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Bilingual children reliably acquire English skills by age 5, shows study

In the United States, more than 12 million children hear a minority language at home from birth. More than two-thirds hear English as well, and they reach school age with varying levels of proficiency in two languages.

23 Jun 2021

Molecular study reveals signs of inflammation in brains of people who died of COVID-19

The most comprehensive molecular study to date of the brains of people who died of COVID-19 turned up unmistakable signs of inflammation and impaired brain circuits.

22 Jun 2021

New AASM position statement emphasizes that sleep is a biological necessity

A new position statement from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine emphasizes that sleep is a biological necessity, and insufficient sleep and untreated sleep disorders are detrimental for health, well-being, and public safety.

21 Jun 2021

New hydrogel-based electrodes snugly conform to the body’s myriad shapes

Arrays of metal electrodes are often used in medical procedures that require monitoring or delivering electrical impulses in the body, such as brain surgery and epilepsy mapping.

21 Jun 2021

Study highlights need to address the mental health of new fathers

While postpartum depression in new mothers is well recognized and known to increase if the newborn requires intensive care, depression in new fathers has not received much attention.

18 Jun 2021

High junk food consumption in childhood increases risk of unhealthy body fat by early adulthood

A new paper published recently in the journal JAMA Pediatrics reports consistent and significant associations between the increased consumption of such ‘ultraprocessed foods’ by children in the UK, and a higher risk of obesity, increased body fat percentage, and overall body mass, by the time they reach young adulthood.

17 Jun 2021

Adolescents feel helpless when exposed to online and media-based vicarious racism

This past year has been transformational in terms of not only a global pandemic but a sustained focus on racism and systemic injustice.

15 Jun 2021

WHO: Effective action needed to protect the health of children from toxic e-waste

Effective and binding action is urgently required to protect the millions of children, adolescents and expectant mothers worldwide whose health is jeopardized by the informal processing of discarded electrical or electronic devices according to a new ground-breaking report from the World Health Organization: Children and Digital Dumpsites.

15 Jun 2021

Teachers and school staff should be prioritised for COVID vaccines

In a communication paper recently published in the Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health by Koirala et al. (June 8th, 2021), it is argued that Australian schools should remain open, with proper testing, tracing, and quarantine protocols in place.

13 Jun 2021

Study reveals maternal and neonatal benefits of Pfizer COVID-19 mRNA vaccine

A new commentary, published as an ‘In-Press Preview’ in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, addresses the salient issue of vaccination against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in pregnancy and potential antibody transfer to the fetus – and provides the evidence in support of messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccine safety and efficacy for both maternal and child health.

13 Jun 2021

Children with child protection concerns are more likely to die before they their 16th birthday

Children with documented child protection concerns are four times as likely to die before they reach their 16th birthday, according to confronting new research from the University of South Australia.

11 Jun 2021

New cloud technologies expand brain sciences

People often think about human behavior in terms of what is happening in the present--reading a newspaper, driving a car, or catching a football. But other dimensions of behavior extend over weeks, months, and years.

10 Jun 2021

Healthy habits of pregnancy – latest science show maternal habits affect pregnancy success

Four new studies investigating the effects of supplements, eating habits and physical activity and how they can affect various aspects of health during pregnancy are being presented at NUTRITION 2021 LIVE ONLINE.

7 Jun 2021

COVID-19 has had a detrimental impact on adolescent mental health, study finds

A study of over 59,000 Icelandic adolescents by a team of Icelandic and North American behavioral and social scientists found that COVID-19 has had a significant, detrimental impact on adolescent mental health, especially in girls.

5 Jun 2021

NIH study identifies promising oral antiviral treatment for COVID-19

The experimental drug TEMPOL may be a promising oral antiviral treatment for COVID-19, suggests a study of cell cultures by researchers at the National Institutes of Health.

3 Jun 2021

Researchers develop sophisticated data modeling to help eradicate malaria in Haiti

Researchers from Telethon Kids Institute and Curtin University in Perth and Tulane University in New Orleans have developed sophisticated data modeling that could help eradicate malaria in Haiti.

2 Jun 2021

Study identifies protein that could be the key to improving heart attack treatment outcomes

A new study led by researchers at Washington State University has identified a protein that could be the key to improving treatment outcomes after a heart attack.

2 Jun 2021

Optic nerve activity may trigger the formation of vision-harming tumors in children

In a study of mice, researchers showed how the act of seeing light may trigger the formation of vision-harming tumors in young children who are born with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) cancer predisposition syndrome.

2 Jun 2021

Promoting infant healthy feeding practices can result in lower consumption of fats, carbohydrates later

Researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Brazil found that when health workers were trained to promote infant healthy feeding practices to pregnant women their children consumed less fats and carbohydrates at 3 years of age and had lower measures of body fat at the age of 6.

1 Jun 2021

Supportive family environment can reduce effects of social deprivation among adopted children

An environment in which family members support one another and express their feelings can reduce the effects of social deprivation on cognitive ability and development among adopted children, suggests a small study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health.

29 May 2021

Child Health News and Research

Bilingual children reliably acquire English skills by age 5, shows study

Molecular study reveals signs of inflammation in brains of people who died of COVID-19

New AASM position statement emphasizes that sleep is a biological necessity

New hydrogel-based electrodes snugly conform to the body’s myriad shapes

Study highlights need to address the mental health of new fathers

High junk food consumption in childhood increases risk of unhealthy body fat by early adulthood

Adolescents feel helpless when exposed to online and media-based vicarious racism

WHO: Effective action needed to protect the health of children from toxic e-waste

Teachers and school staff should be prioritised for COVID vaccines

Study reveals maternal and neonatal benefits of Pfizer COVID-19 mRNA vaccine

Children with child protection concerns are more likely to die before they their 16th birthday

New cloud technologies expand brain sciences

Healthy habits of pregnancy – latest science show maternal habits affect pregnancy success

COVID-19 has had a detrimental impact on adolescent mental health, study finds

NIH study identifies promising oral antiviral treatment for COVID-19

Researchers develop sophisticated data modeling to help eradicate malaria in Haiti

Study identifies protein that could be the key to improving heart attack treatment outcomes

Optic nerve activity may trigger the formation of vision-harming tumors in children

Promoting infant healthy feeding practices can result in lower consumption of fats, carbohydrates later

Supportive family environment can reduce effects of social deprivation among adopted children

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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