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Study finds significantly poorer outcomes among the youngest patients with brain tumor

A University of Colorado Cancer Center researcher has found, through extensive data analysis, that the youngest patients with brain tumors – those ages birth to 3 months – have about half the five-year survival rate as children ages 1 to 19.

18 Mar 2022

New study tracks food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic

In response to the rapid spread of COVID‐19, governments across the globe implemented local lockdowns that led to increased unemployment and disrupted local and international transport routes and supply chains.

18 Mar 2022

COVID-19-related hospitalization among infants and young children in the US

Researchers investigated COVID-19-associated hospitalization among children and infants aged zero to four years in the United States during March 2020 and February 2022.

18 Mar 2022

Urgent action needed to stem the rising trend of obesity in Africa

Urgent measures such as taxes and restrictions on sugary foods and drinks are needed to stem the rising trend of obesity in Africa, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned.

18 Mar 2022

Study finds high rates of cancer among men living with HIV

Researchers with Case Western Reserve University have found that there are nearly twice as many men with cancer among men living with HIV (MLWH) compared to men who do not have the human immunodeficiency virus.

17 Mar 2022

Single dose of Pfizer vaccine reduces risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection in kids

Researchers discuss the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines in young people and children when the SARS-CoV-2 Delta- and Omicron-dominant periods.

17 Mar 2022

Excessive neuropeptide secretion in the lungs can lead to fluid buildup and poor oxygenation

COVID-19 has put a spotlight on the pulmonary and nervous systems, but there is still much to learn about how they interact. Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine recently explored this relationship in the context of a childhood lung disease, but their findings may also apply to COVID-19 symptoms.

17 Mar 2022

Hispanic/Latino youth with food insecurity have worse cardiometabolic profiles, study shows

Hispanic/Latino youths with limited access to nutritionally adequate food – and especially those whose parents were foreign-born -- had worse cardiometabolic profiles than their "food secure" counterparts, according to a study published in Pediatrics.

17 Mar 2022

University of Kentucky begins world’s first clinical trial for LATE

The motivation driving the work of Pete Nelson, M.D., Ph.D., is personal. His grandmother, Sylvia Becker, died with Alzheimer's disease, and he says his mother then grew terrified of developing the disease.

17 Mar 2022

Risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission from mother to baby is extremely low, say researchers

Less than 2% of babies born to mothers with SARS-CoV-2 (the virus responsible for covid-19 infection) also test positive around the time of birth, finds an analysis of the latest evidence published by The BMJ today.

17 Mar 2022

Impact of COVID-19 measures on the future transmission of respiratory syncytial virus

A new study discussed the impact of COVID-19 measures on the future transmission of the respiratory syncytial virus in South Africa.

17 Mar 2022

COVID-19-related hospitalizations in children below 18 years with influenza-associated hospitalizations

A recent study compared COVID-19-related hospitalizations in children below 18 years with influenza-associated hospitalizations.

17 Mar 2022

Study suggests expanding vaccination to children aged 5-11 would provide benefits to the US population

Researchers evaluated the impact of immunizing five-11-year-old children against SARS-CoV-2 on COVID-19 burden and resilience to new variants in the United States.

17 Mar 2022

Study highlights the economic burden of excessive sugar consumption in Canada

Imagine if the real cost to society of the food you buy at the grocery store was built right into each product's price. Everything with added sugar would cost a whole lot more, according to University of Alberta researchers in a new study in The Canadian Journal of Public Health.

16 Mar 2022

Study links phthalates to higher incidence of specific childhood cancers

In a first-of-its-kind study, research from the University of Vermont Cancer Center has linked phthalates, commonly called the "everywhere chemical," to higher incidence of specific childhood cancers.

16 Mar 2022

Study clarifies sex-based burdens during the pandemic, raises awareness for menstrual equity

Income loss was a strong predictor of menstrual product insecurity across the U.S. during COVID-19, and populations with lower incomes and the lowest educational attainment were most vulnerable, according to a new study conducted by Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health in partnership with the CUNY School of Public Health.

16 Mar 2022

Children News and Research

Study finds significantly poorer outcomes among the youngest patients with brain tumor

New study tracks food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic

COVID-19-related hospitalization among infants and young children in the US

Urgent action needed to stem the rising trend of obesity in Africa

Study finds high rates of cancer among men living with HIV

Single dose of Pfizer vaccine reduces risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection in kids

Excessive neuropeptide secretion in the lungs can lead to fluid buildup and poor oxygenation

Hispanic/Latino youth with food insecurity have worse cardiometabolic profiles, study shows

University of Kentucky begins world’s first clinical trial for LATE

Risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission from mother to baby is extremely low, say researchers

Impact of COVID-19 measures on the future transmission of respiratory syncytial virus

COVID-19-related hospitalizations in children below 18 years with influenza-associated hospitalizations

Study suggests expanding vaccination to children aged 5-11 would provide benefits to the US population

Study highlights the economic burden of excessive sugar consumption in Canada

Study links phthalates to higher incidence of specific childhood cancers

Study clarifies sex-based burdens during the pandemic, raises awareness for menstrual equity

SLU physician-scientist receives NIH funding for Short Bowel Syndrome research

Blood test may identify risk of stillbirth and placentitis in pregnant patients with COVID-19

Raising tax on cigarettes averts thousands of newborn deaths, study reveals

Multisystem inflammatory syndrome as a late complication in COVID-19 infected children

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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