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Common treatment for MIS-C patients likely works by depleting neutrophils

Intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) — a common treatment for multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) — likely works by depleting immune cells called neutrophils, according to a recent study funded by the National Institutes of Health.

15 Oct 2021

Children with cerebral palsy benefit most from higher doses of CIMT therapy

Children with cerebral palsy can gain greater use of an impaired arm and hand with larger doses of Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy (CIMT) – without increasing stress for parents, according to a new study by researchers at Virginia Tech's Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, UVA Children's, The Ohio State University, and Nationwide Children's Hospital.

15 Oct 2021

AI-based technology rapidly identifies genetic causes of rare disorders with high accuracy

An artificial intelligence (AI)-based technology rapidly diagnoses rare disorders in critically ill children with high accuracy, according to a report by scientists from University of Utah Health and Fabric Genomics, collaborators on a study led by Rady Children's Hospital in San Diego.

15 Oct 2021

AI algorithm accurately detects disease-causing variants in infants with rare diseases

Fabric Genomics and Rady Children's Institute for Genomic Medicine today announced the publication of a retrospective study in Genome Medicine showing that across six leading genomic centers and hospitals, researchers were able to detect more than 90% of disease-causing variants in infants with rare diseases using the Fabric GEM AI algorithm and whole-genome and whole-exome data from previously diagnosed newborns and rare disease patients at Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego and other clinical sites.

15 Oct 2021

New risk measure can better predict pandemic spread than other models

COVID-19 is not the flu. The disease caused by the novel SARS-CoV-2 virus is more transmissible, and deadlier, than most influenza epidemics we've encountered in our lifetimes, and scientists and physicians are still learning new things about the disease and its long-term effects.

15 Oct 2021

Global progress in tackling tuberculosis has been reversed by the COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has reversed years of global progress in tackling tuberculosis and for the first time in over a decade, TB deaths have increased, according to the World Health Organization's 2021 Global TB report.

15 Oct 2021

Schedule online visits first? It’s the next big thing in health insurance

At the height of the covid-19 pandemic, people often relied on telemedicine for doctor visits. Now, insurers are betting that some patients liked it enough to embrace new types of health coverage that encourages video visits — or outright insists on them.

15 Oct 2021

Connection to nature during the pandemic linked with children's wellbeing

Children from less affluent backgrounds are likely to have found COVID-19 lockdowns more challenging to their mental health because they experienced a lower connection with nature than their wealthier peers, a new study suggests.

15 Oct 2021

Qatar genomics study reveals key historical and social insights into Arab populations

Researchers in Qatar have unveiled a high-resolution map of the genetic structure of Arab and Middle Eastern populations, providing new insights into human history in the region and ancestral patterns that may help to explain local human traits and disease risks.

15 Oct 2021

Scientists testify the importance of timely influenza vaccination

With flu season approaching in the United States, new research from an international team of scientists testifies to the importance of timely vaccination

15 Oct 2021

Cell-based quadrivalent influenza vaccine produces sufficient immune response in children

A cell-based influenza vaccine has effectively provided protection against the flu in children and adolescents, according to a new study.

15 Oct 2021

Medicaid expansion helped save lives of young adults who experienced a traumatic injury

Young adults who experience a traumatic injury are now more likely to have insurance coverage and access to rehabilitation if they live in a state that expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), new study findings show.

15 Oct 2021

New nutrient profiling system assesses the healthfulness of foods

A scientific team at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts has developed a new tool to help consumers, food companies, restaurants, and cafeterias choose and produce healthier foods and officials to make sound public nutrition policy.

14 Oct 2021

Uppsala Health Summit focuses on pathways to lifelong mental wellbeing

Increasing mental ill health is one of the most urgent public health challenges in the world. The global meeting Uppsala Health Summit, to be held online on 18-21 October, will discuss which preventive measures societies should deploy to better address this troubling trend.

14 Oct 2021

Formula milk trials have a high risk of bias, review finds

Formula milk trials have a high risk of bias, authors almost always report favorable conclusions, transparency is lacking, and findings are selectively reported, finds a review of evidence from recently published trials in The BMJ today.

14 Oct 2021

High-dose CIMT produces longer lasting improvements in children with hemiparetic cerebral palsy

Children with hemiparetic cerebral palsy, a movement disorder that affects use of one side of the body, showed improved use of the arm and hand after receiving a high dose of Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy (CIMT) in a clinical trial funded by the National Institutes of Health.

14 Oct 2021

Children News and Research

Common treatment for MIS-C patients likely works by depleting neutrophils

Children with cerebral palsy benefit most from higher doses of CIMT therapy

AI-based technology rapidly identifies genetic causes of rare disorders with high accuracy

AI algorithm accurately detects disease-causing variants in infants with rare diseases

New risk measure can better predict pandemic spread than other models

Global progress in tackling tuberculosis has been reversed by the COVID-19 pandemic

Schedule online visits first? It’s the next big thing in health insurance

Connection to nature during the pandemic linked with children's wellbeing

Qatar genomics study reveals key historical and social insights into Arab populations

Scientists testify the importance of timely influenza vaccination

Cell-based quadrivalent influenza vaccine produces sufficient immune response in children

Medicaid expansion helped save lives of young adults who experienced a traumatic injury

New nutrient profiling system assesses the healthfulness of foods

Uppsala Health Summit focuses on pathways to lifelong mental wellbeing

Formula milk trials have a high risk of bias, review finds

High-dose CIMT produces longer lasting improvements in children with hemiparetic cerebral palsy

UC San Diego researchers receive NIH award to expand the study of developing brains

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: The politics of vaccine mandates

Study of the impact of school openings on the spread of COVID-19 in the US

Methods used to limit transmission of SARS-CoV-2 effective against other viruses in China

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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