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Research highlights physical changes in the brain of self-injuring teen girls

The brains of teenage girls who engage in serious forms of self-harm, including cutting, show features similar to those seen in adults with borderline personality disorder, a severe and hard-to-treat mental illness, a new study has found.

13 Nov 2018

Epigenetic link found between prenatal exposure to maternal smoking and offspring's cardio-metabolic health

According to new research, epigenetic changes found in the offspring exposed to maternal smoking during pregnancy or in current smokers are linked to smoking-related diseases in adulthood.

13 Nov 2018

Food insecurity during pregnancy linked to severity of neonatal abstinence syndrome

A new study shows that food insecurity in pregnant women being treated for opioid use disorder may be associated with increased risk for their infants receiving pharmacologic treatment for neonatal abstinence syndrome.

13 Nov 2018

Obese adolescents feel less food enjoyment than those with normal weight, study reveals

Researchers from the University of Granada belonging to the Mind, Brain and Behavior Research Center and the Faculty of Business and Economics have proven that adolescents who suffer from obesity feel less food enjoyment than those who have a normal weight.

13 Nov 2018

Australian Academy of Science urges parents to vaccinate children against meningococcal disease

The Australian Academy of Science is urging parents to vaccinate their children against all strains of meningococcal disease, after a recent spike in cases in Adelaide and the death of a seven-year-old boy in south-west Sydney.

13 Nov 2018

Study identifies unique functional brain networks associated with ASD behaviors in infancy

A new study has identified unique functional brain networks associated with characteristic behaviors of autism spectrum disorder in 12- and 24-month old children at risk for developing ASD. The study is published in Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging.

13 Nov 2018

Wishes can help pediatric patients to get better over time

Cimone Stills, 15, has a medical condition that has caused her to have multiple seizures a day for most of her life. Specifically, she has treatment-resistant generalized epilepsy because of a genetic variation. Like many patients with such a serious illness, it affects her daily life and as a result, she was diagnosed with clinical depression.

13 Nov 2018

Study identifies factors tied to greater risk of advanced liver disease in cystic fibrosis patients

Children's Hospital Colorado pediatric gastroenterologist, Michael Narkewicz, MD, recently shared results of the Prospective Study of Ultrasound to Predict Hepatic Cirrhosis in Cystic Fibrosis, which sought to determine if liver ultrasounds could identify children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis who are at greater risk of developing advanced liver disease.

13 Nov 2018

New physical activity guidelines released that urge people to "move more"

The American Department of Health and Human Services has released a set of guidelines this Monday (12th November 2018) regarding the amount of exercise individuals need in order to stay healthy. The guidance is aimed at the sedentary population warning them of the ill effects of not being physically active.

13 Nov 2018

Insufficient sleep duration linked with unhealthy lifestyle profile among children

A new study conducted among more than 177,000 students suggests that insufficient sleep duration is associated with an unhealthy lifestyle profile among children and adolescents.

13 Nov 2018

Researchers find no link between infants waking up at night and later developmental problems

New parents often expect their baby to start sleeping through the night by around six months of age. Indeed, they often receive messages from pediatricians and others about the importance of early sleep consolidation.

13 Nov 2018

AAP updates concussion recommendations for children and teens

The American Academy of Pediatrics has updated its concussion recommendations to support children and teens engaging in light physical activity and returning to school as they recover.

12 Nov 2018

Growth and spread of deadly eye tumor suppressed in cells, animals

By comparing genetic sequences in the eye tumors of children whose cancers spread with tumors that didn't spread, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers report new evidence that a domino effect in cells is responsible for the cancer spreading.

12 Nov 2018

Shortage of specific gene 'silencing' molecules linked with pediatric low-grade gliomas

Experimenting with lab-grown brain cancer cells, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers have added to evidence that a shortage of specific tiny molecules that silence certain genes is linked to the development and growth of pediatric brain tumors known as low-grade gliomas.

12 Nov 2018

Pre-schoolers with autism thrive in mainstream classroom settings

In a world first, breakthrough research from La Trobe University has shown that toddlers with autism are just as capable of learning important life skills through early-intervention delivered in mainstream pre-schools as in specialized settings.

12 Nov 2018

New project seeks to address alarming injury rate in youth footballers

To address the alarming injury rate in youth footballers in Sweden, the project Injury-Free Children and Adolescents: Towards Better Practice in Swedish Football (FIT project) seeks to fill in the knowledge gaps by bringing biomedical and social science together.

12 Nov 2018

Child Health News

Research highlights physical changes in the brain of self-injuring teen girls

Epigenetic link found between prenatal exposure to maternal smoking and offspring's cardio-metabolic health

Food insecurity during pregnancy linked to severity of neonatal abstinence syndrome

Obese adolescents feel less food enjoyment than those with normal weight, study reveals

Australian Academy of Science urges parents to vaccinate children against meningococcal disease

Study identifies unique functional brain networks associated with ASD behaviors in infancy

Wishes can help pediatric patients to get better over time

Study identifies factors tied to greater risk of advanced liver disease in cystic fibrosis patients

New physical activity guidelines released that urge people to "move more"

Insufficient sleep duration linked with unhealthy lifestyle profile among children

Researchers find no link between infants waking up at night and later developmental problems

AAP updates concussion recommendations for children and teens

Growth and spread of deadly eye tumor suppressed in cells, animals

Shortage of specific gene 'silencing' molecules linked with pediatric low-grade gliomas

Pre-schoolers with autism thrive in mainstream classroom settings

New project seeks to address alarming injury rate in youth footballers

Adolescent obesity linked with increased risk of pancreatic cancer later in life

Saliva-based RNA test could improve ability to accurately identify children with ASD

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