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After-school activities can make children happier and healthier than screen time

Whether it's sports practice, music lessons or a casual catch up with friends, when children are involved in after-school activities, they're more likely to feel happier and healthier than their counterparts who are glued to a screen.

21 Jun 2022

Sobering lessons in untying the knot of a homeless crisis

Michelle Farris never expected to become homeless, but here she was, sifting through garbage and towering piles of debris accumulated along a roadway on the outskirts of Northeast Portland.

21 Jun 2022

After maternal COVID vaccination, infants have persistent anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies at 3 months

A recent article published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases assessed the kinetics of anti-severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) antibodies derived from mothers among infants in association with the timing of prenatal SARS-CoV-2 vaccination.

21 Jun 2022

Increased docosahexaenoic acid intake may lower risk for Alzheimer’s and dementia

An increase in the concentration of DHA in RBCs is associated with a reduced risk of Alzheimer's disease and all-cause dementia

21 Jun 2022

Scientists discover a direct pathway for transport of inhaled fine particles from lungs to the brain

Breathing in polluted air could lead to toxic particles being transported from lungs to brain, via the bloodstream – potentially contributing to brain disorders and neurological damage, a new study reveals.

20 Jun 2022

New model rapidly scans the genome of cancer cells and identifies mutations that drive tumor growth

Cancer cells can have thousands of mutations in their DNA. However, only a handful of those actually drive the progression of cancer; the rest are just along for the ride.

20 Jun 2022

Researchers assess monkeypox clinical management guidelines worldwide

A new study demonstrated the scarcity of appropriate clinical management guidelines for monkeypox infections across the globe.

20 Jun 2022

New scheme set to tackle gaps in student mental health services

Students are set to benefit from better join up of mental health services to prevent them falling through the gaps at university.

20 Jun 2022

New combination of drugs effective against T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common cancer affecting children. The T-ALL form of leukemia that emerges from early T lineage cells has a poorer prognosis than B-lineage ALL. The prognosis for relapsed T-ALL is very poor and new therapies are sorely needed.

20 Jun 2022

Long-COVID risk reduced with Omicron versus Delta

In a recent study published in The Lancet, researchers at King's College London and ZOE Limited assessed the risk of long coronavirus disease (COVID) associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Delta and Omicron variants in the United Kingdom (UK).

19 Jun 2022

CDC posts notice regarding multistate Salmonella outbreaks linked to contact with backyard poultry

A CDC investigation notice regarding multistate outbreaks of Salmonella infections has been posted: https://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/backyardpoultry-06-22/index.html

19 Jun 2022

New method can safely free patients from lifelong immunosuppression after kidney transplant

Physicians at Stanford Medicine have developed a way to provide pediatric kidney transplants without immune-suppressing drugs.

17 Jun 2022

Research may open door to the design of a better structured rabies vaccine

Rabies virus kills a shocking 59,000 people each year, many of them children. Some victims, especially kids, don't realize they've been exposed until it is too late.

17 Jun 2022

Eyes may be able to signal ASD and ADHD

It's often said that 'the eyes tell it all', but no matter what their outward expression, the eyes may also be able to signal neurodevelopmental disorders such as ASD and ADHD according to new research from Flinders University and the University of South Australia.

17 Jun 2022

Adolescents and young adults less likely to get addiction treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic

A study analyzing prescription claims for a drug used to treat opioid addictions found that adolescents and young adults were less likely than usual to get treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially if they were covered by private, commercial health insurance.

17 Jun 2022

Women with premature births more often have gum disease, study finds

Women with preterm births may be more likely to have gum disease compared to those with full-term births, according to research presented at EuroPerio10, the world's leading congress in periodontology and implant dentistry organized by the European Federation of Periodontology.

17 Jun 2022

Clinical risk and protective factors for the presence and persistence of abdominal pain-related disorders of gut-brain interaction

The current study carries forward what is known about the risk of AP-DGBI conferred by various factors such as sex, infectious gastroenteritis, trauma, abuse, stress, psychological factors, somatic symptoms, family history, smoking, and drug abuse.

17 Jun 2022

Children News and Research

After-school activities can make children happier and healthier than screen time

Sobering lessons in untying the knot of a homeless crisis

After maternal COVID vaccination, infants have persistent anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies at 3 months

Increased docosahexaenoic acid intake may lower risk for Alzheimer’s and dementia

Scientists discover a direct pathway for transport of inhaled fine particles from lungs to the brain

New model rapidly scans the genome of cancer cells and identifies mutations that drive tumor growth

Researchers assess monkeypox clinical management guidelines worldwide

New scheme set to tackle gaps in student mental health services

New combination of drugs effective against T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Long-COVID risk reduced with Omicron versus Delta

CDC posts notice regarding multistate Salmonella outbreaks linked to contact with backyard poultry

New method can safely free patients from lifelong immunosuppression after kidney transplant

Research may open door to the design of a better structured rabies vaccine

Eyes may be able to signal ASD and ADHD

Adolescents and young adults less likely to get addiction treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic

Women with premature births more often have gum disease, study finds

Clinical risk and protective factors for the presence and persistence of abdominal pain-related disorders of gut-brain interaction

International researchers win funding for Cancer Grand Challenge

Double shifts, credit card debt, and family loans when twins were born early

How does gut microbiota impact mental health in 18–25s?

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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