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Study examines daily distribution of drugs at major U.S. children's hospital

Too many hospitals provide medications according to the practicalities of their staffing schedules rather than the ideal dosing times for their patients, according to a new study led by experts at Cincinnati Children's.

1 Oct 2019

Mount Sinai neuroscientist sheds light on how the brain stores memories across a lifetime

Denise Cai, PhD, an Assistant Professor of Neuroscience at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, has always been interested in the dynamic nature of memory. But she began to question precisely how the brain can store and recall so many memories over a lifetime while playing a "memory match" card game with her young son.

1 Oct 2019

Domestic violence may affect mothers' breastfeeding practices in developing countries

Mothers who have suffered from domestic violence are substantially less likely to follow recommended breastfeeding practices in low to middle-income countries, a new study shows.

1 Oct 2019

UTA researchers pursuing groundbreaking treatment for healing cranial injuries

A University of Texas at Arlington team researching a groundbreaking treatment to accelerate the healing of cranial injuries has received significant funding support from the National Institutes of Health.

1 Oct 2019

Mild-to-moderate hearing loss during childhood can lead to changes in neural processing of sounds

Deafness in early childhood is known to lead to lasting changes in how sounds are processed in the brain, but new research published today in eLife shows that even mild-to-moderate levels of hearing loss in young children can lead to similar changes.

1 Oct 2019

Study assesses treatment options in African Americans with poorly controlled asthma

A new study of African Americans with poorly controlled asthma, found differences in patients' responses to commonly used treatments. Contrary to what researchers had expected, almost half of young children in the study responded differently than older children and adults, and than white children in prior studies.

1 Oct 2019

Full-body interaction videogames promote social interaction in children with ASD

Narcís Parés, a member of the Cognitive Media Technologies research group of the Department of Information and Communication Technologies at UPF, is working on a research line known as "full-body interaction".

1 Oct 2019

Detecting neurocognitive change in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Although cure rates for children with cancer are increasing, cancer treatments can cause permanent deterioration of brain functions leading to impairments in attention, concentration, memory and learning. As a result, these changes can lead to challenges with school, obtaining future employment and overall quality of life into adulthood, even though cancer treatment may have been successful.

1 Oct 2019

US Government to fund development of a 'universal flu vaccine'

The US government is to provide up to 400 million USD in funding to develop a “universal” flu vaccination at Duke University over the next seven years.

1 Oct 2019

UK health secretary “seriously” considering mandating childhood vaccination

The UK is “looking very seriously” at making vaccinations compulsory for all children attending school in England, according to the health secretary Matt Hancock.

1 Oct 2019

Exposure to BPA in the womb may lead to measurable differences in children's lung function

Pregnant women exposed to higher levels of the commonly used chemical bisphenol A (BPA) are more likely to have children who suffer with wheezing and poorer lung function, according to research presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress.

1 Oct 2019

Researchers identify new genetic signals for regulation of infant growth

Researchers at the University of Bergen in Norway have identified new genetic signals for the regulation of how infants grow. This may be a crucial step in the fight against growth-related diseases.

1 Oct 2019

New round of Medicare readmission penalties hits 2,583 hospitals

Medicare cut payments to 2,583 hospitals Tuesday, continuing the Affordable Care Act's eight-year campaign to financially pressure hospitals into reducing the number of patients who return for a second stay within a month.

1 Oct 2019

Mount Sinai researchers receive NIH award to develop universal flu vaccine

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have received a contract award of up to $132 million from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), as part of a new Collaborative Influenza Vaccine Innovation Centers (CIVICs) program to further develop the universal flu vaccine.

1 Oct 2019

Johns Hopkins Medicine celebrates opening of Pavilion III at Green Spring Station

As part of an $80 million expansion at Green Spring Station, Johns Hopkins Medicine celebrated the official opening of the newly built Pavilion III at Green Spring Station with a private grand opening event on Sept. 27 and a free community health fair on Sept. 28.

1 Oct 2019

Infants with well-connected bacterial networks have fewer respiratory infections

Microscopic bacteria, which are present in all humans, cluster together and form communities in different parts of the body, such as the gut, lungs, nose and mouth.

1 Oct 2019

Intimate partner violence in poor countries may affect breastfeeding practices

Mothers exposed to intimate partner violence in low- and middle-income countries are less likely to initiate breastfeeding early and breastfeed exclusively in the first six months, according to a study published October 1 in the open-access journal PLOS Medicine by Rishi Caleyachetty of the University of Warwick in the UK, and colleagues.

From PLOS ONE 30 Sep 2019

NIAID initiates new Collaborative Influenza Vaccine Innovation Centers program

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, has initiated the Collaborative Influenza Vaccine Innovation Centers program, a new network of research centers that will work together in a coordinated, multidisciplinary effort to develop more durable, broadly protective and longer-lasting influenza vaccines.

30 Sep 2019

Early life racial discrimination may increase risk for depression, accelerated aging

Early life stress from racial discrimination puts African Americans at greater risk for accelerated aging, a marker for premature development of serious health problems and perhaps a shorter life expectancy, according to a study led by a Georgia State University psychology researcher.

30 Sep 2019

New program developed to reduce dating violence among students

A program developed to encourage healthy relationships and reduce dating violence was effective among early middle school students, according to results of a study published in the American Journal of Public Health by researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

30 Sep 2019

Children News and Research

Study examines daily distribution of drugs at major U.S. children's hospital

Mount Sinai neuroscientist sheds light on how the brain stores memories across a lifetime

Domestic violence may affect mothers' breastfeeding practices in developing countries

UTA researchers pursuing groundbreaking treatment for healing cranial injuries

Mild-to-moderate hearing loss during childhood can lead to changes in neural processing of sounds

Study assesses treatment options in African Americans with poorly controlled asthma

Full-body interaction videogames promote social interaction in children with ASD

Detecting neurocognitive change in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia

US Government to fund development of a 'universal flu vaccine'

UK health secretary “seriously” considering mandating childhood vaccination

Exposure to BPA in the womb may lead to measurable differences in children's lung function

Researchers identify new genetic signals for regulation of infant growth

New round of Medicare readmission penalties hits 2,583 hospitals

Mount Sinai researchers receive NIH award to develop universal flu vaccine

Johns Hopkins Medicine celebrates opening of Pavilion III at Green Spring Station

Infants with well-connected bacterial networks have fewer respiratory infections

Intimate partner violence in poor countries may affect breastfeeding practices

NIAID initiates new Collaborative Influenza Vaccine Innovation Centers program

Early life racial discrimination may increase risk for depression, accelerated aging

New program developed to reduce dating violence among students

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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