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Gender inequality contributes to higher levels of child abuse

The challenges women in low- and middle-income countries face as they seek equal rights can cause distress—and some of them may take it out on their children with physical abuse.

5 Oct 2022

Routine newborn screening for sickle cell disease urgently needed to save lives in Africa

More than 300,000 babies globally are born every year with sickle cell, a hereditary condition which causes red blood cells to become sickle-shaped.

5 Oct 2022

Impact of COVID-19 on diabetic ketoacidosis prevalence among children with type 1 diabetes

In a new study, researchers evaluated trends in diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) prevalence at pediatric type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1D) diagnosis prior to and post-coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

5 Oct 2022

Positive parenting lays the foundation for close relationship with teens

High-quality parenting practices in adolescence lay the foundation for close parent-child relationships when the children become young adults, according to new research from Penn State.

5 Oct 2022

McLean Hospital-affiliated clinicians launch virtual treatment program for anxiety and OCD in children, teens

To tackle the growing mental health crisis facing children and adolescents and the difficulties families face accessing treatments for disorders such as anxiety and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), two McLean Hospital-affiliated clinicians have launched an innovative virtual treatment program called InStride Health.

4 Oct 2022

Targeted cognitive behavioral therapy can reduce food allergy-related anxiety for children and parents

Children with food allergies, along with their parents, often experience heightened anxiety over risks of casual contact with food allergens.

4 Oct 2022

Acetaminophen use during pregnancy associated with sleep, attention problems in children

Acetaminophen use during pregnancy is associated with sleep and behavior problems consistent with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to a study by Penn State College of Medicine researchers.

4 Oct 2022

Are infants younger than six months at higher risk of SARS-CoV-2 infections?

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, a team of researchers in the United States examined the incidence and associated characteristics of medically attended coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) episodes in infants below six months of age.

4 Oct 2022

New analysis highlights the need to prioritize addressing preventable vision loss in children in America

An analysis of the nation's first and largest comprehensive eye disease registry, the IRIS® Registry, sheds new light on what we thought we knew about childhood blindness in the United States: The leading causes appear to be retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), nystagmus, and cataract, mostly treatable and preventable causes.

3 Oct 2022

New research sheds light on how teens can get more sleep

Adjusting to a new sleep schedule at the start of the school year can lead to disturbed rest, daytime fatigue and changes in mood and focus for teens.

3 Oct 2022

Hesitancy to vaccinate children associated with misinformation about vaccine safety

As of late September 2022, nearly 78% of U.S. adults but only 31% of children ages 5 to 11 had completed the primary set of vaccinations against Covid-19, according to health authorities.

3 Oct 2022

Prenatal phthalate exposure associated with reduced lung function during childhood

A study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), a center supported by the "la Caixa" Foundation, has found that exposure to phthalates in the womb is associated with reduced lung function during childhood.

3 Oct 2022

Preventive malaria treatment is a cost-effective strategy for saving young lives

Young children in sub-Saharan Africa often become severely anaemic as consequence of a malaria infection. Treating them requires blood transfusions and they must stay hospitalized for several days.

3 Oct 2022

Novel peanut-specific human IgE monoclonal antibodies may uncover new therapeutic targets for peanut allergy

A recent Frontiers in Immunology journal study by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Vanderbilt University researchers has created an in vitro system to determine potential therapeutics targeting sensitized effector cells based on human, allergen-specific, Immunoglobulin E (IgE) monoclonal antibodies (mAbs).

2 Oct 2022

Improving care and reducing the morbidity, mortality associated with pediatric AKI

Acute kidney injury occurs (AKI) in one out of four babies, children and young adults during an intensive care stay for any reason, and yet the condition is poorly understood.

30 Sep 2022

Encouraging physical fitness may be an easy way to bring down eye allergies in children

Allergies are one of the most common conditions in children, with eye allergies, or allergic conjunctivitis, affecting up to 30 percent of children worldwide.

30 Sep 2022

Watch: Their baby died. The medical bills haunted them.

Born with a congenital heart defect and other medical issues, Sterling Raspe lived just eight months. In that time, she needed dozens of medical procedures and often required round-the-clock care in the neonatal intensive care unit.

30 Sep 2022

Activating digital resilience needs to be undertaken as a “collective endeavor”: study

Helping children become more 'digitally resilient' needs to be a collective effort if they are to learn how to "thrive online", according to new research led by the University of East Anglia.

30 Sep 2022

Children exposed to diverse accents perform better in learning new words

If elementary school children are accustomed to many regional and foreign accents because they hear them frequently in their linguistic environment, then it is easier for them to learn new words from other children who speak with unfamiliar accents.

29 Sep 2022

Less screen time and more physical activity may improve executive function in toddlers

A new study explored whether adherence to American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines for diet and physical activity had any relationship with toddlers' ability to remember, plan, pay attention, shift between tasks and regulate their own thoughts and behavior, a suite of skills known as executive function.

29 Sep 2022

Child Health News

Gender inequality contributes to higher levels of child abuse

Routine newborn screening for sickle cell disease urgently needed to save lives in Africa

Impact of COVID-19 on diabetic ketoacidosis prevalence among children with type 1 diabetes

Positive parenting lays the foundation for close relationship with teens

McLean Hospital-affiliated clinicians launch virtual treatment program for anxiety and OCD in children, teens

Targeted cognitive behavioral therapy can reduce food allergy-related anxiety for children and parents

Acetaminophen use during pregnancy associated with sleep, attention problems in children

Are infants younger than six months at higher risk of SARS-CoV-2 infections?

New analysis highlights the need to prioritize addressing preventable vision loss in children in America

New research sheds light on how teens can get more sleep

Hesitancy to vaccinate children associated with misinformation about vaccine safety

Prenatal phthalate exposure associated with reduced lung function during childhood

Preventive malaria treatment is a cost-effective strategy for saving young lives

Novel peanut-specific human IgE monoclonal antibodies may uncover new therapeutic targets for peanut allergy

Improving care and reducing the morbidity, mortality associated with pediatric AKI

Encouraging physical fitness may be an easy way to bring down eye allergies in children

Watch: Their baby died. The medical bills haunted them.

Activating digital resilience needs to be undertaken as a “collective endeavor”: study

Children exposed to diverse accents perform better in learning new words

Less screen time and more physical activity may improve executive function in toddlers

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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