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Screen time plus snacking could increase risk for metabolic syndrome in teens

Teens who sit for hours watching TV, using the computer or playing video games while eating unhealthy snacks are at increased risk for a group of risk factors for heart disease and diabetes, according to research to be presented Monday, March 25 at ENDO 2019, the annual meeting of the Endocrine Society, in New Orleans, La.

25 Mar 2019

Chemicals in household dust promote development of fat cells in cell model

Endocrine-disrupting chemicals present in household dust promote the development of fat cells in a cell model and could contribute to increased growth in children relative to their age, according to research to be presented Monday, March 25 at ENDO 2019, the Endocrine Society's annual meeting in New Orleans, La.

25 Mar 2019

Inherited form of rickets improves more with new injectable medicine than conventional therapy

Burosumab, a new injectable medicine to treat X-linked hypophosphatemia (XLH), an inherited form of rickets, demonstrates superior improvements in rickets and other outcomes compared with conventional therapy in an international, phase 3 clinical trial in children.

25 Mar 2019

Most diabetic patients stop using hybrid closed loop insulin pump as it is not user-friendly

Among first-time users of a new insulin pump that automatically delivers insulin to people with type 1 diabetes, nearly one-fifth stopped using the device, primarily because of difficulties meeting the technical demands system, researchers say.

25 Mar 2019

Modulating stiffness of blood-forming stem cells could facilitate mobilization procedures

Scientists at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and Georgia Tech have found that modulating blood-forming stem cells' stiffness could possibly facilitate mobilization procedures used for stem cell-based transplants.

25 Mar 2019

New research illuminates positive effects of exercise on the brain

Anyone who trains for a marathon knows that individual running workouts add up over time to yield a big improvement in physical fitness.

25 Mar 2019

Savings from lower insurance costs of growth hormone drugs not passed on to patients

Increasingly aggressive insurance strategies have lowered the total costs and insurance costs of growth hormone drugs, but those savings are not being passed on to patients, according to new research to be presented Sunday at ENDO 2019, the Endocrine Society's annual meeting in New Orleans, La.

25 Mar 2019

Boys with obesity enter puberty at earlier age, shows study

Girls are not the only ones who go through puberty early if they have obesity. Boys with obesity enter puberty at an earlier age than average, according to a study that will be presented Sunday at ENDO 2019, the Endocrine Society's annual meeting in New Orleans, La.

25 Mar 2019

Study finds increased financial burden for growth hormone treatment despite FDA approval

Despite an FDA approval of growth hormone treatment for children with idiopathic short stature, the mean cost burden to patients and their families has increased over time, according to findings from researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics of the University of Pennsylvania.

25 Mar 2019

Special Collection tracks development of new diagnostic tests for tuberculosis

The Cochrane Infectious Diseases Group (link is external) (CIDG), which has its editorial base at LSTM, helps prepare systematic reviews related to the diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis.

25 Mar 2019

High-fat, high-sugar diet in mouse mothers causes problems in the hearts of offspring

A diet high in fats and sugars is known for its unhealthy effects on the heart. Scientists now have found that a high-fat, high-sugar diet in mouse mothers before and during pregnancy causes problems in the hearts of their offspring, and that such problems are passed down at least three generations, even if the younger generations only eat a standard mouse chow diet.

22 Mar 2019

Lung cancer survivor recounts her lifetime struggles

By any measure, lung cancer patients have it rough. But Maryland resident and special education teacher Montessa Lee has been through a particularly arduous ordeal.

22 Mar 2019

Research links participation in team sports to larger hippocampal volumes in children

Adult depression has long been associated with shrinkage of the hippocampus, a brain region that plays an important role in memory and response to stress. Now, new research from Washington University in St. Louis has linked participation in team sports to larger hippocampal volumes in children and less depression in boys ages 9 to 11.

22 Mar 2019

Pitt engineers win $550,000 NSF CAREER award to develop new intervention for people with ASD

Autism was first described by U.S. researchers more than 70 years ago, and today the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 1 in 59 children are identified with autism spectrum disorder, affecting more than 3.5 million Americans.

22 Mar 2019

Presence of bacteria in urine does not always point to infection, shows study

Doctors should think carefully before testing patients for a urinary tract infection (UTI) to avoid over-diagnosis and unnecessary antibiotic treatment, according to updated asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) guidelines released by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and published in Clinical Infectious Diseases.

22 Mar 2019

Wyss Technology licensed by Sherlock Biosciences to create affordable molecular diagnostics

Harvard University has granted a worldwide exclusive license to Sherlock Biosciences, Inc. to develop and commercialize technology from the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering to create a highly sensitive, nucleic acid-based diagnostic platform that can rapidly deliver accurate and inexpensive results for a vast range of needs in virtually any setting.

22 Mar 2019

Children News and Research

Screen time plus snacking could increase risk for metabolic syndrome in teens

Chemicals in household dust promote development of fat cells in cell model

Inherited form of rickets improves more with new injectable medicine than conventional therapy

Most diabetic patients stop using hybrid closed loop insulin pump as it is not user-friendly

Modulating stiffness of blood-forming stem cells could facilitate mobilization procedures

New research illuminates positive effects of exercise on the brain

Savings from lower insurance costs of growth hormone drugs not passed on to patients

Boys with obesity enter puberty at earlier age, shows study

Study finds increased financial burden for growth hormone treatment despite FDA approval

Special Collection tracks development of new diagnostic tests for tuberculosis

High-fat, high-sugar diet in mouse mothers causes problems in the hearts of offspring

Lung cancer survivor recounts her lifetime struggles

Research links participation in team sports to larger hippocampal volumes in children

Pitt engineers win $550,000 NSF CAREER award to develop new intervention for people with ASD

Presence of bacteria in urine does not always point to infection, shows study

Wyss Technology licensed by Sherlock Biosciences to create affordable molecular diagnostics

Early life trauma may affect brain structure, contribute to major depressive disorder

New combination treatment shows promise for common brain tumor in children

Recent research shows that ease of breastfeeding after C-section differs culturally

Researchers identify a more effective treatment for cancer

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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