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Study warns of unsafe antiseizure drug use despite rising access

In a study carried out in collaboration with the World Health Organization, two Aston University academics have found that while access to antiseizure medication in low- and middle-income countries is growing, it is not necessarily always prescribed safely.

11 Nov 2025

Prior exposure to cold viruses boosts antibody response against SARS-CoV-2

Prior exposure to coronaviruses that cause ordinary colds can boost the immune system's ability to attack a vulnerable site on the COVID-19-causing coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, according to a study led by investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine.

11 Nov 2025

Study provides a new perspective for optimizing School Feeding Programs

School Feeding Programs (SFPs), as crucial public policies for improving children's nutrition and development globally, have covered 388 million children across 161 countries.

11 Nov 2025

Study maps racial and ethnic differences in repeated reading struggles

Early struggles with reading can have lifelong impacts on mental, physical and emotional health. Understanding who is most at risk of experiencing reading difficulties can inform strategies for early interventions to support students before they fall further behind.

11 Nov 2025

St. Jude study maps treatment strategy for rare infant gliomas

Clinician-scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and collaborators have conducted the largest study of infant-type hemispheric glioma (IHG) ever reported, uncovering key factors that could be used to guide treatment strategies for this rare pediatric brain tumor.

11 Nov 2025

Ultra-processed food consumption increases the risk for prediabetes in young adults

More than half of calories consumed in the United States come from ultra-processed foods (UPFs), items like fast food and packaged snacks that are often high in sodium, sugar and unhealthy fats.

10 Nov 2025

Clinical trial confirms ivermectin safety in very young children down to 5 kg

Millions of very young children currently excluded from treatment with the drug ivermectin could be safely included in ongoing campaigns against challenging and often neglected tropical diseases such as intestinal worms, scabies and river blindness, according to results from a clinical trial presented today at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH).

10 Nov 2025

Micro-RNA in sperm proves vital for human embryogenesis

The sperm is not a passive supplier of genetic material to the egg. A study from Linköping University, Sweden, shows that certain molecules that come with the sperm, so-called micro-RNA, contribute to the development of the embryo several days after conception. The findings, published in the journal Nature Communications, may in the long term contribute to better diagnosis and treatment of involuntary childlessness.

10 Nov 2025

Cash transfer programs improve health outcomes across low- and middle-income countries

Large-scale, government-led cash transfer programs drove significant improvements in health outcomes across low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), according to a major new study in The Lancet from researchers at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine.

10 Nov 2025

Health care costs jump to the fore as candidates jockey to be California governor

California's gubernatorial election is a year away, and the field of primary candidates is still taking shape. But one persistent issue has already emerged as a leading concern: the cost of health care.

10 Nov 2025

Understanding communication complexity among infants with neurogenetic syndromes

Nancy Brady has been gratified to see the tool she and colleagues pioneered over a decade ago to measure the growth of infants' pre-speech communication skills translated into several languages and referenced in more than 100 research papers, including a åçnew one published in the Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research.

10 Nov 2025

Study finds reduced cortical choline levels in people with anxiety disorders

People with anxiety disorders have lower levels of choline in their brains, according to research from UC Davis Health.

10 Nov 2025

Uppsala researchers develop Trojan horse approach for medulloblastoma treatment

The malignant pediatric brain tumor medulloblastoma is driven by proteins deep within the cancer cells, for which there are often no effective drugs available.

10 Nov 2025

Study uncovers a surprising connection between sugar metabolism and alcohol addiction

Scientists have uncovered a surprising connection between sugar metabolism and alcohol addiction, identifying a potential new therapeutic target for treating alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD) and alcohol use disorder (AUD).

10 Nov 2025

People with eczema can bathe daily or weekly without worrying about flare-ups

A major study has found that people with eczema are able to bathe either daily or weekly, without any impact to their symptoms.

10 Nov 2025

Maternal paracetamol use during pregnancy not linked to autism or ADHD in children

Existing evidence does not clearly link paracetamol (acetaminophen) use during pregnancy with autism or ADHD in children, finds an in-depth evidence review published by The BMJ today, in direct response to recent announcements around the safety of using paracetamol in pregnancy.

10 Nov 2025

Children's oral health remain very poor despite improvements from government interventions

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Children News and Research

Study warns of unsafe antiseizure drug use despite rising access

Prior exposure to cold viruses boosts antibody response against SARS-CoV-2

Study provides a new perspective for optimizing School Feeding Programs

Study maps racial and ethnic differences in repeated reading struggles

St. Jude study maps treatment strategy for rare infant gliomas

Ultra-processed food consumption increases the risk for prediabetes in young adults

Clinical trial confirms ivermectin safety in very young children down to 5 kg

Micro-RNA in sperm proves vital for human embryogenesis

Cash transfer programs improve health outcomes across low- and middle-income countries

Health care costs jump to the fore as candidates jockey to be California governor

Understanding communication complexity among infants with neurogenetic syndromes

Study finds reduced cortical choline levels in people with anxiety disorders

Uppsala researchers develop Trojan horse approach for medulloblastoma treatment

Study uncovers a surprising connection between sugar metabolism and alcohol addiction

People with eczema can bathe daily or weekly without worrying about flare-ups

Maternal paracetamol use during pregnancy not linked to autism or ADHD in children

Children's oral health remain very poor despite improvements from government interventions

Exploring cost-effective approaches to detecting familial hypercholesterolemia in children

More prenatal visits allow newborns with mild heart defects to receive the right level of care

As health companies get bigger, so do the bills. It’s unclear if Trump’s team will intervene.

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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