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Waning immunity and falling vaccination rates fuel pertussis outbreaks

Rates of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, are surging in Texas, Florida, California, Oregon, and other states and localities across the country.

20 Nov 2025

Scientists uncover genetic components linked to bone density in young people

Researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) revealed important genetic components that affect bone density in children and adolescents.

19 Nov 2025

Focused ultrasound can be safely used in children being treated for brain cancer

Columbia University researchers are the first to show that focused ultrasound - a non-invasive technique that uses sound waves to enhance the delivery of drugs into the brain - can be safely used in children being treated for brain cancer.

19 Nov 2025

Study clarifies why most colic isn’t caused by cow’s milk allergy

Cow’s milk allergy rarely causes infant colic on its own, and most excessively crying infants do not have underlying allergy. A short elimination–and–rechallenge trial may help confirm CMA only when colic coexists with other allergic features.

19 Nov 2025

Parental monitoring can offset genetic risks for conduct problems in adolescents

Parents may have more influence than they realize when it comes to shaping their children's behavior, especially for those at higher genetic risk for conduct problems, according to Rutgers Health-led research.

19 Nov 2025

High blood pressure in adolescence can be linked to atherosclerosis risk in middle age

A blood pressure as low as 120/80 mm Hg in adolescence can be linked to a higher risk of atherosclerosis in middle age, according to a study led from Linköping University, Sweden.

19 Nov 2025

Global report highlights persistent violence against women

Violence against women remains one of the world's most persistent and under-addressed human rights crises, with very little progress in two decades, according to a landmark report released today by the World Health Organization (WHO) and UN partners.

19 Nov 2025

New NIH grants support research on how brain fluid movement drives glioblastoma spread

Jennifer Munson, a cancer researcher at Virginia Tech's Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, has been awarded two new National Institutes of Health grants to advance greater understanding and improved treatment of a deadly brain cancer.

19 Nov 2025

Middle-aged Australians experience the highest levels of stress, burnout and emotional fatigue

Middle-aged Australians are keeping the country running - but it's taking a hefty toll on their wellbeing, a new report shows.

19 Nov 2025

Expert panel recommends new antibiotic strategies for resistant Bordetella pertussis

Pertussis, or whooping cough, remains a highly contagious respiratory infection caused by Bordetella pertussis. Despite inclusion of pertussis vaccines in immunization programs since the 1970s, outbreaks have re-emerged globally due to waning immunity and bacterial evolution.

19 Nov 2025

A hidden health crisis following natural disasters: Mold growth in homes

After returning from what felt like the best internship of her life, Danae Daniels was excited to unwind and settle into a new semester at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University.

19 Nov 2025

BMI is failing to detect dangerous obesity as people age

A landmark study finds waist-to-height ratio more effective than BMI in identifying obesity risk, as central fat levels rise across the UK population.

19 Nov 2025

Experts call for bold policies to curb the health harms of ultra-processed foods

The increase of UPFs in diets worldwide presents an urgent challenge to health that demands coordinated policies and advocacy action to address, says a new three paper Series authored by 43 global experts and published in The Lancet. The Series exposes the tactics UPF companies use to drive consumption and prevent effective policy.

18 Nov 2025

Alzheimer’s drugs improve key cognitive skills in children with autism and low IQ

The review synthesizes evidence on whether Alzheimer’s disease medications can improve neurocognitive outcomes in children and adolescents with autism and low IQ. Across 12 studies, preliminary findings show promising gains in language, executive function, learning and memory, and general cognitive ability, particularly in younger children.

18 Nov 2025

Year-long adherence to buprenorphine sharply reduces overdose risk in young people

New research from Mass General Brigham finds that adolescents and young adults who stayed on the medication buprenorphine for at least a year had markedly lower risks of opioid overdose and hospitalization compared with peers who discontinued medication early or took it inconsistently.

18 Nov 2025

Childhood trauma affects two in five Australian adults and raises lifelong health risks

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Children News and Research

Waning immunity and falling vaccination rates fuel pertussis outbreaks

Scientists uncover genetic components linked to bone density in young people

Focused ultrasound can be safely used in children being treated for brain cancer

Study clarifies why most colic isn’t caused by cow’s milk allergy

Parental monitoring can offset genetic risks for conduct problems in adolescents

High blood pressure in adolescence can be linked to atherosclerosis risk in middle age

Global report highlights persistent violence against women

New NIH grants support research on how brain fluid movement drives glioblastoma spread

Middle-aged Australians experience the highest levels of stress, burnout and emotional fatigue

Expert panel recommends new antibiotic strategies for resistant Bordetella pertussis

A hidden health crisis following natural disasters: Mold growth in homes

BMI is failing to detect dangerous obesity as people age

Experts call for bold policies to curb the health harms of ultra-processed foods

Alzheimer’s drugs improve key cognitive skills in children with autism and low IQ

Year-long adherence to buprenorphine sharply reduces overdose risk in young people

Childhood trauma affects two in five Australian adults and raises lifelong health risks

TRPM1 loss drives rhythmic activity across retinal diseases

UNC Greensboro professor receives $3.7 million to advance research on controlling sand flies

Maternal stress linked to earlier baby teeth

Study reveals widespread use of burdensome interventions for older dementia patients in Singapore

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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