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Fact check: Biden sets high bar in 1st State of the Union speech

President Joe Biden argued forcefully for the power of democracy while calling out Russia's invasion of Ukraine in a March 1 State of the Union address that soon turned to the domestic concerns of the economy, inflation, and covid-19.

2 Mar 2022

£30 million UK funding enables GSMA to deliver mobile and digital assistance to those in need

The UK will commit a further £15.5 million to the GSMA Mobile for Humanitarian (M4H) Innovation Programme, bringing the total amount given by the UK to the M4H programme to £30 million since 2017.

2 Mar 2022

Dangerous levels of lead were found in the water of about half the schools tested in Montana

About half of Montana schools that had tested their water by mid-February under a new state rule had high levels of lead, according to state data.

2 Mar 2022

Study reports substantial loss of protection one month after complete SARS-CoV-2 BNT162b2 immunization in children

A new study evaluated the efficacy of Pfizer’s BNT162b2 vaccine in children aged 17 years or younger after the emergence of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant.

2 Mar 2022

Population-level health and economic impact of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in first year of rollout in the US

A new study shows the impact of the vaccine program on the state of public health in the USA.

2 Mar 2022

People in England limited contact with others even outside of lockdown periods, suggests study

Transmission of respiratory viruses depends partly on the rate of close social contacts in a population. A study publishing March 1st in PLOS Medicine by Amy Gimma at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom, and colleagues suggests that during the most restrictive period of lockdown in the United Kingdom, the number of reported contacts decreased by 75% from pre-pandemic levels.

2 Mar 2022

Developmental delays related to Leigh syndrome may occur earlier than previously known

Researchers from the Mitochondrial Medicine Frontier Program at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia have found that developmental delays associated with Leigh syndrome, the most common pediatric mitochondrial disorder, may occur earlier than previously recognized – even before metabolic stroke and regression – which could provide clinicians with an opportunity for earlier diagnosis and therapeutic interventions.

1 Mar 2022

Buccal cell epigenetic biomarkers may predict preterm birth

A signature found in the cheek cells of mothers and fathers of preterm infants may help develop a test to determine whether a pregnancy may end too early.

1 Mar 2022

Researchers launch a multi-center trial to investigate new treatment for pediatric type 1 diabetes

Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital, in partnership with NYU Langone Health, have launched a multi-center clinical trial to investigate a new treatment for pediatric type 1 diabetes even in subjects with established disease.

1 Mar 2022

U of U Health researchers lead a $22-million nationwide clinical trial for rare brain disorder

University of Utah Health researchers are leading a five-year, $22-million nationwide clinical trial for NMDA receptor encephalitis––a type of autoimmune encephalitis that prompts the immune system to mistakenly attack the brain, causing confusion, memory loss, seizures, and symptoms similar to bipolar disorder and other psychiatric conditions.

1 Mar 2022

A dog day at the dentist’s: North Carolina regulates pups in dentistry

The first time 11-year-old Levi McAllister had a tooth pulled, he screamed, kicked, and struggled so much that his mom had to hold him down.

1 Mar 2022

US research reveals the role of Heparan Sulfate in obesity

AMSBIO reports how researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine (St. Louis, USA) have used their 10E4 Heparan Sulfate (HS) antibody in pioneering obesity research to quantify the role of HS in the process of intercellular mitochondria transfer to macrophages.

From AMS Biotechnology 1 Mar 2022

New portal launched to order personal protective equipment in England

A new online platform to order personal protective equipment (PPE) in England has been launched.

28 Feb 2022

More than $1.4 million raised for Johns Hopkins Children’s Center during Mix 106.5’s 34th Annual Radiothon

With the support of generous donations from listeners and others, Mix 106.5's 33rd annual Radiothon raised $1,361,137.33 for Johns Hopkins Children's Center. The final total from the event, which took place last week, was announced on the radio station on Monday, Feb. 28.

28 Feb 2022

Children News and Research

Fact check: Biden sets high bar in 1st State of the Union speech

£30 million UK funding enables GSMA to deliver mobile and digital assistance to those in need

Dangerous levels of lead were found in the water of about half the schools tested in Montana

Study reports substantial loss of protection one month after complete SARS-CoV-2 BNT162b2 immunization in children

Population-level health and economic impact of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in first year of rollout in the US

People in England limited contact with others even outside of lockdown periods, suggests study

Developmental delays related to Leigh syndrome may occur earlier than previously known

Buccal cell epigenetic biomarkers may predict preterm birth

Researchers launch a multi-center trial to investigate new treatment for pediatric type 1 diabetes

U of U Health researchers lead a $22-million nationwide clinical trial for rare brain disorder

A dog day at the dentist’s: North Carolina regulates pups in dentistry

US research reveals the role of Heparan Sulfate in obesity

New portal launched to order personal protective equipment in England

More than $1.4 million raised for Johns Hopkins Children’s Center during Mix 106.5’s 34th Annual Radiothon

Children's Hospital Los Angeles becomes first in the world to implant cardiac stent in babies

Study shows the impact of gender-affirming hormone therapy on epigenetic signature of genes

New CDC reports provide insights on the health and well-being of children during the pandemic

COVID-19 provided an opportunity to promote handwashing in South Asia

Immunity before and after the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in South Africa

Molecular insights on the possible connection of SARS-CoV-2 and nicotinic acetylcholine receptors

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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