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Preterm infants do not get used to repeated pain, study finds

Preterm infants do not get used to repeated pain in the way that full-term infants, children and adults do habituate to pain, finds a study led by UCL (University College London) researchers.

16 Mar 2023

Global maternal Strep B immunization program may save millions of dollars in healthcare costs

A global maternal immunization program for group B Streptococcus - Strep B - would save millions of dollars in healthcare costs by reducing death and disability, a team led by researchers from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine has found.

16 Mar 2023

Maternal opioid treatment after delivery not associated with adverse infant outcomes

Infants born to mothers prescribed opioids after delivery, mostly after a cesarean, are at no greater risk of harm shortly after birth than infants of mothers not prescribed opioids, finds a large study from Canada published by The BMJ today.

16 Mar 2023

The US remains a grim leader in preterm births. Why? And can we fix it?

Tamara Etienne's second pregnancy was freighted with risk and worry from its earliest days — exacerbated by a first pregnancy that had ended in miscarriage.

16 Mar 2023

Study offers valuable insights about how young people understand chronic pain

Whether it’s headaches, abdominal pain, or unrelenting joint soreness, up to a third of young people in Australia experience chronic pain.

16 Mar 2023

Diagnosis and treatment of food allergies using a molecular approach

Researchers discuss molecular methods for food allergy assessments, including diagnostic and prognostic markers, as well as existing therapies.

15 Mar 2023

Artificial pancreas technology improves blood glucose control in young children with type 1 diabetes

Artificial pancreas technology improved blood glucose control in young children between ages 2 and 5 with type 1 diabetes, according to the results of the Pediatric Artificial Pancreas (PEDAP) Trial, a 13-week randomized controlled trial conducted at three pediatric diabetes centers across the United States.

15 Mar 2023

How do fingerprints develop?

A fingerprint is both complex and unique, and that is why it has fascinated scientists for so long. New research reveals the details relating to their formation and how their characteristic variability is achieved during embryonic development.

15 Mar 2023

Teaching young cyclists about the rules of the road to avoid serious childhood accidents

Odds are, kids aren't going to list bicycle helmets high on the cool list.

15 Mar 2023

Premature infants in incubators absorb evaporated alcohol from alcohol-based disinfectants

Neonatal incubators are considered the first home of infants born prematurely, keeping them warm and protecting them from possible infections.

15 Mar 2023

Community health workers can help save thousands of maternal and infant lives from malaria

Community health workers can make a great difference in increasing the number of pregnant women who receive life-saving preventive antimalarial treatment, according to a study conducted in four sub-Saharan African countries and led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), an institution supported by "la Caixa" Foundation.

15 Mar 2023

Children's immunity to COVID-19 provided by common colds

During the pandemic, it became clear that children who contracted COVID-19 became less ill than adults.

15 Mar 2023

An overview of COVID-19-associated neurological complications in children

Researchers review current literature to understand the association between COVID-19, neuroimaging, and neurological symptoms in children.

14 Mar 2023

Extra body weight associated with increased risk of hypertension among children

A Kaiser Permanente study of more than 800,000 young people between the ages of 3 and 17 showed that youth at the upper range of average weight had a 26% higher risk of developing hypertension than those closer to what is considered average weight. The study was published March 14, 2023, in JAMA Network Open.

14 Mar 2023

Pupils' well-being at school linked with their sense of competence

New research emphasizes how important children's well-being is for their sense of achievement.

14 Mar 2023

New report focuses on promoting safer sleep for babies

Change is needed to the way safer sleep information is communicated, if risks to babies from unsafe sleeping practices are to be reduced, according to a new report from Oxford, UCL, Bristol and Newcastle Universities.

14 Mar 2023

Long-term antibiotic therapy for adolescent acne can affect liver metabolism and promote adiposity

A growing body of evidence is showing that the healthy gut microbiome – a community of microorganisms that live together in the gut – influences many aspects of human growth and development, especially during adolescence.

14 Mar 2023

Study identifies abnormal biomarkers associated with obesity in early elementary-aged Latino youth

In the United States, low-income, Latino youth are disproportionately affected by obesity with 25.8% of Latino youth aged 2-19 considered to have obesity, which is approximately two times more likely when compared to their non-Latino white counterparts.

14 Mar 2023

Jersey Shore University Medical Center redesignated as a Baby-Friendly Hospital

Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center (JSUMC) has been redesignated as a Baby-Friendly Hospital.

14 Mar 2023

Do the symptom profiles among children with SARS-CoV-2 infection differ by variant type?

Researchers performed a comparative analysis of symptoms related to SARS-CoV-2 variants in children.

14 Mar 2023

Child Health News

Preterm infants do not get used to repeated pain, study finds

Global maternal Strep B immunization program may save millions of dollars in healthcare costs

Maternal opioid treatment after delivery not associated with adverse infant outcomes

The US remains a grim leader in preterm births. Why? And can we fix it?

Study offers valuable insights about how young people understand chronic pain

Diagnosis and treatment of food allergies using a molecular approach

Artificial pancreas technology improves blood glucose control in young children with type 1 diabetes

How do fingerprints develop?

Teaching young cyclists about the rules of the road to avoid serious childhood accidents

Premature infants in incubators absorb evaporated alcohol from alcohol-based disinfectants

Community health workers can help save thousands of maternal and infant lives from malaria

Children's immunity to COVID-19 provided by common colds

An overview of COVID-19-associated neurological complications in children

Extra body weight associated with increased risk of hypertension among children

Pupils' well-being at school linked with their sense of competence

New report focuses on promoting safer sleep for babies

Long-term antibiotic therapy for adolescent acne can affect liver metabolism and promote adiposity

Study identifies abnormal biomarkers associated with obesity in early elementary-aged Latino youth

Jersey Shore University Medical Center redesignated as a Baby-Friendly Hospital

Do the symptom profiles among children with SARS-CoV-2 infection differ by variant type?

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