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DNA patterns in circulating blood cells can help identify spastic cerebral palsy

A Delaware team including Erin Crowgey, PhD, associate director of Bioinformatics with Nemours Biomedical Research, has published a study in the peer-reviewed journal BMC Bioinformatics, showing that DNA patterns in circulating blood cells can be used to help identify spastic cerebral palsy (CP) patients.

22 Jun 2018

Study suggests proteinuria lowering as important target in managing pediatric CKD

In a study of children with chronic kidney disease, blood pressure medications reduced protein excretion in the urine, which was linked with a lower risk of disease progression.

22 Jun 2018

Researchers discover shared genetic basis for psychiatric disorders

A new study conducted by Spanish researchers has shown that psychiatric disorders, but not non-psychiatric neurological disorders have a shared genetic basis.

22 Jun 2018

Experts issue urgent call to protect infants from sleep-related deaths

Dr. Kyran Quinlan and colleagues at Rush issue an urgent call for prevention strategies for sleep-related infant deaths in his viewpoint, "Protecting Infants From Sleep-Related Deaths" published in the June 18 online issue of JAMA Pediatrics.

22 Jun 2018

FDA expands approval of novel diabetes management device to include younger pediatric patients

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today expanded the approval of the MiniMed 670G hybrid closed looped system, a diabetes management device that is intended to automatically monitor glucose (sugar) and provide appropriate basal insulin doses with little or no input from the user, to include individuals aged 7 to 13 with type 1 diabetes.

21 Jun 2018

Rutgers Cancer Institute educates childhood cancer survivors about late effects of treatment

Facing pediatric cancer as a patient or caregiver is challenging enough, but to understand the impact of the late effects of treatment is equally challenging to this population.

21 Jun 2018

Harnessing Pediatric Cancer Genomic Data in the Cloud

Dr. Jinghui Zhang, an esteemed computational biologist at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital discusses her latest study and how technology such as cloud computing is changing the way that scientists carry out research.

21 Jun 2018

Study tests accuracy of device designed to detect heart dysfunction in childhood cancer survivors

A wireless device designed for detection of heart dysfunction in childhood cancer survivors treated with anthracycline chemotherapy was accurate and displayed a low false-negative rate as compared to cardiac magnetic resonance imaging.

21 Jun 2018

New guidelines recommend newborns with Down’s syndrome to receive leukemia test

New genetic testing has been developed at the University of Oxford to detect early signs of a potentially fatal condition that can also develop into full blown leukaemia in children with Down’s syndrome.

21 Jun 2018

Rhesus macaque model could be useful to test therapies for congenital Zika virus syndrome

Rhesus macaque monkeys infected in utero with Zika virus develop similar brain pathology to human infants, according to a report by researchers at the California National Primate Research Center and School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of California, Davis, published June 20 in Nature Communications.

21 Jun 2018

Study finds factors underlying current rise in radicalization among European youth

A study published in European Psychiatry reports on factors underlying the current rise in radical conversions among European youth.

21 Jun 2018

Blended course format may improve academic achievement in students at risk for failing

Before online learning existed, the traditional lecture format was the only option for college courses. Students who skipped class risked missing out on valuable information presented in-person.

20 Jun 2018

1 in 5 immigrant children detained during ‘zero tolerance’ border policy are under 13

The Trump administration has detained 2,322 children 12 years old or younger amid its border crackdown, a Department of Health and Human Services official told Kaiser Health News on Wednesday.

20 Jun 2018

'Mind-minded' parents contribute greatly to development of infants' emotion regulation capacity

Most parents want their children to learn to regulate their emotions and, for example, not immediately give up after a disappointment or become hysterical when they don't get their way.

20 Jun 2018

Study opens new window into cellular events that occur in the brain during absence seizures

At first, the teacher described her six-year-old student as absentminded, a daydreamer. The boy was having difficulty paying attention in class. As the teacher watched the boy closely, she realized that he was not daydreaming. He often blanked out for a few seconds and wouldn't respond when she called his name. On occasion, he would blink a lot and his eyes would roll up.

20 Jun 2018

Child Health News

DNA patterns in circulating blood cells can help identify spastic cerebral palsy

Study suggests proteinuria lowering as important target in managing pediatric CKD

Researchers discover shared genetic basis for psychiatric disorders

Experts issue urgent call to protect infants from sleep-related deaths

FDA expands approval of novel diabetes management device to include younger pediatric patients

Rutgers Cancer Institute educates childhood cancer survivors about late effects of treatment

Harnessing Pediatric Cancer Genomic Data in the Cloud

Study tests accuracy of device designed to detect heart dysfunction in childhood cancer survivors

New guidelines recommend newborns with Down’s syndrome to receive leukemia test

Rhesus macaque model could be useful to test therapies for congenital Zika virus syndrome

Study finds factors underlying current rise in radicalization among European youth

Blended course format may improve academic achievement in students at risk for failing

1 in 5 immigrant children detained during ‘zero tolerance’ border policy are under 13

'Mind-minded' parents contribute greatly to development of infants' emotion regulation capacity

Study opens new window into cellular events that occur in the brain during absence seizures

Parent-Child Interaction Therapy can reduce depression rates in children

Study points to dangers of feeding non-dairy drink to infants

Theoretical models predict how juveniles evolve to be more susceptible than adults to infection

Young cancer survivors need more support as they feel dissatisfied with their sexuality

Separating migrant children from parents at US border tantamount to child abuse

Investigating the Unique Nanomechanical Properties of Tooth Enamel

Diagnosing Heart Disease Using AI

Harnessing Pediatric Cancer Genomic Data in the Cloud

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