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Teriflunomide tempers lesion growth in pediatric patients with multiple sclerosis

There are few treatment options for children with multiple sclerosis - a condition in which the immune system attacks the protective covering of nerves in the brain and spinal cord - and most therapies for the disease have not been tested in children.

30 Nov 2021

Scientists identify a new therapeutic target for HIV

Scientists in Montreal and London have identified the key role played by transcription factorRORC2 in HIV infection: the molecule attaches itself to parts of the virus's genome yet doesn't prevent it from replicating.

30 Nov 2021

Researchers developing an online tool kit to prevent childhood obesity

University of Queensland researchers are collaborating with an extensive range of health professionals to re-design and improve strategies to prevent childhood obesity.

30 Nov 2021

Substantial efforts needed to help people with HIV achieve durable viral suppression, study suggests

Among people with HIV worldwide who are receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART), adults are getting closer to the global target of 95% achieving viral suppression, but progress among children and adolescents is lagging and long-term viral suppression among all groups remains a challenge.

30 Nov 2021

Prior infection with SARS-CoV-2 continues to provide protection from reinfection

Researchers from the University of Michigan investigated the correlation between SARS-CoV-2 infection and the severity of reinfections.

30 Nov 2021

Research finds low global HIV viral suppression rates among children and adolescents

Globally, less than two thirds of children living with HIV who are taking treatment are 'virally suppressed', according to new research from UNSW Sydney's Kirby Institute and the global IeDEA consortium, published today in The Lancet HIV.

30 Nov 2021

LSHTM will play a key role in the new £10m ESRC Research Centre

The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) will play a key role in a new Centre for Care that will support reform within the care system by providing research and evidence that can guide decision making and practice.

30 Nov 2021

Researchers dissect the shared genetic architecture of suicide attempts and psychiatric disorders

In the largest genetic study of suicide attempts to date, researchers have identified a region of the genome on chromosome 7 containing DNA variations that increase the risk that a person will attempt suicide.

30 Nov 2021

Study suggests substantial efforts are needed to help people with HIV durably suppress the virus

30 Nov 2021

Money recovered in corruption case used for providing life-saving support to vulnerable people in Chad

More than 150,000 people in Chad have been helped with lifesaving UK aid, including emergency food supplies, funded by £4.4 million recovered in a corruption case by the Serious Fraud Office.

29 Nov 2021

Saliva samples are effective and much friendlier way to measure SARS-CoV-2-specific antibodies

Saliva samples are easy to obtain and useful for measuring antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 in children, which could facilitate epidemiological surveillance in school settings.

29 Nov 2021

Childhood cancer diagnosis not delayed in Canada during the pandemic, study says

During the first 9 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers did not find a significant difference in the number of new cancer diagnoses in Canadian children compared with before the pandemic, according to a study published in CMAJ.

29 Nov 2021

Novel influenza vaccine candidate shows promise

Researchers investigate the potential value of a new vaccine candidate for the influenza virus.

29 Nov 2021

CDC strengthens recommendation on COVID-19 booster doses

Today, CDC is strengthening its recommendation on booster doses for individuals who are 18 years and older. Everyone ages 18 and older should get a booster shot either when they are 6 months after their initial Pfizer or Moderna series or 2 months after their initial J&J vaccine.

29 Nov 2021

Immunity found 6 months after SARS-CoV-2 infection in children

A new study suggests that infection-induced antibodies persist, providing protection for at least six months.

29 Nov 2021

COVID vaccines effectively reduce outbreaks of SARS-CoV-2 alpha and delta viruses in households

A team of UK-based scientists has recently evaluated the effectiveness of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines in preventing household transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in England.

28 Nov 2021

Complex RNA structures could have untapped therapeutic potential in the fight against COVID-19

To the untrained eye, the loops, kinks and folds in the single strand of RNA that makes up the coronavirus genome look like a jumble of spaghetti or tangled yarn. But to researchers like Amanda Hargrove, a chemistry professor at Duke University, the complex shapes that RNA takes on as it folds upon itself could have untapped therapeutic potential in the fight against COVID-19.

26 Nov 2021

Children News and Research

Teriflunomide tempers lesion growth in pediatric patients with multiple sclerosis

Scientists identify a new therapeutic target for HIV

Researchers developing an online tool kit to prevent childhood obesity

Substantial efforts needed to help people with HIV achieve durable viral suppression, study suggests

Prior infection with SARS-CoV-2 continues to provide protection from reinfection

Research finds low global HIV viral suppression rates among children and adolescents

LSHTM will play a key role in the new £10m ESRC Research Centre

Researchers dissect the shared genetic architecture of suicide attempts and psychiatric disorders

Study suggests substantial efforts are needed to help people with HIV durably suppress the virus

Money recovered in corruption case used for providing life-saving support to vulnerable people in Chad

Saliva samples are effective and much friendlier way to measure SARS-CoV-2-specific antibodies

Childhood cancer diagnosis not delayed in Canada during the pandemic, study says

Novel influenza vaccine candidate shows promise

CDC strengthens recommendation on COVID-19 booster doses

Immunity found 6 months after SARS-CoV-2 infection in children

COVID vaccines effectively reduce outbreaks of SARS-CoV-2 alpha and delta viruses in households

Complex RNA structures could have untapped therapeutic potential in the fight against COVID-19

Comprehensive genomic study maps the global resurgence of syphilis

Post-discharge healthcare use of pediatric COVID-19 patients compared to pediatric RTIs patients

Immune response to influenza virus influenced by genetic ancestry

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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