on the pandemic’s continued impact on education providers

Ofsted has today published the third set of briefings in a series looking at the pandemic's continued impact on education providers.

19 Jul 2022

New $29 million grant awarded to five leading children’s hospitals for improving pandemic readiness

A group of children's hospitals from across the country will coordinate on the response to future pandemics and other disasters through a new $29 million grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).

19 Jul 2022

CDC experts update on monkeypox in the United States

Scientists working with the CDC provide the latest information about monkeypox in the U.S.

19 Jul 2022

$Braces could be a total game-changer for young children with thighbone fractures$

Braces could be a total game-changer for young children with thighbone fractures

For decades, the treatment for a young child with a broken femur has been the same: a surgically placed spica cast, commonly known as a body cast. But now, thanks to a new study led by Children's Hospital Los Angeles, the days of casting these injuries may soon be over.

19 Jul 2022

Gonorrhea bacteria may have driven the evolution of gene variants that protect older adults against dementia

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine previously found a set of human gene mutations that protect older adults against cognitive decline and dementia.

19 Jul 2022

What were the drivers of influenza decline during the COVID-19 pandemic?

Researchers investigated the potential drivers of a global decline in influenza virus circulation during the COVID-19 pandemic.

19 Jul 2022

Children News and Research

Consistent bedtime routines could help prepare children for the transition to first-time schooling

Girls' time spent in unpaid household work contributes to the gender pay gap

New study to investigate focused ultrasound's role in addressing neurofibromatosis type 2

Cigarette smokers who try to quit often become dual nicotine users

‘So rudderless’: A couple’s quest for autism treatment for their son hits repeated obstacles

Parents become drug developers to save their children’s lives

Is monkeypox a global public-health emergency?

Research highlights the impact of social determinants of health on hypertension control

Hollings researcher awarded grant to continue research into mechanisms behind medulloblastoma relapse

Low risk of myocarditis recurrence after COVID-19 mRNA vaccination

Novavax COVID-19 vaccine now available in the U.S. to protect against severe disease

Adolescents are more likely than older adults to get COVID

New way to test vaccines may be as rigorous and stringent as exposure to field strains of malaria

Study determines the reason behind the failure of IVF embryos

Ofsted publishes new briefings on the pandemic’s continued impact on education providers

New $29 million grant awarded to five leading children’s hospitals for improving pandemic readiness

CDC experts update on monkeypox in the United States

Braces could be a total game-changer for young children with thighbone fractures

Gonorrhea bacteria may have driven the evolution of gene variants that protect older adults against dementia

What were the drivers of influenza decline during the COVID-19 pandemic?

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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