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Huntsman Mental Health Institute joins a national collaborative effort to tackle mood disorders

Huntsman Mental Health Institute at the University of Utah was designated a Center of Excellence and member of the National Network of Depression Centers (NNDC), a consortium of leading academic medical centers working to accelerate research, education, and improved treatment options for people with depressive and bipolar illnesses.

8 Feb 2022

Study explores SARS-CoV-2 manifestations and related hospitalizations in infants

A new study examined the clinical manifestations of SARS-CoV-2 infections, disease severity, and related hospitalization in infants in Canada.

8 Feb 2022

Exploring the high incidence of croup in children during the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron wave

In a new study, researchers observed that the incidence of pediatric croup was higher during the latest surge of COVID-19 infections driven by the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant.

8 Feb 2022

Study finds no effect from the school fruit scheme on pupils' weight

The scheme providing free fruit to schools lasted from 2007 to 2014 and was mainly introduced to improve learning in school through a better diet. Among other possible positive effects of the scheme was a reduced prevalence of obesity.

8 Feb 2022

Comparison of school protocols under the high incidence conditions due to the Omicron variant

The current study discusses the proactive vs. reactive school protocols relative to the peak demands for resources, break in infection, and the number of days of school lost.

8 Feb 2022

Missouri’s war on public health shows extent of national rift

Republican Missouri state Sen. Mike Moon believes that covid-19 vaccinations, especially among children, should cease until the long-term effects are known.

8 Feb 2022

Evidence from a major US metropolitan area on home testing and risk factors for acquisition of SARS-CoV-2 infection

A new study analyzed the risk factors for acquiring COVID-19 in a large, prospective cohort of adult residents in the Boston metropolitan area.

8 Feb 2022

Health care paradox: Medicare penalizes dozens of hospitals it also gives five stars

The federal government has penalized 764 hospitals — including more than three dozen it simultaneously rates as among the best in the country — for having the highest numbers of patient infections and potentially avoidable complications.

8 Feb 2022

Transmission dynamics of Omicron SARS-CoV-2 variant in England during January 2022

Researchers utilized data from the recent rounds of the REACT-1 study to document the transmission dynamics of SARS-CoV-2, mainly focusing on the Omicron variant in England during January 2022.

8 Feb 2022

Research reveals a possible strategy to prevent B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Short-term treatment with the drug ruxolitinib prevents B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL) in mice that have a genetic predisposition to the disease.

8 Feb 2022

Assessing the association of COVID-19 and Immunoglobulin A vasculitis in children

In a recent study posted to the Research Square* preprint server, researchers conducted a systematic review to investigate any association between immunoglobulin A (IgA) vasculitis and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in children.

8 Feb 2022

Genetically informed brain atlases help identify hundreds of genomic loci

An international team of scientists has used atlases of the human brain informed by genetics to identify hundreds of genomic loci. Loci is plural for locus, and in genetics indicates the physical location of a gene or variant on a chromosome.

7 Feb 2022

Maternal metabolic syndrome can switch on imprinted gene associated with NAFLD in offspring

New research from North Carolina State University has found that an imprinted gene associated with development of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is switched on in mice who nurse from mothers with metabolic syndrome, even when those mice are not biologically related.

7 Feb 2022

Children News and Research

Huntsman Mental Health Institute joins a national collaborative effort to tackle mood disorders

Study explores SARS-CoV-2 manifestations and related hospitalizations in infants

Exploring the high incidence of croup in children during the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron wave

Study finds no effect from the school fruit scheme on pupils' weight

Comparison of school protocols under the high incidence conditions due to the Omicron variant

Missouri’s war on public health shows extent of national rift

Evidence from a major US metropolitan area on home testing and risk factors for acquisition of SARS-CoV-2 infection

Health care paradox: Medicare penalizes dozens of hospitals it also gives five stars

Transmission dynamics of Omicron SARS-CoV-2 variant in England during January 2022

Research reveals a possible strategy to prevent B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Assessing the association of COVID-19 and Immunoglobulin A vasculitis in children

Genetically informed brain atlases help identify hundreds of genomic loci

Maternal metabolic syndrome can switch on imprinted gene associated with NAFLD in offspring

Study highlights the importance of educational attainment for better brain health

Fever the dominant symptom in SARS-CoV-2 Alpha- and Delta-infected children

Suicidal thoughts in teens linked to a variety of psychosocial problems

New personalized test to detect leukemia relapse sooner and avoid false negative results

Potential tumor vulnerability may be exploited to improve treatment of neuroblastoma

Pregnant women with COVID-19 may be at greater risk for pregnancy complications

Two peanut allergy treatments for children found to be highly effective at inducing remission

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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