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First genetic rat model of Down syndrome offers better understanding of the condition

In pursuit of better ways to test new therapies and further explore the impacts of the unique genetics associated with Down syndrome, researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine and Tottori University in Japan have genetically engineered and characterized what is believed to be the first rat model of Down syndrome.

14 Mar 2022

Study shows correlation between maternal lead exposure and sex ratio of offspring

Higher lead levels in a mother's blood can increase the chance of her bearing male offspring, according to new research led by Japanese scientists at the Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine.

14 Mar 2022

Immunobridging study shows immunogenicity in adolescents receiving SARS-CoV-2 mRNA and inactivated vaccines

A recent study assessed the reactogenicity and immunogenicity induced by SARS-CoV-2 vaccines in adolescent individuals.

14 Mar 2022

Mice study shows how to improve long-term effectiveness of TB vaccine

Briefly blocking a key molecule when administering the only approved vaccine for tuberculosis vastly improves long-term protection against the devastating disease in mice, researchers from Texas Biomedical Research Institute report this week in the Journal of Immunology.

11 Mar 2022

Child–mother attachment in toddlerhood moderates adolescents’ evaluation of trustworthiness

Interpersonal trust is a crucial component of healthy relationships. When we interact with strangers, we quickly gauge whether we can trust them. And those important social skills may be shaped by our earliest relationship with caregivers.

11 Mar 2022

Genomic surveillance of bacterial colonies could help physicians keep closer tabs on drug resistance

Antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections are difficult to treat and cause more than a million annual deaths worldwide, especially in hospitalized patients with pneumonia, bloodstream infections, urinary tract infections, or abdominal infections.

11 Mar 2022

Prenatal mindfulness intervention may improve health outcomes in offspring, study shows

Infants whose mothers participated in a mindfulness-based program during pregnancy had healthier stress responses at 6 months old, a new UC San Francisco study found.

10 Mar 2022

Study finds fewer COVID-19 cases in schools with mandatory masking during Delta surge

Schools with mandatory masking during the Delta surge had approximately 72% fewer cases of in-school transmission of SARS-CoV-2 when compared to schools with optional or partial masking policies, according to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health.

10 Mar 2022

Shorter treatment for children with non-severe tuberculosis

A UCL-led international trial exploring the effectiveness of tuberculosis (TB) treatment in children has led to a change in the World Health Organisation's global guidelines for managing the disease.

10 Mar 2022

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Congress shelves covid funding for now

Congress is moving toward completion of its annual spending bills for the fiscal year that started last October, but a last-minute snag jettisoned from the bill the Biden administration's requested funding for covid prevention and treatment.

10 Mar 2022

Mental health service use for children, young people reduced over 40% in the early phase of COVID-19

A recently published extensive systematic review showed a 28% reduction in mental health service use in the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic among children and young people.

10 Mar 2022

Novel intervention after concussion may reduce subsequent injury risk

As assistant professor of orthopedics at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, David Howell, PhD, understands the relationship between concussions and subsequent injury in athletes - namely, that after suffering a concussion, athletes at all levels are more likely to sustain another injury within the next year.

10 Mar 2022

Long COVID symptoms in families a year after SARS-CoV-2 infection or household exposure

A new study has analyzed symptoms up to one year of post-acute COVID-19 infection.

10 Mar 2022

Effective treatment for obstructive sleep apnea may reverse biological age acceleration

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) affects 22 million people in the U.S. and is linked to a higher risk of hypertension, heart attacks, stroke, diabetes and many other chronic conditions.

9 Mar 2022

Single dose of new drug nirsevimab provides safe protection against RSV in healthy infants

The new drug nirsevimab showed 74.5 percent efficacy against medically attended lower respiratory tract infections caused by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in healthy infants, according to an international, randomized, placebo-controlled phase 3 clinical trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

9 Mar 2022

Prevalence of cerebral palsy is declining in Australia

New research published in Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology indicates that fewer babies in Australia are being born with cerebral palsy, a lifelong disorder of movement and posture resulting from injury or maldevelopment of the developing brain.

9 Mar 2022

IPD pooled analysis quantifies the underlying hematological response following malaria infection

A new malaria study using a very large analysis of pooled individual patient data (IPD) from more than 70,000 patients of all ages, has been published today in BMC Medicine.

9 Mar 2022

High prevalence of new-onset diabetes with ketoacidosis observed in children during COVID-19 pandemic

Research revealed the incidence of type 1 diabetes mellitus with severe diabetic ketoacidosis has increased among genetically susceptible children during the COVID-19 pandemic.

9 Mar 2022

One California university has unified town and gown to fight covid. Why haven’t others?

Once a week, Lori Janich drives down the street from her office and partakes in an ongoing success story. Phone in hand to confirm her appointment, she strolls into the massive Activities and Recreation Center on the University of California-Davis campus, reaches a covid-19 testing station, swirls water in her mouth, spits into a tube, and leaves. Within a day, she receives her test result.

9 Mar 2022

The CDC’s new guidelines on covid risk and masking elicit mixed feelings

When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last month unveiled updated covid-19 guidelines that relaxed masking recommendations, some people no doubt sighed in relief and thought it was about time.

9 Mar 2022

Children News and Research

First genetic rat model of Down syndrome offers better understanding of the condition

Study shows correlation between maternal lead exposure and sex ratio of offspring

Immunobridging study shows immunogenicity in adolescents receiving SARS-CoV-2 mRNA and inactivated vaccines

Mice study shows how to improve long-term effectiveness of TB vaccine

Child–mother attachment in toddlerhood moderates adolescents’ evaluation of trustworthiness

Genomic surveillance of bacterial colonies could help physicians keep closer tabs on drug resistance

Prenatal mindfulness intervention may improve health outcomes in offspring, study shows

Study finds fewer COVID-19 cases in schools with mandatory masking during Delta surge

Shorter treatment for children with non-severe tuberculosis

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Congress shelves covid funding for now

Mental health service use for children, young people reduced over 40% in the early phase of COVID-19

Novel intervention after concussion may reduce subsequent injury risk

Long COVID symptoms in families a year after SARS-CoV-2 infection or household exposure

Effective treatment for obstructive sleep apnea may reverse biological age acceleration

Single dose of new drug nirsevimab provides safe protection against RSV in healthy infants

Prevalence of cerebral palsy is declining in Australia

IPD pooled analysis quantifies the underlying hematological response following malaria infection

High prevalence of new-onset diabetes with ketoacidosis observed in children during COVID-19 pandemic

One California university has unified town and gown to fight covid. Why haven’t others?

The CDC’s new guidelines on covid risk and masking elicit mixed feelings

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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