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SmartTots announces recipients of inaugural round of research grants

SmartTots announced Robert Block, PhD and Caleb Ing, MD as the recipients of its inaugural round of research grants today. The research grants are intended to support investigations into the existence of a clinical signal suggesting poor neurocognitive outcomes as the result of early exposure to anesthesia. Drs. Block and Ing will be conducting separate studies both centered around determining the effects of anesthetics on early brain development. Both recipients will receive $100,000 to fund their studies.

26 Jun 2012

Most adolescents undergoing evaluation for bariatric surgery are deficient in vitamin D

Most adolescents preparing for weight-loss, or bariatric, surgery are deficient in vitamin D, a new study demonstrates. The results will be presented Tuesday at The Endocrine Society's 94th Annual Meeting in Houston.

26 Jun 2012

‘Strong evidence’ for causal link between parental smoking, childhood asthma

Parental smoking is associated with symptoms of asthma in exposed children, report researchers who found the more parents smoked, the greater the risk to their children.

25 Jun 2012

Self-harm and suicide in young people: the role of new media

In the first Series paper, Self-harm and suicide in adolescents, Professor Keith Hawton, Dr Kate Saunders of the University of Oxford’s Centre for Suicide Research, and Professor Rory O’Connor of University of Stirling’s Suicidal Behaviour Research Laboratory, UK, examine existing research to look at the connections between self-harm and suicide in young people.

25 Jun 2012

Parental employment may affect family food environments

In a tight economy, with fewer jobs, many people end up working harder and sacrificing more to stay employed. A new study finds that one of those sacrifices is sometimes their own and their family's nutrition.

23 Jun 2012

Not eating too fast associated with lower body fat levels

A study carried out in Spain reveals that certain healthy habits, like eating more than four times a day or not eating too fast, are associated with lower body fat levels independently of exercise habits during free time.

22 Jun 2012

Researchers identify genes that cooperate in development of medulloblastoma

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital - Washington University Pediatric Cancer Genome Project lifts lid on the most aggressive subtype of medulloblastoma and finds genes that cooperate in tumor development.

22 Jun 2012

Report: Autoimmune diseases are all being diagnosed at rapid rates

There is a disturbing trend in autoimmune disease diagnosis; many are on the upswing. Recent reports show that type 1 diabetes (an autoimmune disease not related to obesity), celiac disease and lupus, among others autoimmune diseases, are all being diagnosed at rapid rates.

22 Jun 2012

AHS scientific conference to focus on impact of traumatic brain injuries

The impact of traumatic injuries to the brain - whether sustained in combat or on the playing fields of America's schools - is a major topic for international migraine specialists the week of June 18 as they gather in Los Angeles for the 54th Annual Scientific Sessions of the American Headache Society. This is among many timely issues concerning headache, migraine, and brain injuries on the four-day agenda here which runs through Sunday morning, June 24.

21 Jun 2012

Children exposed to HIV before birth may be more likely to experience hearing loss

Children exposed to HIV in the womb may be more likely to experience hearing loss by age 16 than are their unexposed peers, according to scientists in a National Institutes of Health research network.

21 Jun 2012

Teen mothers more likely to suffer abuse and postpartum depression than older moms

Teen mothers are far more likely to suffer abuse and postpartum depression than older moms, according to a study of Canadian women's maternity experiences by a University of Alberta researcher.

20 Jun 2012

Legalization of medical marijuana does not increase drug usage among high school students

While marijuana use by teens has been increasing since 2005, an analysis of data from 1993 through 2009 by economists at three universities has found no evidence to link the legalization of medical marijuana to increased use of the drug among high school students.

19 Jun 2012

Pediatric treatment regime for ALL patients improves chances of long-term survival

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), usually found in pediatric patients, is far more rare and deadly in adolescent and adult patients. According to the National Marrow Donor Program, child ALL patients have a higher than 80 percent remission rate, while the recovery rate for adults stands at only 40 percent.

18 Jun 2012

Major advance in development of night-time automatic control device for blood glucose levels at home

Yet another exciting breakthrough took place yesterday in the advancement and development of the ARTIFICIAL PANCREAS by specialists at Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel.

18 Jun 2012

DBV Technologies’ Viaskin safe and effective in treating children with peanut allergy

DBV Technologies, creator of Viaskin, a new standard in the treatment of allergy, announced today that AP-HP (Assistance Public - Hôpitaux de Paris) sponsor of the ARACHILD study presented at the EAACI Congress a late breaking oral presentation on safety and efficacy data after six months of epicutaneous immunotherapy in peanut allergy using Viaskin Peanut.

18 Jun 2012

Greater Than AIDS, Walgreens partner to mark National HIV Testing Day

Walgreens, the nation's largest pharmacy chain, and Greater Than AIDS, a coalition of public and private sector partners united in response to the domestic epidemic, are teaming with health departments and local AIDS organizations to provide FREE HIV testing at 47 Walgreens stores in 20 cities across the nation in June in support of National HIV Testing Day.

18 Jun 2012

Mania symptom profile changes with age

A review of published studies shows that there are significant age-group differences in the prominence of specific symptoms of mania among patients with bipolar disorder.

15 Jun 2012

Drug safety warnings by FDA do not always lead to targeted changes

Drug safety warnings issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) don't always lead to targeted changes in the way medications are prescribed and used, reports a study in the June issue of Medical Care.

15 Jun 2012

Research into alcohol's effect on juvenile rats

Research into alcohol's effect on juvenile rats shows they have an ability to build up a physical, but not cognitive, tolerance over the short term - a finding that could have implications for adolescent humans, according to Baylor University psychologists.

14 Jun 2012

Interactive website improves parental compliance with asthma controller medication use

Asthma is the most common chronic illness in adolescents and children, affecting an estimated seven million children up to the age of 17 in the United States. The burden of asthma on children is substantial: kids with asthma have a three-fold greater risk of school absence than children without asthma, and asthma is the third leading cause of hospitalization among children under the age of 15.

14 Jun 2012

Adolescents News and Research

SmartTots announces recipients of inaugural round of research grants

Most adolescents undergoing evaluation for bariatric surgery are deficient in vitamin D

‘Strong evidence’ for causal link between parental smoking, childhood asthma

Self-harm and suicide in young people: the role of new media

Parental employment may affect family food environments

Not eating too fast associated with lower body fat levels

Researchers identify genes that cooperate in development of medulloblastoma

Report: Autoimmune diseases are all being diagnosed at rapid rates

AHS scientific conference to focus on impact of traumatic brain injuries

Children exposed to HIV before birth may be more likely to experience hearing loss

Teen mothers more likely to suffer abuse and postpartum depression than older moms

Legalization of medical marijuana does not increase drug usage among high school students

Pediatric treatment regime for ALL patients improves chances of long-term survival

Major advance in development of night-time automatic control device for blood glucose levels at home

DBV Technologies’ Viaskin safe and effective in treating children with peanut allergy

Greater Than AIDS, Walgreens partner to mark National HIV Testing Day

Mania symptom profile changes with age

Drug safety warnings by FDA do not always lead to targeted changes

Research into alcohol's effect on juvenile rats

Interactive website improves parental compliance with asthma controller medication use

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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