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Modular super-enhancer regulates gene expression involved in retina development

Enhancers are regions of DNA that do not code for proteins, but control how genes are expressed. Super-enhancers are clusters of enhancers that together regulate genes with important roles in cell identity.

11 Jan 2022

Low birth weight among IVF babies unlikely to be driven by the reproductive technology

Children conceived through medically assisted reproduction are more likely to be born premature and are at greater risk of being born small than naturally conceived babies, according to new research published today by the UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies in collaboration with the University of Utah.

11 Jan 2022

The effect of COVID-19 on routine immunizations for vaccine-preventable diseases

A new study has focussed on determining the impact of COVID-19 associated interferences with different recovery scenarios for ten vaccine-preventable diseases.

11 Jan 2022

Secondhand nicotine vaping at home may increase risk of bronchitic symptoms in young adults

Secondhand exposure at home to the nicotine vapour from e-cigarettes is linked to a heightened risk of bronchitic symptoms and shortness of breath among young adults, finds research published online in the respiratory journal Thorax.

11 Jan 2022

New insights into reforming the actions that hindered Seattle researchers from community testing for COVID-19

As the two-year anniversary of the pandemic approaches, a new commentary provides insights into reforming the "labyrinth of conflicting and uncoordinated actions among state and federal regulators" that in early 2020 hampered Seattle researchers from community testing for COVID-19.

11 Jan 2022

Maternal transfer of healthier gut bacteria helps neonates to resist biliary atresia

Biliary atresia is a rare disease that occurs when a delicate tree-like set of ducts that carry bile from the liver to the intestine becomes scarred and blocked. While some treatments can slow the damage, most children who develop biliary atresia will die without a liver transplant.

10 Jan 2022

Scientists receive grants to advance research on imaging system to monitor uterine contractions

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have received three grants totaling more than $6.8 million to advance research on a novel imaging system to monitor uterine contractions.

10 Jan 2022

Newly developed risk scores can help identify childhood obesity risk

Newly developed risk scores synthesize genetic information into an easy-to-interpret metric that could help clinicians identify young children most at risk of developing obesity.

10 Jan 2022

Researchers illuminate the molecular landscape and clinical features of rare kidney cancer

Translocation renal cell carcinoma (tRCC) is a rare and aggressive form of kidney cancer. It accounts for about 5 percent of all renal cell carcinomas in adults and about 50 percent in children.

10 Jan 2022

Researchers identify gene expression signatures linked to suicide risk

Is risk of suicide in our genes? Findings of an international scientific team led by the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), an affiliate of City of Hope, suggest that gene expression studies could offer insights into the underlying causes of suicide, a highly complex public health problem that takes the lives of more than 800,000 people each year worldwide.

10 Jan 2022

FQHCs have played a key role in enabling COVID-19 vaccine equity among people of color

Racial and ethnic disparities in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths have persisted throughout the pandemic, and improving vaccine access and uptake among the populations that are disproportionately impacted remains one of the most critical ways to stop the spread of the virus.

10 Jan 2022

New genetic mechanism that can cause severe male infertility identified

Scientists at Newcastle University have identified a new genetic mechanism that can cause severe forms of male infertility.

10 Jan 2022

Incidence rates of psychiatric diagnoses and drugs in Israeli adolescents before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

Researchers investigated the incidence of psychiatric diagnoses of Israeli adolescents before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

10 Jan 2022

Mathematical modeling the vaccination of children against SARS-CoV-2

Researchers evaluated the safety of mRNA vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 in children using mathematical modeling.

10 Jan 2022

Rapid antigen tests exhibit high accuracy for COVID-19 screening in children

In a new study, researchers evaluated the sensitivity, specificity, and positive predictive values (PPV) and negative predictive values (NPV) of the Abbott BinaxNOW rapid antigen test against the RT-PCR test in pediatric participants below 18 years in the US with high COVID-19 testing from May 7, 2021, to December 6, 2021.

10 Jan 2022

Warming planet may increase the burden of kidney stone disease on healthcare systems

Rising temperatures due to climate change will lead to an increase in cases of kidney stones over the next seven decades, even if measures are put in place to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new study by researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

10 Jan 2022

Children News and Research

Modular super-enhancer regulates gene expression involved in retina development

Low birth weight among IVF babies unlikely to be driven by the reproductive technology

The effect of COVID-19 on routine immunizations for vaccine-preventable diseases

Secondhand nicotine vaping at home may increase risk of bronchitic symptoms in young adults

New insights into reforming the actions that hindered Seattle researchers from community testing for COVID-19

Maternal transfer of healthier gut bacteria helps neonates to resist biliary atresia

Scientists receive grants to advance research on imaging system to monitor uterine contractions

Newly developed risk scores can help identify childhood obesity risk

Researchers illuminate the molecular landscape and clinical features of rare kidney cancer

Researchers identify gene expression signatures linked to suicide risk

FQHCs have played a key role in enabling COVID-19 vaccine equity among people of color

New genetic mechanism that can cause severe male infertility identified

Incidence rates of psychiatric diagnoses and drugs in Israeli adolescents before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

Mathematical modeling the vaccination of children against SARS-CoV-2

Rapid antigen tests exhibit high accuracy for COVID-19 screening in children

Warming planet may increase the burden of kidney stone disease on healthcare systems

SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant predicted to cause fewer deaths in Florida

New Better Health campaign launched to encourage families to eat better

ED visits for pediatric poisonings increased nine times following cannabis legalization

Traditional martial arts can improve self-regulation in school 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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