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Over 1 million years of life lost in Ohio from overdose deaths, shows study

The drug addiction epidemic continues to plague the country, and thousands of lives are cut short each year due to overdose.

18 Jul 2019

WHO declares the deadly Ebola outbreak in Congo a global health emergency

Ebola, the deadly viral infection, is spreading in Congo and the World Health Organization (WHO) has announced it as an international health emergency. Speaking in front of reporters, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus gave updates on the situation in the Central African country.

18 Jul 2019

Mothers with gestational diabetes transferring harmful 'forever chemicals' to their fetus

Researchers from the University of Massachusetts have found that pregnant women with gestational diabetes have a higher rate of passing on harmful synthetic chemicals called PFAS (17 - per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) to their unborn babies and thus risking their health.

17 Jul 2019

Rare inherited enzyme disorder offers new clues about fibrotic conditions

What can a family of rare inherited disorders teach scientists about more common health problems like fibrosis? Plenty, based on research led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists that appears today in the journal Science Advances.

17 Jul 2019

Heart disease is still the number 1 killer in Australia, according to latest figures

The latest report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare reveals that heart disease and heart attacks are still the most common causes of death.

17 Jul 2019

Marijuana use may not make parents more relaxed

Sorry, marijuana moms and dads: Using pot may not make you a more relaxed parent, at least when it comes to how you discipline your children.

17 Jul 2019

Molecular switches may control lifespan and healthspan separately, genetic discovery suggests

Aging research indicates that better healthspan--the quality of life as we age--may be more important than lifespan.

17 Jul 2019

Research opens possibility of developing single-dose gene therapy for inherited arrhythmias

Researchers at Boston Children's Hospital report creating the first human tissue model of an inherited heart arrhythmia, replicating two patients' abnormal heart rhythms in a dish, and then suppressing the arrhythmia with gene therapy in a mouse model.

17 Jul 2019

Researchers measure EEG-based brain responses for non-speech and speech sounds in children

Some of the findings in cognitive neuroscience and psychology do not seem to replicate from one study to the next. Could this also be true for commonly used brain response studies? It turns out to depend on what is being studied, found a recent study.

17 Jul 2019

Family members' drugs may be risk factor for overdose in individuals without prescriptions

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, opioid overdoses were responsible for more than 42,000 deaths in 2016.

17 Jul 2019

Hospitals' decision to transfer kids with mental health emergencies is based on insurance type

A national study finds children without insurance who seek treatment for a mental health disorder in the emergency department are more likely than those with private insurance to be transferred to another hospital.

17 Jul 2019

Addressing patients' mental and emotional distress after surgery

With the advancement of technology and medicine, G. Michael Deeb, M.D., a cardiac surgeon at Michigan Medicine, says society is used to, and expects, instant solutions to their pain after medical procedures. This has resulted in an increased demand for narcotics, as well as their over usage.

17 Jul 2019

Four young scientists receives Damon Runyon-Sohn Pediatric Cancer Fellowship Award

The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation has named four outstanding young scientists as recipients of the prestigious Damon Runyon-Sohn Pediatric Cancer Fellowship Award, committing nearly $1 million to help address a critical shortage of funding for pediatric cancer research.

17 Jul 2019

Sleep quality and fatigue among women with premature ovarian insufficiency

There have been studies and anecdotal reports about worsening of sleep quality and increasing fatigue among women who are near menopause or have reached menopause.

16 Jul 2019

Guidelines to help children develop healthy habits early in life

The World Health Organization recently issued guidelines on screen time, physical activity, and sleep for children from birth through age four.

16 Jul 2019

Daily intake for phosphates in infants, children can exceed health guidance values

They are added to a large number of foods to perform various technological functions, e.g. as acidity regulators. These include soft drinks, especially cola beverages, whipped cream and cream products, milk drinks, milk powder and coffee whitener, as well as meat products.

16 Jul 2019

Children News and Research

Over 1 million years of life lost in Ohio from overdose deaths, shows study

WHO declares the deadly Ebola outbreak in Congo a global health emergency

Mothers with gestational diabetes transferring harmful 'forever chemicals' to their fetus

Rare inherited enzyme disorder offers new clues about fibrotic conditions

Heart disease is still the number 1 killer in Australia, according to latest figures

Marijuana use may not make parents more relaxed

Molecular switches may control lifespan and healthspan separately, genetic discovery suggests

Research opens possibility of developing single-dose gene therapy for inherited arrhythmias

Researchers measure EEG-based brain responses for non-speech and speech sounds in children

Family members' drugs may be risk factor for overdose in individuals without prescriptions

Hospitals' decision to transfer kids with mental health emergencies is based on insurance type

Addressing patients' mental and emotional distress after surgery

Four young scientists receives Damon Runyon-Sohn Pediatric Cancer Fellowship Award

Sleep quality and fatigue among women with premature ovarian insufficiency

Guidelines to help children develop healthy habits early in life

Daily intake for phosphates in infants, children can exceed health guidance values

Perinatal depression screenings may overlook women having suicidal ideation

Carbofuran in red chili unlikely to cause health risk

BU professor awarded NIH grant to study Down syndrome

Single-cell encapsulation technology can protect transplanted MSCs from immune attack

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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