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Chemical engineers devise a simpler process to incorporate hydrophobic drugs into tablets

About 60 percent of drugs on the market have hydrophobic molecules as their active ingredients. These drugs, which are not soluble in water, can be difficult to formulate into tablets because they need to be broken down into very small crystals in order to be absorbed by the human body.

8 Jun 2021

Taking epilepsy drugs during pregnancy is not linked to cognitive problems in babies

New findings published in JAMA Neurology suggest there is no difference in cognitive outcomes at age 2 among children of healthy women and children of women with epilepsy who took antiseizure medication during pregnancy.

8 Jun 2021

Study explores link between intergenerational families and cognitive function among older Chinese Americans

Older Chinese immigrants who adjust to their new cultural environment by learning the language, following the country's media and socializing with local residents can reduce acculturation gap with their adult children and protect their cognitive function, according to a Rutgers study.

8 Jun 2021

Cows can pass on hypoglycin A toxin through their milk, shows study

Cows can pass on the hypoglycin A toxin through their milk, a study by the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) and the Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry (IPB) in Toxins shows. The substance can cause severe symptoms in humans and animals.

8 Jun 2021

Study shows how cowpea mosaic plant virus stimulates the immune system against cancer

Previous work by a team of researchers led by Steven N. Fiering, PhD, Immunology and Cancer Immunotherapy researcher at Dartmouth's and Dartmouth-Hitchcock's Norris Cotton Cancer Center and Nicole Steinmetz, PhD, Jacobs School of Engineering and Moores Cancer Center, University of California San Diego, showed that a plant virus that does not infect mammals, cowpea mosaic plant virus (CPMV), when injected into cancerous tumors, strongly stimulated the immune system to attack and often eliminate the tumor.

8 Jun 2021

New drug shows promise against lung cancer caused by genetic mutation

The new drug sotorasib reduces tumor size and shows promise in improving survival among patients with lung tumors caused by a specific DNA mutation, according to results of a global phase 2 clinical trial.

8 Jun 2021

ADHD medications may lower suicide risk in children with hyperactivity, behavioral disorders

ADHD medications may lower suicide risk in children with hyperactivity, oppositional defiance and other behavioral disorders, according to new research from the Lifespan Brain Institute (LiBI) of Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the University of Pennsylvania.

7 Jun 2021

Measuring how patterns of gene expression change in children may help predict T1D progression

Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is an autoimmune disease in which a misdirected immune system gradually destroys healthy pancreatic islet β cells, resulting in a lack of insulin.

7 Jun 2021

Restoring gut microbes can improve antibiotic-induced dysbiosis and prevent colitis in mice

A new study at the University of Chicago has determined that restoring a single microbial species -- Bacteroides sp. CL1-UC (Bc) -- to the gut microbiome at a key developmental timepoint can prevent antibiotic-induced colitis in a mouse model of the condition.

7 Jun 2021

New edition of a best-selling handbook for sports coaches released

Ashley Gill, Course Director of Postgraduate Study in Sport and Exercise at Staffordshire University, has edited a fully revised third edition of the Routledge's popular Foundations of Sports Coaching textbook which was last published in 2014.

7 Jun 2021

Gene therapy may be a safe and effective single-dose treatment for soft bone disease

A preclinical study led by scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys has established that AAV8-TNAP-D10--a gene therapy that replaces a key enzyme found in bone--may be a safe and effective single-dose treatment for hypophosphatasia (HPP).

7 Jun 2021

Study finds high levels of lead in indigenous people in Peruvian Amazonia

Lead is a toxic metal, and its widespread use has led to significant environmental pollution and public health problems in many parts of the world.

7 Jun 2021

Study offers overview of SARS-CoV-2 infection in children

A new study by researchers in the USA summarizes what is known about the prevalence of the infection, the viral load and transmissibility in children.

7 Jun 2021

Around 5% of children develop long COVID-19 symptoms, suggests new study

A new study, by researchers at University College London (UCL) in the UK, shows that even though children rarely develop symptomatically severe COVID-19, the prevalence of long COVID in children with a history of infection is over 4.5%.

7 Jun 2021

Kawasaki disease in children has reduced during COVID-19 due to pandemic prevention efforts

The rate of Kawasaki disease in South Korea has substantially decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic, possibly due to pandemic prevention efforts, such as mask-wearing, hand-washing and physical distancing, according to new research published today in the American Heart Association's flagship journal Circulation.

7 Jun 2021

Chronic medical conditions could increase the risk of severe COVID-19 among children

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7 Jun 2021

MRI-guided focused ultrasound advances brain and cancer research

By 2034, nearly one-quarter of Americans will have reached retirement age, according to the United States Census Bureau. But as people age, the brain becomes more susceptible to developing disorders, such as essential tremor, Parkinson's disease, and tumors.

7 Jun 2021

Children News and Research

Chemical engineers devise a simpler process to incorporate hydrophobic drugs into tablets

Taking epilepsy drugs during pregnancy is not linked to cognitive problems in babies

Study explores link between intergenerational families and cognitive function among older Chinese Americans

Cows can pass on hypoglycin A toxin through their milk, shows study

Study shows how cowpea mosaic plant virus stimulates the immune system against cancer

New drug shows promise against lung cancer caused by genetic mutation

ADHD medications may lower suicide risk in children with hyperactivity, behavioral disorders

Measuring how patterns of gene expression change in children may help predict T1D progression

Restoring gut microbes can improve antibiotic-induced dysbiosis and prevent colitis in mice

New edition of a best-selling handbook for sports coaches released

Gene therapy may be a safe and effective single-dose treatment for soft bone disease

Study finds high levels of lead in indigenous people in Peruvian Amazonia

Study offers overview of SARS-CoV-2 infection in children

Around 5% of children develop long COVID-19 symptoms, suggests new study

Kawasaki disease in children has reduced during COVID-19 due to pandemic prevention efforts

Chronic medical conditions could increase the risk of severe COVID-19 among children

MRI-guided focused ultrasound advances brain and cancer research

Mental health visits for new mothers were 30% higher during COVID-19 pandemic

Researchers create cellular and spatial “atlas” of the choroid plexus during different life stages

Carefully developed nutritional supplement can bolster key functions for people with speech, communication disorders

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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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