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Study: Younger parents less likely to vaccinate their kids and themselves against COVID-19

Younger parents were much less likely than older parents to say they planned to vaccinate their children and themselves against COVID-19, according to a research letter published online in medRxiv by authors at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

17 Nov 2020

New prediction model may make it easier to find which infants will develop NAS

A new Vanderbilt-designed prediction model may make it easier to determine which infants will go on to develop neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS), a drug withdrawal syndrome in newborns that occurs after exposure to opioids during pregnancy.

12 Nov 2020

How do low levels of oxygen damage the brain?

In this interview, Professor Paul Tesar and Kevin Allan speak to News-Medical about how low levels of oxygen damage the brain.

6 Nov 2020

Mice study finds gene that controls food cravings, desire to exercise

National Institutes of Health researchers have discovered a gene in mice that controls the craving for fatty and sugary foods and the desire to exercise.

5 Nov 2020

Combined physical activity and dietary intervention attenuates the rise in insulin resistance in children

A new study from the University of Eastern Finland shows that individualised and family-based physical activity and dietary counselling considerably slows down the development of insulin resistance, which is a precursor of type 2 diabetes, in 6-9-year-old children.

5 Nov 2020

UC researcher recommends screening teen emergency room patients for STIs

A University of Cincinnati researcher is recommending pediatric hospital emergency rooms consider screening for sexually transmitted infections (STI) teenage and young adult patients who visit for other acute care issues.

4 Nov 2020

Mothers' vitamin D levels during pregnancy positively associated with their children's IQ

Vitamin D is a critical nutrient and has many important functions in the body. A mother's vitamin D supply is passed to her baby in utero and helps regulate processes including brain development.

2 Nov 2020

Channel 7 grants fund new projects focusing on care for homeless children

Nurse practitioners working with social service agencies is one way to help the estimated 22% of Australian children living in temporary or precarious conditions, with families hit hard by unemployment and other problems created by the pandemic.

2 Nov 2020

Children with multiple islet autoantibodies are more likely to progress to type 1 diabetes

Children with multiple islet autoantibodies - biological markers of autoimmunity -- are more likely to progress to symptomatic type 1 diabetes (T1D) than those who remain positive for a single autoantibody.

30 Oct 2020

New technique can detect TDP-43 protein in patients with ALS and frontotemporal dementia

A test to diagnose two very serious diseases such as ALS and FTD when the pathologies have not yet appeared, thereby providing doctors and patients with essential information tools to tackle them early and develop new treatments.

27 Oct 2020

Study raises new questions about viral load in asymptomatic children with COVID-19

New questions are at the forefront as a study published in the Journal of Clinical Microbiology from nine children's hospitals finds that most asymptomatic children who tested positive for COVID-19 had relatively low levels of the virus compared to symptomatic children.

22 Oct 2020

$109 million NIH grant awarded to expand Alzheimer's disease and Down syndrome research

The Alzheimer's Biomarkers Consortium - Down Syndrome, a multi-institution research team, co-led by members from the University of California, Irvine, has been awarded an unprecedented five-year, $109 million grant by the National Institutes of Health, to expand research on the biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease in adults with Down syndrome.

22 Oct 2020

Study reports children with chronic kidney disease may spend more time in hospital

Chronically ill children with kidney disease may spend more time in the hospital, incur larger health care costs, and have a higher risk of death compared to pediatric patients hospitalized for other chronic conditions, a new study suggests.

20 Oct 2020

Study: More intervention hours are not necessarily better for toddlers with autism

A multisite study led by UC Davis Health found that two prominent early intervention models for autism had a similar impact.

19 Oct 2020

Three new research teams aim to improve therapies for difficult-to-treat pediatric cancers

While incredible progress has been made in advancing pediatric cancer research, critical unmet needs still exist, especially for more aggressive cancers such as neuroblastomas and Ewing sarcoma.

19 Oct 2020

Children diagnosed with ADHD, autism frequently visit hospitals and doctors during infancy

Children who are later diagnosed with autism and/or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder visit doctors and hospitals more often in their first year of life than non-affected children, suggesting a potential new way to identify the conditions early.

19 Oct 2020

Child Health News and Research

Study: Younger parents less likely to vaccinate their kids and themselves against COVID-19

New prediction model may make it easier to find which infants will develop NAS

How do low levels of oxygen damage the brain?

Mice study finds gene that controls food cravings, desire to exercise

Combined physical activity and dietary intervention attenuates the rise in insulin resistance in children

UC researcher recommends screening teen emergency room patients for STIs

Mothers' vitamin D levels during pregnancy positively associated with their children's IQ

Channel 7 grants fund new projects focusing on care for homeless children

Children with multiple islet autoantibodies are more likely to progress to type 1 diabetes

New technique can detect TDP-43 protein in patients with ALS and frontotemporal dementia

Study raises new questions about viral load in asymptomatic children with COVID-19

$109 million NIH grant awarded to expand Alzheimer's disease and Down syndrome research

Study reports children with chronic kidney disease may spend more time in hospital

Study: More intervention hours are not necessarily better for toddlers with autism

Three new research teams aim to improve therapies for difficult-to-treat pediatric cancers

Children diagnosed with ADHD, autism frequently visit hospitals and doctors during infancy

Future waves of COVID-19 will likely lead to further school closures

New, improved tools can identify children at greatest risk of preventable deaths

New moms behind bars get help from someone who’s been there

Cell-free DNA blood tests may help predict pregnancy complications

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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