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Experts warn about increasing financial abuse of older people in the UK

Proposed changes to UK law risk substantially increasing financial abuse of older people, warn experts in The BMJ today.

25 Nov 2021

Combination of iota-carrageenan and xylitol as a potential nasal spray for COVID

Researchers determine the inhibition capacity of iota-carrageenan and xylitol in three different candidate preservative-free formulations.

24 Nov 2021

Researchers investigate the perception of gender from children's voices

The perception of gender in children's voices is of special interest to researchers, because voices of young boys and girls are very similar before the age of puberty.

24 Nov 2021

Study uncovers important genetic predispositions for acute myeloid leukemia

The National Center for Tumor Diseases Dresden is a joint institution of the German Cancer Research Center, the University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden, Carl Gustav Carus Faculty of Medicine at TU Dresden and the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf.

24 Nov 2021

Scientists now close to eliminating mother-baby HIV transmission, says leading researcher

Quarraisha Abdool Karim has spent the past three decades studying HIV and AIDS. She has become one of the world's leading epidemiologists and made major contributions to the global understanding of how HIV affects young women.

24 Nov 2021

Births and deaths need to be accurately registered in Asia Pacific countries

A strong, universal, responsive civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) system is critical for Asia Pacific countries to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and ensure that the most vulnerable have access to healthcare, immunization and social welfare services.

24 Nov 2021

Study finds rhinovirus reduces SARS-CoV-2 replication in airway epithelial cells

A recent study has demonstrated that SARS-CoV-2 infection induces a significantly lower interferon response than rhinovirus infection.

24 Nov 2021

New robotic device provides innovative motor and cognitive rehabilitation service

A Universidad Carlos III de Madrid spin-off, Inrobics Social Robotics, S.L.L., has developed a robotic device that provides an innovative motor and cognitive rehabilitation service that can be used at health centers as well as at home.

24 Nov 2021

Adolescent and young adult ASD patients show changes in the brain's white matter microstructure

Researchers at Yale University analyzing specialized MRI exams found significant changes in the microstructure of the brain's white matter in adolescents and young adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) compared to a control group, according to research being presented next week at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America.

23 Nov 2021

Study shows risk of MIS-C post mRNA vaccination against COVID-19 in children with autoimmune complications

Researchers discuss two cases of MIS-V after the patients had received the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine from Pfizer/BioNTech (BNT162b2).

23 Nov 2021

Study aims to understand how prenatal factors, early life experiences influence child brain development

Cynthia Rogers, MD, visits a baby in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit at St. Louis Children's Hospital. Rogers is helping lead a national study aimed at understanding how prenatal factors and early life experiences influence brain development and behavior in infants and young children.

23 Nov 2021

What does the future look like for bleeding disorders?

In this interview, we speak to Assad Haffar, the Medical and Humanitarian Aid Director at the World Federation of Hemophilia (WFH).

23 Nov 2021

When the eye on older patients is a camera

In the middle of a rainy Michigan night, 88-year-old Dian Wurdock walked out the front door of her son's home in Grand Rapids, barefoot and coatless. Her destination was unknown even to herself.

23 Nov 2021

Negative impacts of the pandemic, discrimination contribute to decline in infant vaccinations

A new study summarized in a research letter published in JAMA Pediatrics reveals that a number of factors, including negative impacts from the pandemic during pregnancy, health care experiences, and reports of discrimination, made it less likely that infants received their recommended vaccinations in the first months of their lives.

22 Nov 2021

Children News and Research

Experts warn about increasing financial abuse of older people in the UK

Combination of iota-carrageenan and xylitol as a potential nasal spray for COVID

Researchers investigate the perception of gender from children's voices

Study uncovers important genetic predispositions for acute myeloid leukemia

Scientists now close to eliminating mother-baby HIV transmission, says leading researcher

Births and deaths need to be accurately registered in Asia Pacific countries

Study finds rhinovirus reduces SARS-CoV-2 replication in airway epithelial cells

New robotic device provides innovative motor and cognitive rehabilitation service

Adolescent and young adult ASD patients show changes in the brain's white matter microstructure

Study shows risk of MIS-C post mRNA vaccination against COVID-19 in children with autoimmune complications

Study aims to understand how prenatal factors, early life experiences influence child brain development

What does the future look like for bleeding disorders?

When the eye on older patients is a camera

Negative impacts of the pandemic, discrimination contribute to decline in infant vaccinations

NYU Langone announces receipt of $166 million gift from Bezos family to transform community health

Hepatologists experience workplace discrimination, survey finds

Study shows how inadequate sleep can jeopardize brain organization in early adolescence

Few-foods diet leads to a significant decrease in ADHD symptoms

Study shows porcine deltacoronavirus (PDCoV) is capable of zoonotic transfer

Study finds no increased risk of severe COVID-19 in immunocompromised children in UK

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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