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Neutral or awkward behavior of mothers with infants linked to an epigenetic change in children

Adding evidence to the importance of early development, a new study links neutral maternal behavior toward infants with an epigenetic change in children related to stress response.

2 Mar 2023

Recent advances in surgical care reduce brain injuries in infants with congenital heart disease

Recent advances in newborn heart surgery have greatly reduced brain injuries in infants with congenital heart disease, according to a 20-year study by scientists at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals and British Columbia Children’s Hospital.

1 Mar 2023

Immunomodulatory effects of biotics-supplemented infant formulas

A review article published in the journal Nutrients describes the effects and benefits of pre-, pro-, syn-, and postbiotics-containing infant formulas in terms of modulating gut microbiota, immune response, and allergy susceptibility of newborns and infants.

1 Mar 2023

Clinical study reveals new use for high blood pressure drug in pediatric patients

A clinical study conducted by Indiana University School of Medicine researchers revealed that oral verapamil, a readily available and commonly used drug to treat high blood pressure and heart conditions, can also improve the pancreas' insulin secretion in children with newly-diagnosed type 1 diabetes (T1D).

1 Mar 2023

Patterns of new psychiatric diagnoses among children and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic

A new study published in PLoS Medicine aimed to determine the number of adolescents and children with primary or secondary diagnoses across the pandemic.

1 Mar 2023

Childhood adiposity associated with increased risk of recently proposed subtypes of adult-onset diabetes

New research published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes [EASD]) is the first study to show that childhood obesity is associated with an increased risk of four of the five recently proposed subtypes of adult-onset diabetes.

28 Feb 2023

Rutgers professor to play a key role in developing new set of dietary guidelines for the Americans

Carol Byrd-Bredbenner, a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Nutritional Sciences at the Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, is one of 20 nationally recognized experts appointed to the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee.

28 Feb 2023

School-based wellness initiative associated with reduction in average student BMI

Health impacts students' ability to learn. Leaders at MUSC's Boeing Center for Children's Wellness (MUSC BCCW) believe that lessons on healthy living can be part of every student's school experience.

28 Feb 2023

Higher income not enough to offset the impact of race on maternal and infant health

While higher income improves maternal and infant health over time, it's not enough to offset the impact of race, according to new University of Michigan research.

28 Feb 2023

First small molecules designed to stimulate immune cells against neuroblastoma

An MUSC Hollings Cancer Center research team has created what team members believe to be among the first small molecules designed to stimulate immune cells to fight cancer.

28 Feb 2023

Protective parenting could set your kids up for a healthier life in adulthood

Being a protective parent could set your kids up for a healthier life as an adult, according to new research from the University of Georgia.

28 Feb 2023

Obesity in childhood may be a risk factor for all types of adult diabetes

Child obesity is linked to increased risk of developing diabetes in adulthood, both autoimmune forms of diabetes and different forms of type 2 diabetes, a new study published in Diabetologia reports.

28 Feb 2023

Metabolomic differences in breast milk throughout lactation

Researchers characterize the cellular metabolome of breast milk throughout the course of lactation.

28 Feb 2023

Maternal obesity alters the structure of placenta more than gestational diabetes mellitus

Maternal obesity alters the structure of the placenta (a vital organ that nourishes the baby during pregnancy) more than gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM; a condition is diagnosed by poor glucose control in pregnancy).

28 Feb 2023

New method to improve diagnosis of Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia in preschool age children

University of Southampton researchers have recommended a method to help diagnose preschool age children with Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD).

27 Feb 2023

More than $1.4 million raised for Johns Hopkins Children’s Center during Mix 106.5’s 34th Annual Radiothon

Thanks to generous donations from listeners and others, raised $1,432,212.34 for Johns Hopkins Children's Center.

27 Feb 2023

Researchers reveal how early-life stress can disrupt operation of the brain's reward circuit

A new brain connection discovered by University of California, Irvine researchers can explain how early-life stress and adversity trigger disrupted operation of the brain's reward circuit, offering a new therapeutic target for treating mental illness.

27 Feb 2023

What is the effect of maternal circulating amino acids on offspring birthweight?

Researchers examined the effect of serum levels of 20 amino acids in a mother during pregnancy on offspring birthweight in a two-sample summary data Mendelian randomization framework.

27 Feb 2023

Are home-packed lunches nutritionally inferior to in-school lunches?

A new study in Nutrients aimed to analyze the consumption of home-packed lunches among 3rd-grade elementary children.

27 Feb 2023

Study findings likely to guide the design of engineered TAPBPR variants with tailored HLA specificity

Researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have identified variants of a chaperone molecule that optimizes the binding and presentation of foreign antigens across the human population, which could open the door to numerous applications where robust presentation to the immune system is important, including cell therapy and immunization. The findings were published today in Science Advances.

24 Feb 2023

Child Health News

Neutral or awkward behavior of mothers with infants linked to an epigenetic change in children

Recent advances in surgical care reduce brain injuries in infants with congenital heart disease

Immunomodulatory effects of biotics-supplemented infant formulas

Clinical study reveals new use for high blood pressure drug in pediatric patients

Patterns of new psychiatric diagnoses among children and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic

Childhood adiposity associated with increased risk of recently proposed subtypes of adult-onset diabetes

Rutgers professor to play a key role in developing new set of dietary guidelines for the Americans

School-based wellness initiative associated with reduction in average student BMI

Higher income not enough to offset the impact of race on maternal and infant health

First small molecules designed to stimulate immune cells against neuroblastoma

Protective parenting could set your kids up for a healthier life in adulthood

Obesity in childhood may be a risk factor for all types of adult diabetes

Metabolomic differences in breast milk throughout lactation

Maternal obesity alters the structure of placenta more than gestational diabetes mellitus

New method to improve diagnosis of Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia in preschool age children

More than $1.4 million raised for Johns Hopkins Children’s Center during Mix 106.5’s 34th Annual Radiothon

Researchers reveal how early-life stress can disrupt operation of the brain's reward circuit

What is the effect of maternal circulating amino acids on offspring birthweight?

Are home-packed lunches nutritionally inferior to in-school lunches?

Study findings likely to guide the design of engineered TAPBPR variants with tailored HLA specificity

How innovation in dried blood spot testing is transforming neurological disease monitoring

Unlocking live single-cell functional insights

How microRNA is transforming science: From discovery to diagnostics

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