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School garden-based interventions can improve metabolic parameters in children

School garden-based interventions can improve metabolic parameters such as blood sugar and cholesterol in children, according to a new study from UTHealth Houston.

10 Jan 2023

Separated families provide less financial and emotional support to their adult children

A recent study finds that families with separated parents provide less financial and emotional support to their adult children.

10 Jan 2023

Yale researchers identify neuronal basis of impaired consciousness in children with absence epilepsy

Imagine slipping in and out of consciousness hundreds of times per day, staying awake the whole time but having no sense of awareness during these lapses.

10 Jan 2023

Simple, cost-effective injection can protect premature babies from cerebral palsy

A program to increase the use of magnesium sulfate, a £1 injection that helps prevent cerebral palsy in premature babies, is effective according to a National Institute for Health and Care Research funded evaluation.

10 Jan 2023

What are the effects of prenatal exposure to alcohol and marijuana on fetal development?

Researchers presented the effects of simultaneous alcohol and cannabinoid (SAC) usage during gestation on fetal brain development.

10 Jan 2023

Children living near airports have higher blood lead levels, study finds

A new paper in PNAS Nexus, published by Oxford University Press, finds that children living near one California airport have higher lead levels in their blood.

10 Jan 2023

How does early life diet affect a child's mental health and personality?

A recent Nutrients study investigated the relationship between maternal and child diet and a child's personality traits and mental health, i.e., depression and anxiety.

10 Jan 2023

What were the risks and patterns of childhood deaths before and during the COVID-19 pandemic?

A new study describes the pattern of childhood deaths over 2019-21, the first two years of the pandemic, hoping to help identify the risks associated with these events.

10 Jan 2023

Vaccinating against toxin produced by E. coli may protect against malnutrition and stunting

Diarrhea is no longer the killer it was in the mid-20th century, when an estimated 4.5 million children under age 5 died of it every year.

9 Jan 2023

Group A streptococcal infections increased in England in 2022

In a recent study published in the journal Eurosurveillance, researchers investigated the latest increase in cases of invasive group A streptococcal (iGAS) infection among children in England below the age of 15 to understand the clinical presentations of iGAS as well as the incidence of co-infections with respiratory viruses.

9 Jan 2023

How to improve American students' math skills

In the past two decades, researchers have made great strides in uncovering how children learn math, but little of that new knowledge has trickled down to teachers, according to a new book on math education.

9 Jan 2023

NIH awards eight research grants to advance diagnosis of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children

The National Institutes of Health has awarded eight research grants to refine new technologies for early diagnosis of severe illnesses resulting from SARS-CoV-2 infection in children.

9 Jan 2023

The nature of general visual category representations for various object categories in 6- to 8-month-old infants

The scientists performed multivariate analysis on a multivariate classification framework and compared infant and adult EEG quantitative data and deep learning models.

9 Jan 2023

Study describes the variations in drug response across genetic subtypes of childhood leukemia

Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital are reporting the most comprehensive study to date describing the variations in drug response across different genetic subtypes of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).

5 Jan 2023

A gloomy outlook for type 1 diabetes in children and adolescents by 2050

A study published in The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology journal estimates the global incidence of type 1 diabetes in children and adolescents using microsimulation models.

5 Jan 2023

Specific air pollutants linked to non-viral asthma attacks among children in urban communities

Moderate levels of two outdoor air pollutants, ozone and fine particulate matter, are associated with non-viral asthma attacks in children and adolescents who live in low-income urban areas, a study funded by the National Institutes of Health has found.

5 Jan 2023

New statistical model can be used to prevent accidents involving children

A research team led by Kojiro Matsuo, an associate professor at the Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering within the Toyohashi University of Technology, and Kosuke Miyazaki, a professor at the Department of Civil Engineering within the National Institute of Technology – Kagawa College, has established an efficient means of identifying road intersections at high potential risk of accidents involving children.

5 Jan 2023

Trends in antibiotic resistance for the priority bacterial pathogens in children and adults

Researchers assessed the variation in antibiotic resistance patterns in adults and children.

5 Jan 2023

Experts seek to understand risks associated with vaping and e-cigarettes

E-cigarette or vaping product use–associated lung injury (EVALI) is a severe pulmonary illness caused by using e-cigarettes or vaping products. In the United States, in 2018, an alarming 25% of youth adopted e-cigarettes, with the overall number being more than 13 million individuals.

4 Jan 2023

Over £17 million funding to support children affected by domestic abuse

The funding will develop early intervention strategies to prevent violence against women and girls, the Safeguarding Minister announced today [4 January].

4 Jan 2023

Child Health News

School garden-based interventions can improve metabolic parameters in children

Separated families provide less financial and emotional support to their adult children

Yale researchers identify neuronal basis of impaired consciousness in children with absence epilepsy

Simple, cost-effective injection can protect premature babies from cerebral palsy

What are the effects of prenatal exposure to alcohol and marijuana on fetal development?

Children living near airports have higher blood lead levels, study finds

How does early life diet affect a child's mental health and personality?

What were the risks and patterns of childhood deaths before and during the COVID-19 pandemic?

Vaccinating against toxin produced by E. coli may protect against malnutrition and stunting

Group A streptococcal infections increased in England in 2022

How to improve American students' math skills

NIH awards eight research grants to advance diagnosis of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children

The nature of general visual category representations for various object categories in 6- to 8-month-old infants

Study describes the variations in drug response across genetic subtypes of childhood leukemia

A gloomy outlook for type 1 diabetes in children and adolescents by 2050

Specific air pollutants linked to non-viral asthma attacks among children in urban communities

New statistical model can be used to prevent accidents involving children

Trends in antibiotic resistance for the priority bacterial pathogens in children and adults

Experts seek to understand risks associated with vaping and e-cigarettes

Over £17 million funding to support children affected by domestic abuse

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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