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Research suggests importance of vitamin D for good health in the context of COVID-19

A researcher at the UNC Nutrition Research Institute, University of North Carolina revealed that avoiding vitamin D deficiency may help reduce the risk of severe COVID-19.

29 Nov 2020

Study looks at the impact of COVID-19 lockdown on pediatric emergency admissions

Decreases in hospital attendances and admissions amid fears of COVID-19 may result in avoidable harm for under 16s say researchers, who warn against the "unintended consequences of pandemic control measures".

27 Nov 2020

Early life language exposure shapes infant brain function and development

The type and quantity of an infant’s language exposure relates to their brain function, according to new research published in JNeurosci.

27 Nov 2020

Monash project aims to address post-pandemic mental health challenges of teenagers

A Monash University project will look at reducing the long-term risk of adolescent mental health problems by enhancing parents’ ability to support their children throughout the pandemic.

27 Nov 2020

Immunonutrition may improve COVID-19 patients' recovery

Researchers duo Emma Derbyshire and Joanne Delange from the Nutritional Insight, Surrey, United Kingdom, explore the role of immunonutrition – nutrition that boosts or influences the immune system for those over 65 years of age in COVID-19. Their study titled, “COVID-19: is there a role for immunonutrition, particularly in the over 65s?,” was released in the latest issue of the BMJ Nutrition, Prevention and Health.

26 Nov 2020

New educational framework aims to improve training for children's palliative care professionals

A new educational framework and toolkit will be launched in the UK and Ireland this week to improve training and guidance for those providing palliative and end of life care for children to establish a set of core principles of practice and standardize children's palliative care learning for practitioners.

25 Nov 2020

Novel CAR T-cell therapy shows promising early results in children with neuroblastoma

A novel CAR T-cell therapy developed by researchers at UCL and designed to target cancerous tumors, has shown promising early results in children with neuroblastoma, a rare form of childhood cancer.

25 Nov 2020

Getting adequate sleep may help teens with migraines

Research indicates that starting school later in the morning yields health and academic benefits for high schoolers, whose natural body clock tends toward late-to-bed, late-to-rise habits.

25 Nov 2020

Babies born early face an increased risk of childhood hospitalization

A new study reveals that babies born early are at an increased risk of childhood hospital admissions than those born at full term.

25 Nov 2020

School closures caused by COVID-19 may reduce life expectancy in U.S. children

A team that includes UCLA Fielding School of Public Health researchers has found American children whose educations have been disrupted by the pandemic, even as little as 2-4 months, may face shortened life spans.

25 Nov 2020

New findings support benefits of bariatric surgery in severely obese adolescents

Eighty to 90% of adolescents benefit from lasting weight loss following bariatric surgery, and most experience the remission of obesity-related complications such as elevated blood pressure, high cholesterol, type 2 diabetes and musculoskeletal pain, among others.

24 Nov 2020

Disproportionate COVID-19 mortality in England linked to non-white ethnicity and poverty

In a paper published on the preprint server medRxiv, researchers from various departments of Imperial College London, UK, discuss how they analyzed mortality data of individuals 40 years and above in local communities in England to determine local variations in increased mortality during the first wave of the pandemic – between 1 March and 31 May 2020 - and to identify the community factors associated with these mortality patterns.

24 Nov 2020

Stress levels in mothers during pregnancy may shape infants' brains

Infants' brains may be shaped by levels of stress their mother experiences during pregnancy, a study has revealed.

24 Nov 2020

Study sheds new light on impact of COVID-19 in pediatric population

In the most comprehensive analysis to date of U.S. children tested and treated for COVID-19, an organization representing seven of the nation's largest pediatric medical centers reports that some groups of children are faring significantly worse than children in general during the pandemic.

24 Nov 2020

Inherited DNA defects cause squamous cell carcinoma in kids with Fanconi anemia

Physicians and scientists at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center used new stem cell technology to regenerate and study living patient-specific skin in the lab.

24 Nov 2020

Polysubstance-involved opioid overdose deaths are more common among youth, study shows

Results of a new study show that opioid overdose deaths involving more than one substance (polysubstances) are more common than opioid-only overdose deaths among youth.

23 Nov 2020

Leptin plays a strong role in controlling the body weight of children

Young children of African ancestry are more at risk of developing obesity if they possess a genetic variant that reduces their ability to produce the hormone leptin.

23 Nov 2020

Parents complain that pediatricians, wary of COVID, shift sick kids to urgent care

A mom of eight boys, Kim Gudgeon was at her wits' end when she called her family doctor in suburban Chicago to schedule a sick visit for increasingly fussy, 1-year-old Bryce.

23 Nov 2020

Researchers receive $8.3 million NIH grant to illuminate the causes of spina bifida

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, in collaboration with Rady Children's Institute for Genomic Medicine, have been awarded a five-year, $8.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health's Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development to further illuminate the causes of spina bifida, the most common structural defect of the central nervous system.

20 Nov 2020

SARS-CoV-2 transmission model predicts when schools can be safely reopened

Can schools safely remain open or reopen during periods of significant community spread of COVID-19? According to predictions from a model of SARS-CoV-2 transmission in the school setting, yes - if appropriate precautions are followed both in school and in the community.

20 Nov 2020

Child Health News

Research suggests importance of vitamin D for good health in the context of COVID-19

Study looks at the impact of COVID-19 lockdown on pediatric emergency admissions

Early life language exposure shapes infant brain function and development

Monash project aims to address post-pandemic mental health challenges of teenagers

Immunonutrition may improve COVID-19 patients' recovery

New educational framework aims to improve training for children's palliative care professionals

Novel CAR T-cell therapy shows promising early results in children with neuroblastoma

Getting adequate sleep may help teens with migraines

Babies born early face an increased risk of childhood hospitalization

School closures caused by COVID-19 may reduce life expectancy in U.S. children

New findings support benefits of bariatric surgery in severely obese adolescents

Disproportionate COVID-19 mortality in England linked to non-white ethnicity and poverty

Stress levels in mothers during pregnancy may shape infants' brains

Study sheds new light on impact of COVID-19 in pediatric population

Inherited DNA defects cause squamous cell carcinoma in kids with Fanconi anemia

Polysubstance-involved opioid overdose deaths are more common among youth, study shows

Leptin plays a strong role in controlling the body weight of children

Parents complain that pediatricians, wary of COVID, shift sick kids to urgent care

Researchers receive $8.3 million NIH grant to illuminate the causes of spina bifida

SARS-CoV-2 transmission model predicts when schools can be safely reopened

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