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Researchers find an uptick in the use of school mental health services before the pandemic

Months after the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) declared a national emergency in child and mental health, Emory University researchers have found that use of school of mental health services went up among key adolescent groups in the year before COVID-19 struck compared to previous years in the U.S. The study offers critical insights about the importance of school mental health services in alleviating the growing youth mental health crisis.

3 May 2022

Schools' role in the spread of SARS-CoV-2

The Omicron wave of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)––the causative pathogen for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and the current pandemic––led to rampant transmissions in schools. Therefore, the school-based viral transmission must be curtailed to reduce viral evolution and maintain children's in-person education.

2 May 2022

A “less is more” method may prevent antibiotic overuse in pediatric intensive care unit patients

When a patient in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) develops a fever, physicians often routinely order a blood culture to identify the cause, particularly if they have reason to worry about sepsis, a life-threatening condition that occurs when chemicals released by immune system cells in the bloodstream to fight an infection trigger inflammation and shock throughout the body.

2 May 2022

British children's sugar intake exceeds current public health recommendations

A new study, being presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Maastricht, Netherlands (4-7 May), suggests that children in the UK start consuming free sugars (those added to foods and drinks and those occurring naturally in fruit juices, honey and syrups) at a very young age, and that many toddlers' sugar intake exceeds the maximum recommended amount for children aged 4 and older.

2 May 2022

SARS-CoV-2 viral shedding varies widely in asymptomatic and mildly ill patients

In a recent study published in the Nature Microbiology journal, researchers assessed the longitudinal viral dynamics in asymptomatic severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections.

1 May 2022

Elevated levels of maternal psychological distress may affect offspring’s cognitive development

Women's elevated anxiety, depression and stress during pregnancy altered key features of the fetal brain, which subsequently decreased their offspring's cognitive development at 18 months.

29 Apr 2022

Children treated with antibiotics have abundant fungal microbiota in the gut, study reveals

A study recently completed at the University of Helsinki revealed that the fungal microbiota in the gut is more abundant and diverse in children treated with antibiotics compared with the control group even six weeks following the start of the antibiotic course.

29 Apr 2022

Study highlights the need to improve clinical management of Malawian children with low blood sugar or blood oxygen levels

A new study in rural Malawi underscores the need for better clinical management of severely ill children with very low blood sugar or blood oxygen levels.

29 Apr 2022

Hybrid learning using alternating school days for children helped reduce COVID-19 spread

As communities continue a shift toward normalcy in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have helped quantify the effectiveness of one of the most commonly-debated mitigation measures taken across the country.

29 Apr 2022

Autism, ADHD and school absence are associated with increased risk for self- harm in adolescents

Research led by King's College London and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has analyzed factors associated with self-harm in over 111,000 adolescents aged 11-17 years old.

29 Apr 2022

Study investigates the link between teenagers’ wellbeing and exam performance

Pupils who feel particularly joyful do not do any better in their GCSEs than their peers who do not feel as happy, according to UCL research led by Professor John Jerrim.

28 Apr 2022

Immune fitness plays a vital role in pandemic preparedness

Most of the attempts to curtail the threat of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) focused on the development of vaccines and the implementation of non-pharmaceutical interventions such as lockdowns and social distancing restrictions to limit the transmission of the disease.

28 Apr 2022

NIH awards $10.9 million COBRE grant to support Nemours Children's 'well beyond medicine' strategy

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently awarded a Phase 1, 5-year $10.9 million Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) award, entitled Research Expanding Access to Child Health (REACH) Center to Anne Kazak, PhD, Enterprise Director, and Melissa Alderfer, PhD, Director of the Center for Healthcare and Delivery Science (CHDS) at Nemours Children's Health.

28 Apr 2022

Study reveals concerning changes to children’s health and physical fitness post-pandemic

As COVID-19 reaches record levels in the UK, health experts are calling for a focus on children's physical fitness as new research reveals concerning changes to children's health and physical fitness following the pandemic.

28 Apr 2022

Nearly 60% of Americans infected by Omicron

A recent study published in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) assessed the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection-induced viral antibodies (Abs) seroprevalence in the United States (US).

28 Apr 2022

Scientists explore mixing of unvaccinated and vaccinated and implications for SARS-CoV-2 transmission

A recent study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) explored the effects of unvaccinated and vaccinated population mixing on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) transmission.

28 Apr 2022

Research reveals a therapeutic opportunity to prevent rhabdomyosarcoma recurrence

Rhabdomyosarcoma is a type of soft tissue cancer. Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital studied the population of cells that persists after therapy, causing rhabdomyosarcoma recurrence.

27 Apr 2022

New insights could lead to better treatments for Dravet syndrome and related conditions

Children with Dravet syndrome, a severe form of epilepsy that begins in infancy, experience seizures, usually for their entire life.

27 Apr 2022

Adult vaccination rates and social determinants of health influenced children’s mental health during pandemic

Adult vaccination rates and social determinants of health - or the social and economic conditions in which families live and work - have played an important role in children's mental health during the pandemic, according to a new study led by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators.

27 Apr 2022

Residents' health improves after switch to electric buses

University of Gothenburg The health of residents living alongside a bus route in Gothenburg, Sweden, became considerably better when hybrid buses were replaced by buses fully powered by electricity.

27 Apr 2022

Child Health News

Researchers find an uptick in the use of school mental health services before the pandemic

Schools' role in the spread of SARS-CoV-2

A “less is more” method may prevent antibiotic overuse in pediatric intensive care unit patients

British children's sugar intake exceeds current public health recommendations

SARS-CoV-2 viral shedding varies widely in asymptomatic and mildly ill patients

Elevated levels of maternal psychological distress may affect offspring’s cognitive development

Children treated with antibiotics have abundant fungal microbiota in the gut, study reveals

Study highlights the need to improve clinical management of Malawian children with low blood sugar or blood oxygen levels

Hybrid learning using alternating school days for children helped reduce COVID-19 spread

Autism, ADHD and school absence are associated with increased risk for self- harm in adolescents

Study investigates the link between teenagers’ wellbeing and exam performance

Immune fitness plays a vital role in pandemic preparedness

NIH awards $10.9 million COBRE grant to support Nemours Children's 'well beyond medicine' strategy

Study reveals concerning changes to children’s health and physical fitness post-pandemic

Nearly 60% of Americans infected by Omicron

Scientists explore mixing of unvaccinated and vaccinated and implications for SARS-CoV-2 transmission

Research reveals a therapeutic opportunity to prevent rhabdomyosarcoma recurrence

New insights could lead to better treatments for Dravet syndrome and related conditions

Adult vaccination rates and social determinants of health influenced children’s mental health during pandemic

Residents' health improves after switch to electric buses

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