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Firearm-injured kids have a high rate of developing new mental health diagnoses

Children and teens who survive a firearm injury have a high rate of developing new mental health diagnoses in the year afterward, even compared with kids who suffered injuries in a motor vehicle crash, a new study shows.

1 Dec 2022

Study shows only 75.8% of children under 15 have antibodies against measles

A study conducted in Brazil and reported in an article in Vaccines shows that in the São José do Rio Preto region in the northwest of São Paulo state, only 75.8% of children aged 0-15 have antibodies against measles.

1 Dec 2022

Newly identified genetic mutation may be a root cause of severe childhood glaucoma

An international team of scientists led by Mass Eye and Ear, a member of Mass General Brigham, and Boston Children's Hospital, has discovered a new genetic mutation that may be a root cause of severe cases of childhood glaucoma, a devastating condition that runs in families and can rob children of their vision by 3 years of age.

1 Dec 2022

Pandemic-related stressors have physically altered teens’ brains, study shows

A new study from Stanford University suggests that pandemic-related stressors have physically altered adolescents' brains, making their brain structures appear several years older than the brains of comparable peers before the pandemic.

1 Dec 2022

Her apartment might have put her son’s health at risk. But ‘I have nowhere else to go.’

When Louana Joseph's son had a seizure because of an upper respiratory infection in July, she abandoned the apartment her family had called home for nearly three years.

1 Dec 2022

Computer-based driving program reduces on-road crashes and near crashes among youth with ADHD

A program that combines computer-based and driving simulator training may reduce the proportion of crashes and near crashes among teens with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to a small study funded by the National Institutes of Health.

30 Nov 2022

Adolescent boys feel uncertain about navigating the perceived realities of youth sexual culture

While typical consent education in secondary schools may rationalize or provide a 'road map' for consent, teenage boys feel uncertain and anxious about navigating the perceived realities of youth sexual culture, according to new research from the University of Surrey.

30 Nov 2022

Removal of cilia from the brain's striatum impairs time perception and judgment, study finds

Researchers at the University of California, Irvine have discovered that removal of cilia from the brain's striatum region impaired time perception and judgment, revealing possible new therapeutic targets for mental and neurological conditions including schizophrenia, Parkinson's and Huntington's diseases, autism spectrum disorder, and Tourette syndrome.

30 Nov 2022

Specific genetic variant linked to early-onset childhood epilepsy discovered

Researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have discovered a specific genetic variant in SCN1A, the most common genetic epilepsy, that leads to an earlier onset of epilepsy, with clinical features distinct from other epilepsies.

30 Nov 2022

UNH researchers receive $1.8 million to study the effectiveness of child trafficking prevention program

The physical and emotional harm caused by commercial sexual exploitation and trafficking of children and youth has been well documented but there is little research looking at preventative measures to help protect those at risk.

30 Nov 2022

Zika-exposed children may show differences in cognitive development, mood and mobility

Children who are exposed to the Zika virus while in the womb, but who are not subsequently diagnosed with Zika-related birth defects and congenital Zika syndrome (CZS), may still display differences in some aspects of cognitive development, mood and mobility compared to unexposed children, reports a study published in Pediatric Research.

30 Nov 2022

UQ student awarded national prize for debunking common autism myth

A University of Queensland PhD student has been awarded a national prize for debunking a common myth about children with autism.

30 Nov 2022

COVID-19 pandemic fatigue in Hong Kong

Pandemic fatigue impeded the mitigation of COVID-19 in Hong Kong.

29 Nov 2022

Racial differences may reflect inequities in access to surgical care for Black, Latino, and Asian children

The number of surgeries performed on Black, Latino, and Asian children is significantly lower than among white children in the United States, a UT Southwestern study has found.

29 Nov 2022

Pediatric acute myeloid leukemia genetic subtypes with poor outcomes show increased inflammatory cytokine signaling

Researchers used ribonucleic acid (RNA) sequence data to understand the association between inflammatory cytokines and poor outcomes of pediatric Acute Myeloid Leukemia (pAML).

29 Nov 2022

Does breast milk influence infants' intestinal microbiota?

A large number of health-related benefits of probiotics have led to the development of a new discipline called probiogenomics, which focuses on the molecular mechanisms of probiotic activities. According to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the next-generation probiotics satisfy the scope of "live biotherapeutic products" (LBPs), which could be used to develop effective therapeutics for various diseases.

28 Nov 2022

Child Health News

Firearm-injured kids have a high rate of developing new mental health diagnoses

Study shows only 75.8% of children under 15 have antibodies against measles

Newly identified genetic mutation may be a root cause of severe childhood glaucoma

Pandemic-related stressors have physically altered teens’ brains, study shows

Her apartment might have put her son’s health at risk. But ‘I have nowhere else to go.’

Computer-based driving program reduces on-road crashes and near crashes among youth with ADHD

Adolescent boys feel uncertain about navigating the perceived realities of youth sexual culture

Removal of cilia from the brain's striatum impairs time perception and judgment, study finds

Specific genetic variant linked to early-onset childhood epilepsy discovered

UNH researchers receive $1.8 million to study the effectiveness of child trafficking prevention program

Zika-exposed children may show differences in cognitive development, mood and mobility

UQ student awarded national prize for debunking common autism myth

COVID-19 pandemic fatigue in Hong Kong

Racial differences may reflect inequities in access to surgical care for Black, Latino, and Asian children

Pediatric acute myeloid leukemia genetic subtypes with poor outcomes show increased inflammatory cytokine signaling

Does breast milk influence infants' intestinal microbiota?

How SARS-CoV-2 immune responses vary by population due to environmental and genetic factors

An analysis of COVID-19's dynamics, its impact on various age groups, anti-vaxxers and re-infection

SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant tends to spread more easily among children than prior strains

Social skills of the world’s poorest children 'severely ruptured' by COVID-19 pandemic, study shows

Reducing polypharmacy through innovative drug formulation technologies

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

Unlocking live single-cell functional insights

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