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Health literacy among migrants found to be similar to that of general population

Health literacy plays a decisive role in reaching old age in good health. Low health literacy contributes to behaviors like being sedentary and not exercising, eating a less nutritious diet, taking more medications, and using healthcare services more often.

4 Mar 2022

Pandemic paradox: Child abuse dropped sharply in the spring of 2020

Against the dismal health landscape of the pandemic, researchers have discovered some good news about family well-being.

4 Mar 2022

Online service to apply for care and supervision orders for children

Every local authority across England and Wales is now using the Family Public Law service online to apply for a court order to safeguard the welfare of children.

4 Mar 2022

Researchers discover functional links between potassium channel gene variants and neonatal epilepsy

Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered functional links between dozens of potassium channel gene variants and neonatal epilepsy, according to a study published in JCI Insight.

4 Mar 2022

Study identifies unique features of MIS-C and how the syndrome gets started in children

A new study by physicians at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons has identified unique features of MIS-C, a rare but potentially deadly complication of COVID in children, that suggest how the syndrome gets started.

4 Mar 2022

Community-based approach to genetic testing may have beneficial effects, study finds

In 2010, scientists discovered that African Americans who are born with certain variants of a gene called apolipoprotein L1 (APOL1) have a higher-than-average risk for experiencing chronic kidney disease (CKD).

4 Mar 2022

Pregnant and postpartum women experience depression, anxiety despite treatment with antidepressants

Despite using antidepressants (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors), many pregnant women had lingering depression and anxiety symptoms throughout their pregnancy and postpartum, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study.

4 Mar 2022

When teens blow off parents’ pleas to get vaccinated, the consequences can be deadly

Kennedy Stonum, a high school junior, deflected repeated entreaties from her father to please just get vaccinated against covid-19.

4 Mar 2022

COVID-19 and the life sciences; what have we learned and where are we going?

News-Medical attended the 2022 SLAS press briefing where Peter Simpson, Michael Girardi, and Simon Meffan-Main gave their thoughts on the life sciences sector post-COVID-19.

From Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) 4 Mar 2022

Researchers identify genetic link between lymphatic disorder and stillbirth

In a world first discovery, South Australian researchers have identified a genetic mutation responsible for a lymphatic disorder that may cause stillbirth or severe, chronic disease in affected children.

4 Mar 2022

Texas A&M team continues research on the potential cure for Menkes disease

A life-saving cure solution for Menkes Disease, a copper deficiency in young children, is at the center of a licensing agreement by the The Texas A&M University System, through the Intellectual Property and Commercialization office of Texas A&M AgriLife Research, and a California-based biopharmaceutical company, Engrail Therapeutics.

3 Mar 2022

Over a third vaccinated-but-unboosted adults have reservations about vaccinating children

While the vast majority of U.S. adults who are fully vaccinated and boosted against Covid-19 would be likely to recommend vaccinating a 5- to 11-year-old, over a third of fully vaccinated adults who have not had a booster shot have reservations about Covid-19 vaccination for a child that age, according to survey data analysis by the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania.

3 Mar 2022

Long-acting monoclonal antibody shows potential to offer RSV protection for all infants

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.

3 Mar 2022

Grammar teaching in primary schools may not help children's narrative writing

The teaching of grammar in primary schools in England (a key feature of England's national curriculum) does not appear to help children's narrative writing, although it may help them generate sentences, according to new UCL-led research.

3 Mar 2022

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: A health-heavy State of the Union

Russia's attacks on Ukraine took the headlines for President Joe Biden's first official State of the Union address, but Biden made a point to highlight several of the administration's high-priority health issues, including covid, mental health, nursing home regulation, and ailments among military personnel from toxic burn pits.

3 Mar 2022

$The benefits of using fractional doses of COVID-19 vaccines$

Children News and Research

Health literacy among migrants found to be similar to that of general population

Pandemic paradox: Child abuse dropped sharply in the spring of 2020

Online service to apply for care and supervision orders for children

Researchers discover functional links between potassium channel gene variants and neonatal epilepsy

Study identifies unique features of MIS-C and how the syndrome gets started in children

Community-based approach to genetic testing may have beneficial effects, study finds

Pregnant and postpartum women experience depression, anxiety despite treatment with antidepressants

When teens blow off parents’ pleas to get vaccinated, the consequences can be deadly

COVID-19 and the life sciences; what have we learned and where are we going?

Researchers identify genetic link between lymphatic disorder and stillbirth

Texas A&M team continues research on the potential cure for Menkes disease

Over a third vaccinated-but-unboosted adults have reservations about vaccinating children

Long-acting monoclonal antibody shows potential to offer RSV protection for all infants

Grammar teaching in primary schools may not help children's narrative writing

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: A health-heavy State of the Union

The benefits of using fractional doses of COVID-19 vaccines

First dose SARS-CoV-2 vaccination coverage among younger children in America

WHO experts suggest antiviral drug for patients with non-severe covid-19 at highest risk of hospitalization

Novel MRI approach can identify brain cell damage in people at early stages of Alzheimer's

Aggressive brain tumor in children can be identified by analyzing cerebrospinal fluid

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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