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Over half of neonatal deaths worldwide are attributed to preterm and small for gestational age births: a call for change

Researchers estimated prevalence in 2020 for three mutually exclusive types of small vulnerable newborns.

10 May 2023

Is there an association between maternal bean consumption and better nutritional outcomes?

Researchers evaluated the frequency of maternal bean consumption during pregnancy and their associations with diet quality and nutrient intake.

10 May 2023

An outdated tracking system is a key factor in Texas’ foster care shortcomings

The decades-old system Texas foster care officials use to track and monitor the health records of the nearly 20,000 children in their custody is both outdated and unreliable — so much so, advocates say, that children have been harmed or put at risk.

10 May 2023

Sodium showdown: How the food service industry battles salt to make America healthier

Research paper discusses the challenges faced by the food service industry in reducing sodium content in foods prepared and consumed away from home (FAFH), as well as successful strategies used to reduce sodium in FAFH.

10 May 2023

NUTRISHIELD study: Unraveling the impact of mother's milk on infant growth and health

The NUTRISHIELD study aims to compare the weight gain of preterm and term infants who exclusively receive either own mother's milk or pasteurized donor human milk. The study also evaluates the influence of diet, lifestyle habits, psychological stress, and pasteurization on milk composition and how it affects infant growth, health, and development.

9 May 2023

Researchers map the immune system in the gut of kids with inflammatory bowel disease

Researchers from Karolinska Institutet and Sachs' Children and Youth Hospital in Sweden have mapped the immune system in the gut of children with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

9 May 2023

Preadolescent fruit juice intake linked to healthier diets and lower BMI in teen years

The study evaluated the association between preadolescent 100% fruit juice intake and later adolescent diet quality and body mass index (BMI). The results showed that early adolescent fruit juice intake was positively associated with subsequent whole fruit consumption, better diet quality, and lower BMI in later adolescence.

9 May 2023

Researchers find link between increasing prosperity and unhealthy eating patterns in Kenyan preadolescents

The increase in obesity in lower-middle-income countries (LMIC) is largely thought to be affected by lifestyle transition away from traditional diets toward unhealthy Western dietary patterns that follow economic development.

9 May 2023

Breast milk microbes shape infant gut health

Research investigates the association between the microbial communities in human milk and infant gut. The study found that milk microbial communities have a long-term effect on the infant gut microbiome both through sharing of microbes and other molecular mechanisms.

9 May 2023

Spikevax approved for use in children aged 6 months to 5 years

Spikevax, the COVID-19 vaccine from Moderna, has today been authorized for use in children aged 6 months to 5 years.

9 May 2023

Experts urge increased attention to the threat of climate change and pollution on children's health

Study explores the impact of climate change and environmental chemicals on children's health.

9 May 2023

Unhealthy air and poor diet increase risk of preterm birth, study finds

Study investigated the association of ambient pollution on preterm birth and the effect measure modification of this association by caloric intake, percent caloric intake from fats, and percent caloric intake from saturated fats. The findings suggest that gestational parent diet may modify the effect of ambient pollutants on birth outcomes.

8 May 2023

SARS-CoV-2 infection leads to higher IgA levels in breast milk than vaccination

Researchers explore the presence and effectiveness of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in breastmilk following infection, vaccination, or both.

8 May 2023

Antibiotics, Western diet and higher socioeconomic status may increase IBD risk in children

Children and adolescents face greater risk of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) when exposed to antibiotics or a Western diet at early ages, or when their family has higher socioeconomic status, according to a study being presented today at Digestive Disease Week 2023.

8 May 2023

Low-cost screening tool developed for detecting congenital hypothyroidism in newborns

For newborns with congenital hypothyroidism, early diagnosis spells the difference between a normal, healthy life and lifelong disability.

8 May 2023

Omicron's grip on Sweden: High transmission rates persist despite high seroprevalence

Research paper reports on a study conducted in Sweden to determine the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron infection despite high seroprevalence. The study found a high prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron infection in Sweden despite high seroprevalence.

7 May 2023

The impact of living in a ‘food desert’ on metabolic health during pregnancy

Research paper investigates the relationship between socioeconomic status (SES), food desert severity, and metabolic health during pregnancy. The study found that lower SES predicted higher food desert severity, which in turn predicted higher percent adiposity during the second trimester of pregnancy.

7 May 2023

Team successfully treats aggressive vascular malformation in an infant's brain before birth

In a first, a team from Brigham and Women's Hospital and Boston Children's Hospital successfully treated an aggressive vascular malformation in an infant's brain before birth, avoiding potentially fatal symptoms after delivery.

5 May 2023

Lead contamination surfaces in affluent Atlanta neighborhood

Elizabeth Burns had just come inside from gardening in 2021 when she caught a TV news report about a rocklike material contaminating a nearby community's soil with lead.

5 May 2023

Researchers perform in-utero surgery to repair a potentially deadly developmental condition

For the first time, researchers performed a successful in-utero surgery to repair a potentially deadly developmental condition by treating an aggressive vascular malformation, called vein of Galen malformation, in a fetus's brain before birth, according to new research published today in Stroke, the peer-reviewed flagship journal of the American Stroke Association, a division of the American Heart Association.

5 May 2023

Child Health News

Over half of neonatal deaths worldwide are attributed to preterm and small for gestational age births: a call for change

Is there an association between maternal bean consumption and better nutritional outcomes?

An outdated tracking system is a key factor in Texas’ foster care shortcomings

Sodium showdown: How the food service industry battles salt to make America healthier

NUTRISHIELD study: Unraveling the impact of mother's milk on infant growth and health

Researchers map the immune system in the gut of kids with inflammatory bowel disease

Preadolescent fruit juice intake linked to healthier diets and lower BMI in teen years

Researchers find link between increasing prosperity and unhealthy eating patterns in Kenyan preadolescents

Breast milk microbes shape infant gut health

Spikevax approved for use in children aged 6 months to 5 years

Experts urge increased attention to the threat of climate change and pollution on children's health

Unhealthy air and poor diet increase risk of preterm birth, study finds

SARS-CoV-2 infection leads to higher IgA levels in breast milk than vaccination

Antibiotics, Western diet and higher socioeconomic status may increase IBD risk in children

Low-cost screening tool developed for detecting congenital hypothyroidism in newborns

Omicron's grip on Sweden: High transmission rates persist despite high seroprevalence

The impact of living in a ‘food desert’ on metabolic health during pregnancy

Team successfully treats aggressive vascular malformation in an infant's brain before birth

Lead contamination surfaces in affluent Atlanta neighborhood

Researchers perform in-utero surgery to repair a potentially deadly developmental condition

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