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Schools' role in the spread of SARS-CoV-2

The Omicron wave of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)––the causative pathogen for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and the current pandemic––led to rampant transmissions in schools. Therefore, the school-based viral transmission must be curtailed to reduce viral evolution and maintain children's in-person education.

2 May 2022

Mexico City Policy may be associated with higher maternal, child mortality and HIV incidence rates

Restricting US foreign aid for non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that provide information on or access to abortion-related services in developing countries may have harmful effects on maternal and child mortality and HIV incidence rates on the same scale as an ongoing civil conflict.

2 May 2022

$6 million grant to fund research investigating the role of immune system in heart failure

A new grant for researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis will fund research investigating the role of the immune system in heart failure. Finding ways to harness beneficial immune cells could lead to new therapies that encourage the heart to heal after injuries.

2 May 2022

Antibiotics may disrupt microbiome to cause recurrent UTIs

A study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard suggests that women who get recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs) may be caught in a vicious cycle in which antibiotics given to eradicate one infection predispose them to develop another.

2 May 2022

Study uses brain organoids to reveal how autism-linked genetic mutation disrupts neural development

In a study published May 02, 2022 in Nature Communications, scientists at University of California San Diego School of Medicine used human brain organoids to reveal how a genetic mutation associated with a profound form of autism disrupts neural development.

2 May 2022

A “less is more” method may prevent antibiotic overuse in pediatric intensive care unit patients

When a patient in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) develops a fever, physicians often routinely order a blood culture to identify the cause, particularly if they have reason to worry about sepsis, a life-threatening condition that occurs when chemicals released by immune system cells in the bloodstream to fight an infection trigger inflammation and shock throughout the body.

2 May 2022

Estimating COVID-19 case prevalence in New York City

Researchers estimated the prevalence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) in New York City (NYC).

2 May 2022

British children's sugar intake exceeds current public health recommendations

A new study, being presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Maastricht, Netherlands (4-7 May), suggests that children in the UK start consuming free sugars (those added to foods and drinks and those occurring naturally in fruit juices, honey and syrups) at a very young age, and that many toddlers' sugar intake exceeds the maximum recommended amount for children aged 4 and older.

2 May 2022

Probenecid shows activity against respiratory syncytial virus

A new study describes the antiviral activity of the approved drug probenecid against respiratory syncytial virus.

29 Apr 2022

Elevated levels of maternal psychological distress may affect offspring’s cognitive development

Women's elevated anxiety, depression and stress during pregnancy altered key features of the fetal brain, which subsequently decreased their offspring's cognitive development at 18 months.

29 Apr 2022

Poor asthma control triggered by SARS-CoV-2

In a new study, researchers noted that COVID-19 could trigger poor pediatric asthma control.

29 Apr 2022

Children treated with antibiotics have abundant fungal microbiota in the gut, study reveals

A study recently completed at the University of Helsinki revealed that the fungal microbiota in the gut is more abundant and diverse in children treated with antibiotics compared with the control group even six weeks following the start of the antibiotic course.

29 Apr 2022

Study highlights the need to improve clinical management of Malawian children with low blood sugar or blood oxygen levels

A new study in rural Malawi underscores the need for better clinical management of severely ill children with very low blood sugar or blood oxygen levels.

29 Apr 2022

Study illustrates how a protein complex controls genome organization to maintain lineage fidelity

Understanding the molecular mechanisms that specify and maintain the identities of more than 200 cell types of the human body is arguably one of the most fundamental problems in molecular and cellular biology, with critical implications for the treatment of human diseases. Central to the cell fate decision process are stem cells residing within each tissue of the body.

29 Apr 2022

Hybrid learning using alternating school days for children helped reduce COVID-19 spread

As communities continue a shift toward normalcy in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have helped quantify the effectiveness of one of the most commonly-debated mitigation measures taken across the country.

29 Apr 2022

Autism, ADHD and school absence are associated with increased risk for self- harm in adolescents

Research led by King's College London and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has analyzed factors associated with self-harm in over 111,000 adolescents aged 11-17 years old.

29 Apr 2022

Researchers discover molecular mechanisms underlying extreme need for amino acids in neuroblastoma

Certain childhood tumors have an extreme need for amino acids. Scientists at the Hopp Children's Cancer Center Heidelberg (KiTZ), the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), the University of Heidelberg, and HI-STEM gGmbH have now discovered the molecular mechanisms underlying this and how the cancer cells could be turned off.

28 Apr 2022

Scientists identify the neural basis of pleasant touch sensation

Studying mice, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a neural circuit and a neuropeptide - a chemical messenger that carries signals between nerve cells - that transmit the sensation known as pleasant touch from the skin to the brain.

28 Apr 2022

NIH awards $10.9 million COBRE grant to support Nemours Children's 'well beyond medicine' strategy

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently awarded a Phase 1, 5-year $10.9 million Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) award, entitled Research Expanding Access to Child Health (REACH) Center to Anne Kazak, PhD, Enterprise Director, and Melissa Alderfer, PhD, Director of the Center for Healthcare and Delivery Science (CHDS) at Nemours Children's Health.

28 Apr 2022

Study finds significant decline in attending adult health care appointments among pediatric transplant patients

Young adults who received organ transplants as children may not be regularly attending their doctor appointments after leaving their pediatric providers.

28 Apr 2022

Children News and Research

Schools' role in the spread of SARS-CoV-2

Mexico City Policy may be associated with higher maternal, child mortality and HIV incidence rates

$6 million grant to fund research investigating the role of immune system in heart failure

Antibiotics may disrupt microbiome to cause recurrent UTIs

Study uses brain organoids to reveal how autism-linked genetic mutation disrupts neural development

A “less is more” method may prevent antibiotic overuse in pediatric intensive care unit patients

Estimating COVID-19 case prevalence in New York City

British children's sugar intake exceeds current public health recommendations

Probenecid shows activity against respiratory syncytial virus

Elevated levels of maternal psychological distress may affect offspring’s cognitive development

Poor asthma control triggered by SARS-CoV-2

Children treated with antibiotics have abundant fungal microbiota in the gut, study reveals

Study highlights the need to improve clinical management of Malawian children with low blood sugar or blood oxygen levels

Study illustrates how a protein complex controls genome organization to maintain lineage fidelity

Hybrid learning using alternating school days for children helped reduce COVID-19 spread

Autism, ADHD and school absence are associated with increased risk for self- harm in adolescents

Researchers discover molecular mechanisms underlying extreme need for amino acids in neuroblastoma

Scientists identify the neural basis of pleasant touch sensation

NIH awards $10.9 million COBRE grant to support Nemours Children's 'well beyond medicine' strategy

Study finds significant decline in attending adult health care appointments among pediatric transplant patients

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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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