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Children born by cesarean more likely to develop food allergies, shows study

Children born by cesarean, or C-section, more often develop food allergies. The opposite applies to very preterm children.

10 Sep 2018

College years are time of increased risk of stressful events, finds new study

For college-bound students and their families, the start of the school year can be a time of excitement and optimism, but a new study brings to light that the college years are also a time of increased risk of stressful events and a wide range of accompanying mental health challenges, including risk of suicide.

7 Sep 2018

Researchers find bacterial DNA in intestine of newborn calves

Researchers at the University of Helsinki, Finland have found bacterial DNA in the intestine of newborn calves, representing quite a diverse variety of bacterial species.

6 Sep 2018

Study reveals way to regrow lost spinal cord connections

For many years, researchers have thought that the scar that forms after a spinal cord injury actively prevents damaged neurons from regrowing.

30 Aug 2018

Pfizer terminates clinical studies evaluating domagrozumab for treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Pfizer Inc. announced today that it is terminating two ongoing clinical studies evaluating domagrozumab (PF-06252616) for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD): a Phase 2 safety and efficacy study (B5161002) and an open-label extension study (B5161004).

30 Aug 2018

Three-pronged therapy triggers axons to regrow after spinal cord injury in rodents

Neuroscientists at UCLA, Harvard University and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology have identified a three-pronged treatment that triggers axons – the tiny fibers that link our nerve cells and enable them to communicate – to regrow after complete spinal cord injury in rodents. Not only did the axons grow through scars, they could also transmit signals across the damaged tissue.

29 Aug 2018

Using novel gene therapy to cure infants born with severe combined immunodeficiency

Out of every 60,000 births, a baby arrives to face the world without a fully functioning immune system leaving them unequipped to fight even the most common infections.

29 Aug 2018

Around 8.4 million deaths occur each year from poor quality of care in low- and middle-income countries

Recent gains against the burden of illness, injury, and disability and commitment to universal health coverage are insufficient to close the enormous gaps that remain between what is achievable in human health and where global health stands today, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

29 Aug 2018

Scientists reveal how immune system strives to protect the lungs of infants with flu

The immune system appears to put a premium on maintaining lung function in infants infected with the influenza virus by mounting a rapid response to repair damaged cells, according to research led by St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The findings appear today in the scientific journal Immunity.

29 Aug 2018

New project receives $3.2 million grant to investigate secrets of programmed cell death in Alzheimer's

Most neurons in the human brain live out their lives, enduring the processes of aging before eventually dying. Some, however, choose a more violent route: suicide.

24 Aug 2018

Neonatal immune system starts to change dramatically in response to bacteria, viruses

As soon as a baby is born, its immune system starts to change dramatically in response to the bacteria, viruses and so forth in its new environment, a phenomenon that is common to all babies, researchers from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden write in a paper published in Cell.

23 Aug 2018

Scientists demonstrate rapid immune system development in newborn babies

Using new analytical techniques, researchers have shown for the first time the dramatic development of the human immune system after birth.

23 Aug 2018

Babies dependent on opioids need touch, not tech

Dr. Jodi Jackson has worked for years to address infant mortality in Kansas. Often, that means she treats newborns in a high-tech neonatal intensive care unit with sophisticated equipment whirring and beeping. And that is exactly the wrong place for an infant like Lili.

20 Aug 2018

Survey highlights variations in practice of airway management in pediatric intensive care units

A new survey published today, Thursday 16 August 2018, in the journal Anesthesia, highlights that variations in the practice of airway management in intensive care units across the UK are putting children and particularly newborn babies at risk.

17 Aug 2018

Experts advise against universal genomic screening of newborns

In a new report, experts at The Hastings Center advise against genomic screening of newborns, despite it's potential for providing life long personalized care.

16 Aug 2018

FDA expands approval of Vertex' cystic fibrosis medicine to treat children aged 12 to <24 months

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved KALYDECO® (ivacaftor) to include use in children with cystic fibrosis ages 12 to <24 months who have at least one mutation in their cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator gene that is responsive to KALYDECO based on clinical and/or in vitro assay data.

16 Aug 2018

Report discusses whether all newborns should undergo genetic sequencing

As the cost of genome sequencing decreases, researchers and clinicians are debating whether all newborns should be sequenced at birth, facilitating a lifetime of personalized medical care.

16 Aug 2018

Tufts researchers win grant to study integration of genomic sequencing into neonatal care

Tufts Medical Center researchers have received a five-year grant award for more than $8 million from the National Center For Advancing Translational Sciences of the National Institutes of Health to study the integration of targeted genomic sequencing into neonatal diagnosis and care.

16 Aug 2018

Hearts of newborn piglets can completely heal after heart attacks

While pigs still cannot fly, researchers have discovered that the hearts of newborn piglets do have one remarkable ability. They can almost completely heal themselves after experimental heart attacks.

15 Aug 2018

Five tips for successful long-term breastfeeding

Breastfeeding can have its challenges early on. There's learning the appropriate feeding positions and techniques, knowing when and how often to feed the baby, and so many other intangibles.

15 Aug 2018

Newborn News and Research

Children born by cesarean more likely to develop food allergies, shows study

College years are time of increased risk of stressful events, finds new study

Researchers find bacterial DNA in intestine of newborn calves

Study reveals way to regrow lost spinal cord connections

Pfizer terminates clinical studies evaluating domagrozumab for treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Three-pronged therapy triggers axons to regrow after spinal cord injury in rodents

Using novel gene therapy to cure infants born with severe combined immunodeficiency

Around 8.4 million deaths occur each year from poor quality of care in low- and middle-income countries

Scientists reveal how immune system strives to protect the lungs of infants with flu

New project receives $3.2 million grant to investigate secrets of programmed cell death in Alzheimer's

Neonatal immune system starts to change dramatically in response to bacteria, viruses

Scientists demonstrate rapid immune system development in newborn babies

Babies dependent on opioids need touch, not tech

Survey highlights variations in practice of airway management in pediatric intensive care units

Experts advise against universal genomic screening of newborns

FDA expands approval of Vertex' cystic fibrosis medicine to treat children aged 12 to <24 months

Report discusses whether all newborns should undergo genetic sequencing

Tufts researchers win grant to study integration of genomic sequencing into neonatal care

Hearts of newborn piglets can completely heal after heart attacks

Five tips for successful long-term breastfeeding

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