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Denmark's pertussis epidemic reveals the power of maternal vaccination

A study published in Eurosurveillance details the 2023 pertussis epidemic in Denmark, emphasizing the age-specific incidence, the role of maternal vaccination in reducing infant hospitalizations, and the impact of vaccination strategies on managing the outbreak.

8 Apr 2024

Pregnancy speeds up biological aging in women, study suggests

Pregnancy may carry a cost, reports a new study from the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.

8 Apr 2024

Study uncovers how consensual touch can benefit a person's physical and mental wellbeing

Through a large-scale analysis, researchers at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience have uncovered the ways in which consensual touch can benefit a person's physical and mental wellbeing.

8 Apr 2024

Novel therapeutic approach identified for overcoming resistance in B-cell leukemia

Despite having an overall survival rate of 94%, B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL), the most common childhood cancer, can prove challenging to treat, with survival among relapsed or resistant cases falling between 30-50%.

8 Apr 2024

First-ever guidelines developed to help build a child's tolerance to common food allergens

Researchers with McMaster University have crafted the first-ever guidelines to help prepare families who plan to build their child's tolerance to common food allergens.

8 Apr 2024

Study shows association between low youth cardiorespiratory fitness and adulthood decreased work ability

A study from the University of Jyväskylä confirms the concerns raised in the public domain about how young people's decreased fitness may affect their future work ability.

8 Apr 2024

Prenatal cannabis use disorder linked to increased risk of neurodevelopmental disorders in offspring

A new study presented at the European Psychiatric Association Congress 2024 reveals a significant association between prenatal cannabis use disorder (CUD) and an increased risk of neurodevelopmental disorders in offspring, including attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and intellectual disability (ID).

8 Apr 2024

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

In this interview, Dr. Church, the Molecular and Pediatric Pathologist at Boston Children's Hospital, talks to NewsMedical about their work in pediatric oncology, and the need to expand research and clinical options for children with cancer.

From Tecan 8 Apr 2024

COVID-19 shatters decades of global health progress, slashing life expectancy

Study in The Lancet reveals COVID-19 as the second leading cause of death in 2021, disrupting three decades of progress in global health and reducing life expectancy by 2.2 years from 2019 to 2021 despite previous gains.

7 Apr 2024

Childhood obesity not linked to adult skin cancer risk, study says

Study leverages a Mendelian randomization approach to explore if childhood obesity genetically predisposes individuals to adult skin cancer, finding no significant correlation.

7 Apr 2024

New ovarian atlas paves the way for extended fertility and hormone restoration

A new "atlas" of the human ovary provides insights that could lead to treatments restoring ovarian hormone production and the ability to have biologically related children, according to University of Michigan engineers.

5 Apr 2024

More kids are dying of drug overdoses. Could pediatricians do more to help?

A 17-year-old boy with shaggy blond hair stepped onto the scale at Tri-River Family Health Center in Uxbridge, Massachusetts.

5 Apr 2024

Dietary choices are linked to higher rates of preeclampsia among Latinas

For pregnant Latinas, food choices could reduce the risk of preeclampsia, a dangerous type of high blood pressure, and a diet based on cultural food preferences, rather than on U.S. government benchmarks, is more likely to help ward off the illness, a new study shows.

5 Apr 2024

New study finds interferon-γ release assays more effective than skin tests in predicting tuberculosis

The performance of tuberculin skin test (TST) and interferon-γ release assays (IGRAs) in predicting tuberculosis (TB).

5 Apr 2024

Study highlights COVID-19 challenges for perinatal women in Latino communities

Public policies blocked many families of Mexican descent living in the U.S. from accessing vital services such as food and mental health care during the COVID-19 pandemic, even though these communities experienced some of the highest infection and mortality rates.

5 Apr 2024

Discovery of a fundamental biological mechanism opens path for novel therapies

The lab of Yongchao C. Ma, PhD, at Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago discovered a fundamental biological mechanism that could lead to new treatments for neurological diseases, such as spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) and autism, as well as different cancers.

4 Apr 2024

Study reveals the impact of prompt design on ChatGPT's health advice accuracy

Study by CSIRO and The University of Queensland highlights how the phrasing of prompts influences the accuracy of health information provided by ChatGPT, showing a significant variance in effectiveness based on prompt design.

4 Apr 2024

BMI influences efficacy of nerve-stimulation treatment for sleep apnea, study finds

A nerve-stimulation treatment for obstructive sleep apnea that originally was approved only for people with body mass indexes (BMIs) in the healthy range recently was extended to patients with BMIs up to 40, a weight range generally described as severely obese.

4 Apr 2024

Ketogenic diet offers hope for infants with drug-resistant epilepsy

A ketogenic diet, which is low in carbohydrates and high in fat, shows promise as an alternative treatment option for infants with drug-resistant epilepsy, finds a new study led by researchers at UCL and Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children (GOSH).

4 Apr 2024

Study explores the connection between childhood experiences and weight before pregnancy

Sandsæter is a midwife and has seen the development first hand. Increasing numbers of pregnant women are overweight. Heidi Sandsæter has studied what overweight and obese pregnant women perceive as the cause of this development.

4 Apr 2024

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Children News and Research

Denmark's pertussis epidemic reveals the power of maternal vaccination

Pregnancy speeds up biological aging in women, study suggests

Study uncovers how consensual touch can benefit a person's physical and mental wellbeing

Novel therapeutic approach identified for overcoming resistance in B-cell leukemia

First-ever guidelines developed to help build a child's tolerance to common food allergens

Study shows association between low youth cardiorespiratory fitness and adulthood decreased work ability

Prenatal cannabis use disorder linked to increased risk of neurodevelopmental disorders in offspring

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

COVID-19 shatters decades of global health progress, slashing life expectancy

Childhood obesity not linked to adult skin cancer risk, study says

New ovarian atlas paves the way for extended fertility and hormone restoration

More kids are dying of drug overdoses. Could pediatricians do more to help?

Dietary choices are linked to higher rates of preeclampsia among Latinas

New study finds interferon-γ release assays more effective than skin tests in predicting tuberculosis

Study highlights COVID-19 challenges for perinatal women in Latino communities

Discovery of a fundamental biological mechanism opens path for novel therapies

Study reveals the impact of prompt design on ChatGPT's health advice accuracy

BMI influences efficacy of nerve-stimulation treatment for sleep apnea, study finds

Ketogenic diet offers hope for infants with drug-resistant epilepsy

Study explores the connection between childhood experiences and weight before pregnancy

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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