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Specialized fetal imaging to detect heart anomalies during pregnancy

It could be the effect of climate change. Or perhaps it's due to fertility treatments, multiple births or a mother's own health condition.

9 Feb 2023

Toddlers' level of attention to motherese may be a diagnostic marker of ASD

We all do it: that high-pitched, sing-songy voice that spills out of your mouth whenever a baby is around. Caregivers have long used this playful, emotional, exaggerated form of speech - called "motherese" - to capture their children's attention.

9 Feb 2023

Clustered lifestyle risk factors linked to poor mental health in early adulthood

Health is related to the outcomes of multiple risk factors that affect physical, mental, and social health. There is, however, little research on how lifestyle-related behaviors affect mental health.

8 Feb 2023

Limited exposure to language during childhood alters adult brain structure

Researchers assess the impact of restricted language access among children on the organization of the adult brain in specific language regions.

8 Feb 2023

School-based screen can be effective at improving and protecting the mental health of adolescents

In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers at RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences have found that a school-based screen for mental health problems, combined with a referral system, can be effective at improving and protecting the mental health of adolescents.

8 Feb 2023

Study shows how early-life adversity affects mental health and cognitive abilities

New research published in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry indicates that early-life adversity - such as homelessness, parental violence, or longstanding illness in the family - may lead to mental health challenges, which in turn have adverse consequences for the development of cognitive abilities during childhood.

8 Feb 2023

Eczema in young individuals remains a substantial public health burden in most countries

New research published in Clinical & Experimental Allergy indicates that the burden related to eczema in young individuals is substantial in most countries.

8 Feb 2023

More young Colorado children are consuming marijuana despite efforts to stop them

The number of children — especially very young ones — ingesting marijuana is rising in Colorado despite regulations meant to keep edibles out of kids' hands, and state leaders said they have no plans to revisit those rules this year.

8 Feb 2023

Professor Sara Linse presents new data on protein interactions in Alzheimer’s disease using the Fluidity One-W at FEBS 2019

Fluidic Analytics’ diffusional sizing technology has been influential in a recent study that investigates protein binding and self-assembly in Alzheimer’s disease.

From Fluidic Analytics 8 Feb 2023

Study: Nearly one in eight West Virginia infants had in-utero exposure to opioids, stimulants

Nearly one in eight infants born in West Virginia between 2020 and 2022 had in utero exposure to opioids, stimulants and/or cannabis, according to researchers at West Virginia University Health Sciences.

8 Feb 2023

Research uncovers brain structural differences in conduct disordered youths with and without maltreatment

Characterized by antisocial behaviors and low academic achievement, conduct disorder (CD) impacts an estimated 9.5% of individuals in the United States.

7 Feb 2023

Symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy increases risk of complications for mother and infant

Researchers investigate the obstetric and neonatal outcomes in unvaccinated pregnant females infected with the SARS-CoV-2.

7 Feb 2023

Early interruption of breastfeeding and sugar consumption contribute to dental caries by age 2

A study involving 800 children shows inclusion of sugar in their diet and early interruption of breastfeeding to be the main factors that contribute to the appearance of dental caries by age 2.

7 Feb 2023

Eliciting a history of vaping in adolescents is key to identifying EVALI cases

The severity of a lung disease associated with e-cigarettes in teens decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic, but hospitalizations from the disease continued to mount, according to a study of more than three dozen patients by UT Southwestern researchers published in Pediatric Pulmonology.

7 Feb 2023

Adolescent girls engaging in more physical activity each day have better attentional control

Adolescent girls who engage in more moderate and vigorous physical activity each day have better attentional control, a new study finds. The study focused on girls and boys aged 15-18.

7 Feb 2023

How does vaping affect your health?

According to the significant review, using nicotine e-cigarettes increases the risk of various adverse health outcomes, especially in youth, including taking up smoking, addiction, poisoning, seizures, burns, and lung injury.

6 Feb 2023

Study examines clinical risk factors for kidney function decline in children with CKD

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) in children is rare, which makes it difficult to study and leaves major gaps in the quantity and quality of evidence that informs the care of pediatric patients with the condition.

6 Feb 2023

Diagnosis of developmental language disorders in girls made more difficult by sexist myths or stereotypes

Developmental language disorder (DLD) is a problem involving the acquisition and development of language, and children with it experience difficulties speaking, communicating, understanding and expressing themselves.

6 Feb 2023

A technicality could keep RSV shots from kids in need

After more than five decades of trying, the drug industry is on the verge of providing effective immunizations against the respiratory syncytial virus, which has put an estimated 90,000 U.S. infants and small children in the hospital since the start of October.

6 Feb 2023

Virus Watch: A cohort study of COVID-19 in households of England and Wales

A new study posted on the pre-print medRxiv* aimed to discuss how Virus Watch provided public health approaches that were effective for the investigation of community incidence, symptom profiles, and the transmission of COVID-19, as well as the effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccines.

5 Feb 2023

Child Health News

Specialized fetal imaging to detect heart anomalies during pregnancy

Toddlers' level of attention to motherese may be a diagnostic marker of ASD

Clustered lifestyle risk factors linked to poor mental health in early adulthood

Limited exposure to language during childhood alters adult brain structure

School-based screen can be effective at improving and protecting the mental health of adolescents

Study shows how early-life adversity affects mental health and cognitive abilities

Eczema in young individuals remains a substantial public health burden in most countries

More young Colorado children are consuming marijuana despite efforts to stop them

Professor Sara Linse presents new data on protein interactions in Alzheimer’s disease using the Fluidity One-W at FEBS 2019

Study: Nearly one in eight West Virginia infants had in-utero exposure to opioids, stimulants

Research uncovers brain structural differences in conduct disordered youths with and without maltreatment

Symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy increases risk of complications for mother and infant

Early interruption of breastfeeding and sugar consumption contribute to dental caries by age 2

Eliciting a history of vaping in adolescents is key to identifying EVALI cases

Adolescent girls engaging in more physical activity each day have better attentional control

How does vaping affect your health?

Study examines clinical risk factors for kidney function decline in children with CKD

Diagnosis of developmental language disorders in girls made more difficult by sexist myths or stereotypes

A technicality could keep RSV shots from kids in need

Virus Watch: A cohort study of COVID-19 in households of England and Wales

Digital pathology and the PathoVerse: A conversation with Dr. Singh

Bioprocess Efficiency with Cell Density Monitoring

Exploring electron microscopy for plant and microbial imaging at the John Innes Centre

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