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Study shows macrophages cause excess scarring after surgery

The body is amazing at healing itself. However, sometimes it can overdo it. Excess scarring after abdominal and pelvic surgery within the peritoneal cavity can lead to serious complications and sometimes death.

8 Mar 2021

New book focuses on relationship skills for people in addiction recovery

People in addiction recovery and their loved ones understand all too well how addiction can damage their relationships. But recovery programs do not always give people the relationship skills needed to address those issues.

7 Mar 2021

Study confirms B.1.1.7 variant of SARS-CoV-2 is more transmissible

A new modeling study published in the journal Science estimates the B.1.1.7 severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variant is 43% to 90% more transmissible than previous coronavirus variants. The variant was initially found in Southeast England last fall.

7 Mar 2021

FDA authorizes first molecular non-prescription, at-home COVID-19 test

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the Cue COVID-19 Test for Home and Over The Counter (OTC) Use.

5 Mar 2021

Study identifies worrying trends between teenage screen use and lower physical activity

Two thirds of children use more than one screen at the same time after school, in the evenings and at weekends as part of increasingly sedentary lifestyles, according to new research at the University of Leicester.

5 Mar 2021

Multidrug-resistant S. aureus strains may be spreading between pigs, farmworkers in North Carolina

DNA sequencing of bacteria found in pigs and humans in rural eastern North Carolina, an area with concentrated industrial-scale pig-farming, suggests that multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains are spreading between pigs, farmworkers, their families and community residents, and represents an emerging public health threat, according to a study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

5 Mar 2021

FDA plans to further reduce toxic elements in foods for babies and young children

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration takes exposure to toxic elements, such as arsenic, mercury, cadmium and lead, in the food supply extremely seriously, especially when it comes to protecting the health and safety of the youngest and most vulnerable in the population.

5 Mar 2021

Japanese study shows how heavy snowfall reduces serious road injuries

Heavy snowfall slows things down and makes it harder to get from point A to point B. But snow clouds have a silver lining--heavy snow may prevent serious road injuries and even save lives. How? By getting people off bicycles and switching to safer modes of transport.

5 Mar 2021

Study: Grandmothers can play a key role in newborn care

Grandmothers can play a critical role in the care of newborn babies but are often excluded from national and international policies on neonatal care, says a new analysis.

5 Mar 2021

Children may transmit SARS-CoV-2 at same level as adults, suggests study

Researchers studied SARS-CoV-2 viral loads in over a thousand individuals, including both adults and children. They found the loads to be comparable, suggesting they may play an equal role in COVID-19 transmission.

5 Mar 2021

One school district’s struggle over public health, parents and politics

Brandon Dell'Orto listened to the comments and complaints as the school board meeting dragged on hour after hour. Many parents were angry.

5 Mar 2021

New evidence supports the use of antisense oligonucleotides as feasible therapeutic strategy for MDS

Many cognitive neurodevelopmental disorders are a result of too many or too few copies of certain genes or chromosomes.

5 Mar 2021

IQWiG's new threshold proven feasible in practice for early benefit assessments of drugs

Current examples prove the feasibility of the 15 percent threshold newly defined by IQWiG for the acceptance of responder analyses in early benefit assessments of drugs.

5 Mar 2021

Proteomics analysis from aggressive human cancers can help identify potential therapeutic targets

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine show that analysis of the proteomics, or all the protein data, from aggressive human cancers is a useful approach to identify potential novel therapeutic targets.

4 Mar 2021

New mothers need dietary guidance when providing breast milk to children with food allergy

Many new mothers with infants want very much to breastfeed as it is the gold standard for early nutrition.

4 Mar 2021

Experimental safety switch reduces severity of CAR-T immunotherapy-related side effects

UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers have successfully used an experimental safety switch, incorporated as part of a chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy, a type of immunotherapy, to reduce the severity of treatment side effects that sometimes occur.

4 Mar 2021

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Good and not-so-good news on Covid

There's good news and bad news on Covid-19 this week. On the one hand, several million doses of the one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine authorized by the FDA for emergency use are already going into the arms of people around the nation.

4 Mar 2021

Study: Having children three years apart can prevent child stunting

Having children at least three years apart can help prevent stunting in children, says a study carried out in India.

4 Mar 2021

Study reveals a small molecule inhibits SARS-CoV-2 infection in cells

Researchers found a small molecule that inhibits different virus proteins and significantly reduces infection in cells. Combined with the antiviral remdesivir, its potency increases significantly, suggesting it may be a potential antiviral candidate for the treatment of COVID-19.

4 Mar 2021

Study explores resilience and life experiences of women abused as children

Many women who were exposed to severe abuse or neglect in childhood nonetheless manage to feel a sense of wellbeing in adulthood.

4 Mar 2021

Children News and Research

Study shows macrophages cause excess scarring after surgery

New book focuses on relationship skills for people in addiction recovery

Study confirms B.1.1.7 variant of SARS-CoV-2 is more transmissible

FDA authorizes first molecular non-prescription, at-home COVID-19 test

Study identifies worrying trends between teenage screen use and lower physical activity

Multidrug-resistant S. aureus strains may be spreading between pigs, farmworkers in North Carolina

FDA plans to further reduce toxic elements in foods for babies and young children

Japanese study shows how heavy snowfall reduces serious road injuries

Study: Grandmothers can play a key role in newborn care

Children may transmit SARS-CoV-2 at same level as adults, suggests study

One school district’s struggle over public health, parents and politics

New evidence supports the use of antisense oligonucleotides as feasible therapeutic strategy for MDS

IQWiG's new threshold proven feasible in practice for early benefit assessments of drugs

Proteomics analysis from aggressive human cancers can help identify potential therapeutic targets

New mothers need dietary guidance when providing breast milk to children with food allergy

Experimental safety switch reduces severity of CAR-T immunotherapy-related side effects

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Good and not-so-good news on Covid

Study: Having children three years apart can prevent child stunting

Study reveals a small molecule inhibits SARS-CoV-2 infection in cells

Study explores resilience and life experiences of women abused as children

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