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Increase in social stress may be connected to global population decline

A University of Massachusetts Amherst environmental health scientist has developed an "overlooked hypothesis" to help explain the projected global population decline beginning in 2064: social stress.

7 Sep 2021

Researchers find potential new target for treating systemic inflammation in obesity

A study led by researchers at the University of Chicago and Indiana University has determined that a protein called elF5A is necessary for driving inflammation in macrophage cells in obesity.

7 Sep 2021

Exposure to police may be detrimental to the health and well-being of Black youth

According to a Johns Hopkins Medicine study published today in JAMA Pediatrics, exposure to police — even in instances in which the officers are providing assistance — may be detrimental to the health and well-being of Black youth, especially males, and can be associated with poor mental health, substance use, risky sexual behaviors and impaired safety.

7 Sep 2021

Research reveals a previously unknown role for a key transcription regulator linked to cancer

CTCF is a transcription factor that has been a research target due to its role in regulating a critical oncogene called MYC.

7 Sep 2021

Study offers important evidence for the safety of stem cell transplants

Stem cell transplants do not lead to changes in the DNA of the donor cells. That's according to a new study, which provides important evidence for the safety of this procedure.

7 Sep 2021

Four in five adults across the UK have received both doses of COVID-19 vaccine

Four in five people aged 16 and over in the UK have received both doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, the latest figures show.

7 Sep 2021

Younger children more vulnerable to chemotherapy-related hearing loss, study finds

A chemotherapy drug known to cause hearing loss in children is more likely to do so the earlier in life children receive it, new UBC research has found.

7 Sep 2021

Study explores how couples regard fertility and family formation

The view of one's own fertility and having children has significantly changed in the last 60 years. In a new study, researchers engaged with more than one hundred Swedes between the ages of 17-90 to discuss how they regard fertility and family formation.

7 Sep 2021

The pandemic almost killed Allie. Her community’s vaccination rate is 45%.

The Allie Henderson who stepped out of her mother's car to a driveway full of cheering friends and family holding "Welcome Home" signs was a wisp of her former self.

7 Sep 2021

Chemotherapy drug can cause permanent hearing loss in young children with cancer

The chemotherapy drug cisplatin is an effective cancer treatment for many children with cancer, but unfortunately it can cause permanent hearing loss.

7 Sep 2021

COVID-19 infection does not appear to affect the lung function of young adults, finds study

COVID-19 infection does not appear to affect the lung function of young adults, according to new research presented at the 'virtual' European Respiratory Society International Congress today (Tuesday).

7 Sep 2021

Maternal SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in early-third trimester may optimize neonatal seroprotection

Researchers in Israel have conducted a study showing that vaccinating pregnant women against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) early on in the third trimester may maximize transplacental antibody transfer, potentially helping to prevent severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) during infancy.

6 Sep 2021

Polygenic risk score no better at predicting psychosis outcomes than written reports, study finds

With the help of cutting-edge computer programs, researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai went through the genetic and medical records of more than 8,000 schizophrenia patients.

6 Sep 2021

College-educated women more likely to have a first child outside of marriage

College-educated women are much more likely than ever before to have a first child outside of marriage, a new Johns Hopkins University study finds.

6 Sep 2021

Mystery deaths of children blamed on insanitary conditions and poor resources in India

While authorities in Uttar Pradesh are narrowing down on dengue as the 'mystery disease' behind the deaths of more than 50 people, mostly children, in the last fortnight, they are not ruling out scrub typhus or other monsoon-related infections.

6 Sep 2021

Using videos for automated detection of autism spectrum disorder in young children

Individuals affected by autism spectrum disorder often present communication issues and difficulties in social interactions.

6 Sep 2021

Researchers use hair cortisol test to detect the impact of COVID-19 on stress levels in families

Researchers at NYU Abu Dhabi, in collaboration with Global TIES for Children and researchers at University of California Davis (Paul Hastings and Lindsey Partington) as well as Hashemite University in Jordan (Rana Dajani), have used a hair cortisol test to detect the impact of COVID-19 on stress levels in families.

6 Sep 2021

Children News and Research

Increase in social stress may be connected to global population decline

Researchers find potential new target for treating systemic inflammation in obesity

Exposure to police may be detrimental to the health and well-being of Black youth

Research reveals a previously unknown role for a key transcription regulator linked to cancer

Study offers important evidence for the safety of stem cell transplants

Four in five adults across the UK have received both doses of COVID-19 vaccine

Younger children more vulnerable to chemotherapy-related hearing loss, study finds

Study explores how couples regard fertility and family formation

The pandemic almost killed Allie. Her community’s vaccination rate is 45%.

Chemotherapy drug can cause permanent hearing loss in young children with cancer

COVID-19 infection does not appear to affect the lung function of young adults, finds study

Maternal SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in early-third trimester may optimize neonatal seroprotection

Polygenic risk score no better at predicting psychosis outcomes than written reports, study finds

College-educated women more likely to have a first child outside of marriage

Mystery deaths of children blamed on insanitary conditions and poor resources in India

Using videos for automated detection of autism spectrum disorder in young children

Researchers use hair cortisol test to detect the impact of COVID-19 on stress levels in families

Researchers find evidence that exercise during pregnancy benefits mothers and their offspring

Health Secretary urges G20 countries to recognize UK's COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial participants

New training program for staff to help pre-school children with language and mathematic skills

Event guide: 4th Extra-Hepatic Lipid-Based Nanoparticles Delivery Summit eBook

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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