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Immune system differences, better blood vessel health could protect children from severe COVID-19

Differences in the immune systems and better blood vessel health were among the factors protecting children from severe COVID-19, according to a new review.

2 Dec 2020

Scientists identify mechanisms behind inflammasome activation by fungal pathogens

Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have identified the mechanisms behind inflammasome activation driven by infection with the fungal pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus.

2 Dec 2020

Modeling study predicts 90 percent drop in COVID-19 deaths following vaccination in US

A new modeling study of the United States suggests that vaccination could markedly reduce the rate of infection, hospitalizations and mortality in the current COVID-19 pandemic – even if confined to adults alone.

2 Dec 2020

UTHSC receives $1.25 million to conduct a study on improving adherence to HPV vaccine

The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine was introduced in the United States for preteens more than a dozen years ago, yet adherence rates are still below those for other childhood vaccines.

2 Dec 2020

Two-thirds of parents are worried about the effects of pandemic on children's mental health

Seasons of change can be difficult to navigate emotionally, not only for adults, but also for children. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has undoubtedly impacted children's mental health, and as families start planning for the holidays that may look very different this year, it's important to build resilience in kids to prepare them for what's ahead during these winter months.

2 Dec 2020

As hospitals fill with COVID patients, medical reinforcements are hard to find

Hospitals in much of the country are trying to cope with unprecedented numbers of COVID-19 patients. As of Monday, 96,039 were hospitalized, an alarming record that far exceeds the two previous peaks in April and July of just under 60,000 inpatients.

2 Dec 2020

Study: Maternal omega-3 deficiency can alter the development of neuronal networks in offspring

Omega-3 fatty acids are essential, necessarily supplied by the diet and indispensable to brain development.

2 Dec 2020

Mobile health app can improve HPV vaccine uptake in adolescents

More than 90 percent of human papillomavirus (HPV)-related cancers could be prevented by widespread uptake of the HPV vaccine. Yet, vaccine use in the United States falls short of public health goals.

2 Dec 2020

Genethon to start international clinical trial for treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Genethon, dedicated to designing and developing gene therapy products for rare diseases, received this Monday 30th of November the authorization from the ANSM, the French National Agency for Medicines and Health Products Safety, to start in France a multicentre international clinical trial for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy with product GNT 004.

2 Dec 2020

Laryngeal mask airway is a valuable tool to use in neonatal resuscitation, shows study

Close to one million newborns will die in 2020 because they do not start breathing at birth. In addition, breathing problems at birth will result in much more developing brain damage. Getting air immediately into the lungs of any non-breathing newborn can help prevent brain damage.

2 Dec 2020

Study provides new insights into an untreatable form of childhood-onset dementia

Is the eye a window to the brain in Sanfilippo syndrome, an untreatable form of childhood-onset dementia, Australian researchers ask in a new publication.

2 Dec 2020

Study evaluates the performance of meningococcus B vaccine in real-world setting

Meningococcus group B, the most prevalent strain of meningococcal infection, is prevented with 79 per cent effectiveness in children and young adults inoculated with the 4CMenB vaccine, also known as Bexsero.

2 Dec 2020

Indiana University researchers report a specific type of childhood cancer

Researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine have published their work about a specific type of childhood cancer in the peer-reviewed, international oncology journal, Cancers.

2 Dec 2020

New research project to develop and test novel intervention for individuals with HIV/AIDS

Tulsa CARES is partnering with researchers at the Hudson College of Public Health at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center and the OU-TU School of Community Medicine at the University of Oklahoma to develop and test a novel "food as medicine" intervention for individuals affected by HIV/AIDS.

2 Dec 2020

Self-harm among certain primary school-aged children prompts calls for intervention efforts

New research reveals that some primary school-aged children have self-harmed, prompting calls for intervention efforts to start earlier.

1 Dec 2020

Frequent peak air pollution exposure associated with reduced test scores for third graders

Fine particulate matter (PM2.5), the tiny particles responsible for hazy air pollution, are detrimental to children's health even inside the classroom. Mounting evidence has linked chronic exposure with poor academic performance in K-12 students.

1 Dec 2020

Cleaning surfaces with hydrogen peroxide-based disinfectants may pollute indoor air

Cleaning surfaces with hydrogen peroxide-based disinfectants has the potential to pollute the air and pose a health risk, according to research led by University of Saskatchewan.

1 Dec 2020

Nanomedicine's giant step into the fight against the COVID-19

A recent editorial in Nature Nanotechnology discusses the enormous feat of scientific innovation, with messenger RNA (mRNA)-based vaccines developed to deliver the gene sequence of specific SARS-CoV-2 viral proteins into host cells using nanotechnology platforms.

1 Dec 2020

Study uncovers a promising therapeutic target for retinal dystrophies

A team of LSU Health New Orleans researchers reports for the first time that deleting one of the inhibitors of the RPE65 gene in a mouse model that carries a human disease mutation prevents degeneration of cone photoreceptors that are used for daytime high-resolution color vision.

1 Dec 2020

Children with dyslexia show higher emotional reactivity

Children diagnosed with dyslexia show greater emotional reactivity than children without dyslexia, according to a new collaborative study by UC San Francisco neuroscientists with the UCSF Dyslexia Center and UCSF Memory and Aging Center.

1 Dec 2020

Children News and Research

Immune system differences, better blood vessel health could protect children from severe COVID-19

Scientists identify mechanisms behind inflammasome activation by fungal pathogens

Modeling study predicts 90 percent drop in COVID-19 deaths following vaccination in US

UTHSC receives $1.25 million to conduct a study on improving adherence to HPV vaccine

Two-thirds of parents are worried about the effects of pandemic on children's mental health

As hospitals fill with COVID patients, medical reinforcements are hard to find

Study: Maternal omega-3 deficiency can alter the development of neuronal networks in offspring

Mobile health app can improve HPV vaccine uptake in adolescents

Genethon to start international clinical trial for treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Laryngeal mask airway is a valuable tool to use in neonatal resuscitation, shows study

Study provides new insights into an untreatable form of childhood-onset dementia

Study evaluates the performance of meningococcus B vaccine in real-world setting

Indiana University researchers report a specific type of childhood cancer

New research project to develop and test novel intervention for individuals with HIV/AIDS

Self-harm among certain primary school-aged children prompts calls for intervention efforts

Frequent peak air pollution exposure associated with reduced test scores for third graders

Cleaning surfaces with hydrogen peroxide-based disinfectants may pollute indoor air

Nanomedicine's giant step into the fight against the COVID-19

Study uncovers a promising therapeutic target for retinal dystrophies

Children with dyslexia show higher emotional reactivity

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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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