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Using saliva to predict COVID-19 severity in children

News-Medical speaks to Dr. Usha Sethuraman about her research into COVID-19 and how saliva could be used to help predict COVID-19 severity in children.

22 Oct 2021

TEDDY study adds to a growing body of evidence that type 1 diabetes is not a single disease

New findings from the international The Environmental Determinants of Diabetes in the Young (TEDDY) study add to a growing body of evidence indicating that type 1 diabetes is not a single disease. The presentation and, perhaps, cause of autoimmune diabetes differs among genetically high-risk children, the research suggests.

22 Oct 2021

Vaccinating adolescents may reduce the impact of COVID-19, according to a UK modeling study

A recent study from the United Kingdom, published in the open-access journal Vaccines, implies that vaccinating adolescents and children may be pivotal in reducing infections with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), as well as ensuing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) morbidity and mortality across all age groups.

21 Oct 2021

Expert sound alarm on the crisis in sex education across the U.S.

Experts at the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine (SAHM) are calling attention to a crisis in sex education, specifically the continued creation and endorsement of abstinence-only curricula being taught across the U.S.

21 Oct 2021

Study finds distinct lower airways in children with cystic fibrosis

In the largest study of its kind, researchers found that the lower airways in children with cystic fibrosis (CF) have a higher burden of infection, more inflammation and lower diversity of microorganisms, compared to children with other illnesses who also have lung issues.

21 Oct 2021

Cell-free DNA can help detect measurable residual disease in children with medulloblastoma

Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have shown that cell-free DNA from cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) can be used to detect measurable residual disease (MRD) in children treated for the brain tumor medulloblastoma.

21 Oct 2021

Children show lower seroconversion rates than adults with mild COVID-19

A new study finds that following mild COVID-19, children are more likely to remain seronegative than adults, irrespective of the viral load or symptom severity.

20 Oct 2021

Scientists search for cause of mysterious covid-related inflammation in children

Like most other kids with covid, Dante and Michael DeMaino seemed to have no serious symptoms.

20 Oct 2021

Improving children’s hospital experiences using a social robot

In this interview, News-Medical speaks to Dr. Justin Wagner about Robin, the social companion robot, and how it is improving children’s hospital experiences.

20 Oct 2021

Children's facial expressions of emotion after sleep restriction forecast social problems

When Shakespeare called sleep "nature's soft nurse," he was definitely onto something. Centuries later researchers have found that inadequate sleep in children affects their emotional functioning in ways that may predict longer-term social problems. A new study, published in Affective Science by University of Houston professor of psychology Candice Alfano, examined whether changes in children's facial expressions of emotion after sleep restriction predict social problems concurrently and/or over time.

20 Oct 2021

Study analyzes the impact of family physicians in rural maternity care

In the heart of a city, the distances in rural communities may be difficult to envision. The space between neighbors can sometimes be measured in miles rather than blocks; a drive to the nearest hospital may take dozens of minutes rather than a handful.

19 Oct 2021

Research reveals troubling implications for female teenagers with obesity and chronic pain

New research on obesity and chronic pain in adolescents uncovers sex differences with troubling implications for female teenagers with these conditions.

19 Oct 2021

New findings may help widen therapeutic interventions for B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia

A retrospective study led by Northwestern Medicine investigators found that the chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell immunotherapy drug tisagenlecleucel demonstrated safety and efficacy in pediatric patients with relapsed and refractory B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-cell ALL), even when the drug doesn't meet the FDA's strict manufacturing standards.

19 Oct 2021

Genetic testing in siblings of newborns with cancer susceptibility genes could reduce deaths by 50%

Genetic testing of the siblings of newborns found to have mutations in any one of 11 genes most commonly associated with childhood-onset cancers could reduce deaths from these rare cancers by about 50%, suggests a study funded by the National Institutes of Health.

19 Oct 2021

Researchers unravel basic mechanisms of learning new words in sleeping toddlers

Very young children learn words at a tremendous rate. Now researchers at the Center for Mind and Brain at the University of California, Davis, have for the first time seen how specific brain regions activate as two-year-olds remember newly learned words - while the children were sleeping.

19 Oct 2021

Study reveals the importance of COVID-19 testing in reopening of schools

A new qualitative study examines the attitudes of school administrators, teachers, parents, and students towards the implementation of COVID-19 testing.

19 Oct 2021

Children with disabilities face special back-to-school challenges

Christopher Manzo, a boy with curly brown hair and bright-blue-and-yellow glasses, has lived a third of his five years at home because of the pandemic.

19 Oct 2021

Rewarming after cooling therapy increases the odds of seizures in oxygen-deprived newborns

Oxygen-deprived newborns who undergo cooling therapy to protect their brains are at an elevated risk of seizures and brain damage during the rewarming period, which could be a precursor of disability or death, a new study by a team of researchers led by a UT Southwestern pediatrician suggests.

19 Oct 2021

Professor Liston’s latest book helps young children to learn about vaccines

The Professor Adrian Liston, Senior Group Leader at the Babraham Institute, and artist Dr Sonia Agüera-Gonzalez have published a captivating story book to teach children about the immune system and why vaccinations are important.

19 Oct 2021

SARS-CoV-2 antibodies detected in breast milk of vaccinated mothers

Now, a new medRxiv* preprint study finds mothers vaccinated either one of the messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines transferred neutralizing antibodies and cytokines, including interferon-gamma (IFNγ), to a breastfeeding child. Additionally, the humoral response in breastmilk was effective in neutralizing four variants of concern.

18 Oct 2021

Child Health News

Using saliva to predict COVID-19 severity in children

TEDDY study adds to a growing body of evidence that type 1 diabetes is not a single disease

Vaccinating adolescents may reduce the impact of COVID-19, according to a UK modeling study

Expert sound alarm on the crisis in sex education across the U.S.

Study finds distinct lower airways in children with cystic fibrosis

Cell-free DNA can help detect measurable residual disease in children with medulloblastoma

Children show lower seroconversion rates than adults with mild COVID-19

Scientists search for cause of mysterious covid-related inflammation in children

Improving children’s hospital experiences using a social robot

Children's facial expressions of emotion after sleep restriction forecast social problems

Study analyzes the impact of family physicians in rural maternity care

Research reveals troubling implications for female teenagers with obesity and chronic pain

New findings may help widen therapeutic interventions for B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Genetic testing in siblings of newborns with cancer susceptibility genes could reduce deaths by 50%

Researchers unravel basic mechanisms of learning new words in sleeping toddlers

Study reveals the importance of COVID-19 testing in reopening of schools

Children with disabilities face special back-to-school challenges

Rewarming after cooling therapy increases the odds of seizures in oxygen-deprived newborns

Professor Liston’s latest book helps young children to learn about vaccines

SARS-CoV-2 antibodies detected in breast milk of vaccinated mothers

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