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UC study explores side effects in pediatric patients treated with antidepressants

Sometimes, the medications needed to function and live a quality life cause side effects that can make life quite uncomfortable.

10 Dec 2019

Study focuses on smoking cessation treatment for adolescents

Preventable deaths are those that can be stymied by public health intervention, and deaths related to tobacco use are at the top of that list in the United States as well as globally.

10 Dec 2019

Justified and unjustified violence in movies activate different parts of adolescent brain

The gun violence seen in popular PG-13 movies aimed at children and teenagers has more than doubled since the rating was introduced in 1984. The increasing on-screen gun violence has raised concerns that it will encourage imitation, especially when it is portrayed as "justified."

10 Dec 2019

New free mobile app helps families keep their infants safe

Placing an infant to sleep safely can save lives. A new, free mobile app, Baby be Well, helps families keep their infants safe throughout the first year of life.

10 Dec 2019

FAU and Georgia State collaborate to help children, families affected by addiction

About 8.7 million children live with a parent who has a substance use disorder. Addiction can have recurring and negative long-term effects on the child, the parent and the family.

10 Dec 2019

Study finds irregular brain function in children with Type 1 diabetes

Children with Type 1 diabetes show subtle but important differences in brain function compared with those who don't have the disease, a study led by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine has shown.

10 Dec 2019

Influenza IMPRINT Cohort study awarded $9.1 million boost from Open Philanthropy Project

A $30 million Influenza IMPRINT Cohort study led by Cincinnati Children's has been awarded a $9.1 million boost from the Open Philanthropy Project.

10 Dec 2019

Immunotherapy more effective than chemotherapy for children, young adults with relapsed B-ALL

New findings from a clinical trial show that treatment with the immunotherapy drug blinatumomab is superior to standard chemotherapy for children and young adults with high- or intermediate-risk B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia that has relapsed.

10 Dec 2019

In campaign to stop teen vaping, states turn to tried-and-true remedy: taxes

Kathleen Hambleton once used to spend $100 a week on Marlboro Reds.

10 Dec 2019

Water births are safe and cause fewer first and second-degree tears, shows study

A new study found that water births are no more risky than land births, and that women in the water group sustain fewer first and second-degree tears.

10 Dec 2019

Researchers receive federal grant to study educational outcomes of children with special needs

A team of New Jersey researchers received a major federal grant to study the educational outcomes of children with special health care needs.

9 Dec 2019

Wake Forest Baptist receives grant to uncover reasons for attrition in pediatric weight-loss programs

The National Institute of Nursing Research, part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded Wake Forest Baptist Health a five-year grant worth approximately $2.97 million to study the reasons for attrition in pediatric weight-management programs and develop better ways to predict and reduce dropout rates.

9 Dec 2019

Novel tool for assessing children's overall addiction to digital devices

A new study developed and validated a tool for assessing children's overall addiction to digital devices. The study, which found that more than 12% of children ages 9-12 years were at risk of addiction to digital devices for uses including video gaming, social media, and texting, is published in Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, a peer-reviewed journal from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers.

9 Dec 2019

Award to help advance development of diagnostic test for necrotizing enterocolitis

The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development of the National Institutes of Health has awarded Chosen Diagnostics Inc, a spin-out company, a $299,641 Phase I Small Business Technology Transfer award.

9 Dec 2019

Inpatient psychiatric hospitalization is associated with reduced suicidality, shows study

When an adolescent is acutely suicidal and cannot safely remain in the community, inpatient psychiatric hospitalization is the traditional intervention.

9 Dec 2019

Low prevalence of clinical decision support systems used to calculate nutritional intake for premature infants

Most neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) participating in the Children's Hospitals Neonatal Consortium are unable to reliably and consistently monitor caloric intake delivered to critically ill infants at risk for growth failure, according to a study published in the Journal of Perinatology.

9 Dec 2019

New eBooks launched to encourage young children to eat a variety of vegetables

Seeing images of vegetables can boost children’s intake – new eBooks launched to encourage children to eat their greens

9 Dec 2019

Tips to keep children safer from household cleaning products

The holidays are upon us, and as families visit Grandma and Grandpa's and other homes that may not be used to having little ones underfoot, it's an important reminder to safely store dangerous products.

9 Dec 2019

Piglet study shows probiotics and prebiotics work differently in girls and boys

The team from the Universities of Bristol and Reading found that 28-day old piglets produced very different levels of immune cells, antibodies and other immune-associated molecules depending on their sex, contradicting previous evidence suggesting that the difference in immunity begins during puberty.

9 Dec 2019

Fetal heart rate could predict future heart health of babies

Changes in heart rate due to low oxygen conditions experienced by the fetus during pregnancy could predict the future heart health of babies, suggests research published today in The Journal of Physiology.

6 Dec 2019

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UC study explores side effects in pediatric patients treated with antidepressants

Study focuses on smoking cessation treatment for adolescents

Justified and unjustified violence in movies activate different parts of adolescent brain

New free mobile app helps families keep their infants safe

FAU and Georgia State collaborate to help children, families affected by addiction

Study finds irregular brain function in children with Type 1 diabetes

Influenza IMPRINT Cohort study awarded $9.1 million boost from Open Philanthropy Project

Immunotherapy more effective than chemotherapy for children, young adults with relapsed B-ALL

In campaign to stop teen vaping, states turn to tried-and-true remedy: taxes

Water births are safe and cause fewer first and second-degree tears, shows study

Researchers receive federal grant to study educational outcomes of children with special needs

Wake Forest Baptist receives grant to uncover reasons for attrition in pediatric weight-loss programs

Novel tool for assessing children's overall addiction to digital devices

Award to help advance development of diagnostic test for necrotizing enterocolitis

Inpatient psychiatric hospitalization is associated with reduced suicidality, shows study

Low prevalence of clinical decision support systems used to calculate nutritional intake for premature infants

New eBooks launched to encourage young children to eat a variety of vegetables

Tips to keep children safer from household cleaning products

Piglet study shows probiotics and prebiotics work differently in girls and boys

Fetal heart rate could predict future heart health of babies

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