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Nasal epithelium in newborn infants express fewer receptors for SARS-CoV-2 than adults

A new report in the British Medical Journal indicates that newborns have a lower abundance of entry receptors for SARS-CoV-2.

19 May 2021

Why your dentist might seem pushy

In 1993, Dr. David Silber, a dentist now practicing in Plano, Texas, was fired from the first dental clinic he worked for.

19 May 2021

Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) detects the SARS-CoV-2 envelope protein and generates inflammatory cytokines

Researchers at St Jude Children’s Research Hospital found that toll-like receptor 2 detects the SARS-CoV-2 envelope protein-producing inflammatory cytokines.

19 May 2021

Study validates predictive model for identifying pediatric patients at risk for developing blood clots

Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt has launched a study to determine the impact of a predictive model for identifying pediatric patients at risk for developing blood clots or venous thromboembolisms (VTEs).

19 May 2021

New therapeutic strategy can prevent dental decay in children

The combination of a carb-heavy diet and poor oral hygiene can leave children with early childhood caries (ECC), a severe form of dental decay that can have a lasting impact on their oral and overall health.

19 May 2021

Robust T cell and humoral immune response to SARS-CoV-2 in patients with immunodeficiency

A study of immune-deficient adults and children has shown that patients who fail to respond positively to infections and vaccinations have robust humoral immunity to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) structural proteins.

18 May 2021

Around half of U.S. parents unwilling to vaccinate their children against COVID-19

A national online survey in March 2021 found only 49.4% of parents living in the United States were planning to vaccinate their child. A parents’ vaccination status and level of vaccine hesitancy were associated with adolescent vaccinations against COVID-19.

18 May 2021

Milder COVID-19 in children may be due to higher memory B cells responses to SARS-CoV-2

A new research paper published in the journal Science explores the differences in coronavirus-specific B memory cell repertoires in children versus adults, as well as the functional importance of this discovery.

18 May 2021

A potential treatment to prevent obesity-related liver damage

One of the especially dangerous health risks of being extremely overweight occurs when an obese person begins to accumulate fat in their liver.

18 May 2021

Cancer patients without health insurance had significantly worse survival than Medicare beneficiaries

MUSC Hollings Cancer Center lung cancer researcher Gerard Silvestri, M.D., found that a lack of insurance leads to worse cancer survival than for those with Medicare, in a paper published in the May issue of Health Affairs.

17 May 2021

Homicides surge in California amid Covid of schools shutdowns, youth programs

Amid a pandemic that left law enforcement agencies stretched thin and forced shutdowns that left young men with little to do, California registered a devastating surge in homicides in 2020 that hit especially hard in Black and Latino communities.

17 May 2021

New data suggests fivefold increase in young children swallowing magnets over past 5 years in UK

There’s been a fivefold rise in the number of young children requiring treatment after having swallowed a magnet over the past 5 years in the UK, suggests data from specialist doctors in a letter published online in the Archives of Disease in Childhood.

17 May 2021

UNSW researchers find novel way to attack the 'fortress' surrounding pancreatic tumors

Tackling the scar tissue that shields pancreatic tumors from effective drug access is a promising advance in a notoriously hard-to-treat cancer.

17 May 2021

New way to detect a diverse range of bacteria that cause diarrheal disease in informal settlements

Monash University researchers have validated a way to successfully detect a diverse range of bacteria (pathogens) that cause diarrheal disease in informal settlements.

17 May 2021

The Lancet outlines 10 ambitious recommendations to improve health outcomes for women

The Lancet women and cardiovascular disease Commission outlines 10 ambitious recommendations to improve health outcomes for millions of women around the world and achieve the global targets set.

17 May 2021

Online gambling grew six-fold among regular gamblers during lockdown

Regular gamblers were more than six times more likely to gamble online compared to before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new research.

17 May 2021

$Researchers compare characteristics and outcomes of hip fracture patients during pre- and post-COVID-19 outbreak$

Researchers compare characteristics and outcomes of hip fracture patients during pre- and post-COVID-19 outbreak

The COVID-19 pandemic has been shown to have caused a significant strain on the healthcare system and resources in the United States.

17 May 2021

Scientists identify receptor in cells that could be key to preventing cancer drug-induced hearing loss

University of Alberta scientists have identified a receptor in cells that could be key to preventing permanent hearing loss in childhood cancer survivors who are being treated with the drug cisplatin.

14 May 2021

Oral TXA is equally efficacious at preventing blood loss in orthopedic surgery, interim study suggests

Interim results of a study conducted by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) suggest that oral tranexamic acid (TXA) is non-inferior to intravenous (IV) TXA in preventing blood loss in total knee and total hip replacement surgery.

14 May 2021

What does approval of the Pfizer vaccine for teens and preteens mean for my child?

Extending the emergency use of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to preteens and young adolescents adds nearly 17 million more Americans to the pool of those eligible to be immunized against covid-19, helping to build a vaccinated population closer to herd immunity. Moderna and Johnson & Johnson are also testing the efficacy of their vaccines in teens and children.

14 May 2021

Children News and Research

Nasal epithelium in newborn infants express fewer receptors for SARS-CoV-2 than adults

Why your dentist might seem pushy

Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) detects the SARS-CoV-2 envelope protein and generates inflammatory cytokines

Study validates predictive model for identifying pediatric patients at risk for developing blood clots

New therapeutic strategy can prevent dental decay in children

Robust T cell and humoral immune response to SARS-CoV-2 in patients with immunodeficiency

Around half of U.S. parents unwilling to vaccinate their children against COVID-19

Milder COVID-19 in children may be due to higher memory B cells responses to SARS-CoV-2

A potential treatment to prevent obesity-related liver damage

Cancer patients without health insurance had significantly worse survival than Medicare beneficiaries

Homicides surge in California amid Covid of schools shutdowns, youth programs

New data suggests fivefold increase in young children swallowing magnets over past 5 years in UK

UNSW researchers find novel way to attack the 'fortress' surrounding pancreatic tumors

New way to detect a diverse range of bacteria that cause diarrheal disease in informal settlements

The Lancet outlines 10 ambitious recommendations to improve health outcomes for women

Online gambling grew six-fold among regular gamblers during lockdown

Researchers compare characteristics and outcomes of hip fracture patients during pre- and post-COVID-19 outbreak

Scientists identify receptor in cells that could be key to preventing cancer drug-induced hearing loss

Oral TXA is equally efficacious at preventing blood loss in orthopedic surgery, interim study suggests

What does approval of the Pfizer vaccine for teens and preteens mean for my child?

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Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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