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Child maltreatment leaves measurable biological scars on children's DNA

Child maltreatment, which includes abuse and neglect, is one of the most serious public health concerns worldwide.

15 Oct 2025

Why doctors and patients in Italy still rely on oral corticosteroids for asthma

The study uncovers high reliance on oral corticosteroids for asthma in Italy, pointing to gaps in guideline adherence and the need for better patient support.

15 Oct 2025

Children living near the Salton Sea face declining lung function

Children living near the Salton Sea, in Southern California's desert region of Imperial County, are experiencing poorer lung function than children exposed to less wind-blown dust, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of California, Irvine's Joe C. Wen School of Population & Public Health.

14 Oct 2025

Rising antibiotic resistance is putting routine infections back in the danger zone

Global surveillance data from over 23 million infections reveal persistently high and uneven antibiotic resistance, with the greatest burden in regions lacking diagnostic capacity and robust health systems. WHO warns that without urgent action on surveillance, stewardship, and equitable access to effective antibiotics, AMR will continue to undermine modern healthcare worldwide.

14 Oct 2025

Study highlights healthcare costs linked to both underweight and obesity in children

The NHS incurs an estimated £340 million in additional healthcare costs annually due to weight-related health problems in children – but it is not just obesity driving the costs.

14 Oct 2025

Mother's voice promotes development of language pathways in preemies’ brains

Hearing the sound of their mother's voice promotes development of language pathways in a premature baby's brain, according to a new Stanford Medicine-led study.

14 Oct 2025

Maldives achieves historic triple elimination of mother-to-child transmission of diseases

In a landmark public health achievement, the World Health Organization (WHO) has validated the Maldives for eliminating mother-to-child transmission (EMTCT) of hepatitis B, while maintaining its earlier validation (in 2019) for EMTCT of HIV and syphilis.

14 Oct 2025

Study validates AI models for preemptive sepsis care in pediatrics

Sepsis, or infection causing life-threatening organ dysfunction, is a leading cause of death in children worldwide. In efforts to prevent this rare but critical condition, researchers developed and validated AI models that accurately identify children at high risk for sepsis within 48 hours, so that early preemptive care can be provided.

13 Oct 2025

How genomic screening in newborns found 16 hidden disorders standard tests overlooked

Genomic newborn screening using whole-genome sequencing identified 1.6% of infants with high-chance, treatable genetic conditions, far beyond the capacity of standard biochemical screening. The BabyScreen+ study demonstrated clinical impact, cascade diagnoses, and strong parental acceptance, while highlighting challenges in scalability and equity.

13 Oct 2025

New method can create reliable growth charts for children with rare genetic disorders

Growth charts for children with rare genetic disorders - giving healthcare professionals and families clearer guidance on how a child is developing - have been created by an international team, led by the University of Bristol.

13 Oct 2025

Targeting aggressive childhood leukemia with nanobody PROTACs

Scientists at the University of Duisburg-Essen are researching new therapies for aggressive forms of childhood leukemia.

13 Oct 2025

Maternal PFAS levels can predict children's brain structural and functional outcomes

Researchers from the University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Finland, and örebro University, Sweden, have discovered that the levels of PFAS in mothers' blood during pregnancy is associated with their children's brain structure and function.

13 Oct 2025

How short school closures hit Japan’s low-income boys hardest in math

Researchers examine the effects of school closures on the academic success of children from a wide range of socioeconomic backgrounds in Japan.

13 Oct 2025

Multifamily therapy helps parents reconnect with teens who refuse school

A study on multifamily therapy reveals its impact on parents of anxious adolescents, improving family interactions and self-efficacy in managing school refusal.

13 Oct 2025

Study finds prolonged fasting common among infants before anesthesia

Most children - including nearly 80% of infants - go without clear liquids before surgery for at least twice as long as guidelines recommend, according to an analysis of data on more than 70,000 children presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY 2025 annual meeting.

13 Oct 2025

Ketogenic diet protects young rats from effects of prenatal stress

Researchers have shown that young rats fed a ketogenic diet – a diet with high fat and low carbohydrates – are protected from the lasting experience of pre-natal stress.

12 Oct 2025

Artificial intelligence enhances safety and precision in pediatric anesthesia

Artificial intelligence (AI) could soon help anesthesiologists keep children safer in the operating room and improve their recovery with better pain management, suggests a systematic review presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2025 annual meeting.

12 Oct 2025

From stress to susceptibility: how COVID lockdowns shaped teen vaping risk

Teenagers who experienced higher COVID-19 stress during remote schooling were more likely to become open to trying vaping, which significantly increased their odds of using e-cigarettes and cannabis two years later. The study reveals that susceptibility, not immediate use, was the critical pathway linking early stress to later vaping behaviors.

12 Oct 2025

Home environment shapes behavior in preschoolers with developmental disabilities

Although the home environment is known to influence behavior problems in children with developmental disabilities (DD), the precise contributions of specific domains remained unquantified, hindering targeted interventions.

10 Oct 2025

NASN position statement emphasizes the importance of school immunizations

The National Association of School Nurses (NASN) today released its updated position statement, Immunization and Vaccination Requirements, underscoring the essential role of timely, up-to-date, and complete vaccinations in protecting school-age youth, staff, and communities from preventable, serious infectious diseases.

10 Oct 2025

Child Health News

Child maltreatment leaves measurable biological scars on children's DNA

Why doctors and patients in Italy still rely on oral corticosteroids for asthma

Children living near the Salton Sea face declining lung function

Rising antibiotic resistance is putting routine infections back in the danger zone

Study highlights healthcare costs linked to both underweight and obesity in children

Mother's voice promotes development of language pathways in preemies’ brains

Maldives achieves historic triple elimination of mother-to-child transmission of diseases

Study validates AI models for preemptive sepsis care in pediatrics

How genomic screening in newborns found 16 hidden disorders standard tests overlooked

New method can create reliable growth charts for children with rare genetic disorders

Targeting aggressive childhood leukemia with nanobody PROTACs

Maternal PFAS levels can predict children's brain structural and functional outcomes

How short school closures hit Japan’s low-income boys hardest in math

Multifamily therapy helps parents reconnect with teens who refuse school

Study finds prolonged fasting common among infants before anesthesia

Ketogenic diet protects young rats from effects of prenatal stress

Artificial intelligence enhances safety and precision in pediatric anesthesia

From stress to susceptibility: how COVID lockdowns shaped teen vaping risk

Home environment shapes behavior in preschoolers with developmental disabilities

NASN position statement emphasizes the importance of school immunizations

The future of automation: Machine learning–driven hepatocyte and organoid counting

From street to lab: Advancing controlled substance testing with handheld Raman and FTIR

Reimagining light scattering for biotherapeutics

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