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Drug increases melanin production in some people with albinism

A small pilot clinical study at the National Eye Institute suggests that the drug nitisinone increases melanin production in some people with oculocutaneous albinism type 1B, a rare genetic disease that causes pale skin and hair and poor vision.

21 Feb 2019

Scientists demonstrate key role of salt in allergic immune reactions

Salt apparently affects allergic immune reactions. A team working with Prof. Christina Zielinski at the Technical University of Munich has demonstrated in cell cultures that salt leads to the formation of Th2 cells.

21 Feb 2019

Scientists can monitor brain activity to predict epileptic seizures few minutes in advance

Elizabeth Delacruz can't crawl or toddle around like most youngsters nearing their second birthday.

21 Feb 2019

Yale New Haven Children's Hospital becomes first in Connecticut to perform pediatric heart transplants

Yale New Haven Children's Hospital (YNHCH) today announced that it has become the first hospital in Connecticut and Rhode Island to receive certification from the United Network of Organ Sharing (UNOS) to perform pediatric heart transplants.

21 Feb 2019

Anticipatory signals in eye movements can help measure attentive capacity, learning with greater precision

How can we tell what a person is thinking? Sometimes, it is enough to observe one's behavior, for example, how they respond to a stimulus in the environment.

21 Feb 2019

Research finds steep rise in self-poisonings among young people

Self-harm from self-poisoning in children and adolescents is not only increasing but starting at a younger age, finds new research by University of Sydney and the NSW Poisons Information Centre.

20 Feb 2019

Viruses in the intestinal tracts can lead to islet autoimmunity and Type 1 diabetes

Researchers at the Center for Infection and Immunity at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, provide new evidence supporting an association between elevated levels of enteroviruses in the intestinal tracts of children and islet autoimmunity, a precursor to Type 1 diabetes.

20 Feb 2019

Novel preclinical model mimics persistent interneuron loss seen in preterm infants

Research-clinicians at Children's National Health System have created a novel preclinical model that mimics the persistent interneuron loss seen in preterm human infants, identifying interneuron subtypes that could become future therapeutic targets to prevent or lessen neurodevelopmental risks, the team reports Jan. 31, 2019, in eNeuro.

20 Feb 2019

Study may have important implications for refining parenting during child's adolescence

The field of adolescent psychology is increasingly focused on parents, with researchers asking how mothers and fathers control themselves (and their rising anger) in difficult interactions with their children.

20 Feb 2019

Newly released national framework identifies obstacles to improving EMS systems

As part of nationwide efforts to improve emergency medical care, researchers at the Mount Sinai Health System, in collaboration with UC San Diego Health, have released a national framework report titled "Promoting Innovations in Emergency Medical Services" that identifies regulatory, financial, and technological obstacles to improving local and state EMS systems.

20 Feb 2019

New screening tool more likely to identify sexual and labor exploitation of youth

A screening tool designed specifically to assess for human trafficking was more likely to identify sexual and labor exploitation of youth, as well as the risk factors, than a commonly used psychosocial assessment, reported researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and Baylor College of Medicine.

20 Feb 2019

Sexually abused children with PTSD more likely to provide incoherent testimony

Age and post-traumatic stress disorder are key factors that affect how coherently sexually abused children are able to recount traumatic events, according to a new study published in the journal Heliyon.

20 Feb 2019

Latest research encourages children to move out and learn through physical activity

The latest research findings and Finland's core curriculum encourage children to get off their desks and learn through physical activity and movement, but the process of adopting the new methods in practice is still in the early stages at schools.

20 Feb 2019

Early delivery due to scrapping of ‘baby cheque’ poses risks to babies

A study by Libertad González, professor with the Department of Economics and Business at UPF and the Barcelona GSE; Cristina Borra and Almudena Sevilla, found that children born prematurely due to the scrapping of the "baby cheque" weighed less at birth and had 20% more hospitalizations, especially due to respiratory problems, although the negative effects seem to dissipate after the second month of life.

20 Feb 2019

Prenatal exposure to forest fires causes stunted growth in children

Forest fires are more harmful than previously imagined, causing stunted growth in children who were exposed to smoke while in the womb, according to new research from Duke University and the National University of Singapore.

19 Feb 2019

Autistic children with co-occurring ADHD have greater adaptive behavior impairments

A pair of new studies has provided new insight into the challenges faced by children on the autism spectrum who exhibit symptoms of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

19 Feb 2019

Study finds no evidence that tougher policies prevent teenage cannabis use

A new study from the University of Kent has found no evidence that teenage cannabis use is lower in countries with tougher policies.

19 Feb 2019

Multinational initiative to study familial primary distal renal tubular acidosis

In addition to regulating the body's fluid balance, by excreting greater or smaller amounts of urine, the kidneys also maintain the proper balance of electrolytes (salts) and the pH (an acid-base equilibrium) within our body.

19 Feb 2019

Specialized lung cells appear in the developing fetus much earlier than previously thought

Specialized lung cells appear in the developing fetus much earlier than scientists previously thought. A new animal study reports how cells that become alveoli, the tiny compartments in which gas exchange occurs in the lung, begin their specialized roles very early in prenatal life.

19 Feb 2019

Female adolescent blood donors more likely to have iron deficiency and related anemia

Female adolescent blood donors are more likely to have low iron stores and iron deficiency anemia than adult female blood donors and nondonors, which could have significant negative consequences on their developing brains, a new study led by Johns Hopkins researchers suggests.

19 Feb 2019

Children News and Research

Drug increases melanin production in some people with albinism

Scientists demonstrate key role of salt in allergic immune reactions

Scientists can monitor brain activity to predict epileptic seizures few minutes in advance

Yale New Haven Children's Hospital becomes first in Connecticut to perform pediatric heart transplants

Anticipatory signals in eye movements can help measure attentive capacity, learning with greater precision

Research finds steep rise in self-poisonings among young people

Viruses in the intestinal tracts can lead to islet autoimmunity and Type 1 diabetes

Novel preclinical model mimics persistent interneuron loss seen in preterm infants

Study may have important implications for refining parenting during child's adolescence

Newly released national framework identifies obstacles to improving EMS systems

New screening tool more likely to identify sexual and labor exploitation of youth

Sexually abused children with PTSD more likely to provide incoherent testimony

Latest research encourages children to move out and learn through physical activity

Early delivery due to scrapping of ‘baby cheque’ poses risks to babies

Prenatal exposure to forest fires causes stunted growth in children

Autistic children with co-occurring ADHD have greater adaptive behavior impairments

Study finds no evidence that tougher policies prevent teenage cannabis use

Multinational initiative to study familial primary distal renal tubular acidosis

Specialized lung cells appear in the developing fetus much earlier than previously thought

Female adolescent blood donors more likely to have iron deficiency and related anemia

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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