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Study aims at developing new therapies to fight childhood cancer

Researchers from the Department of Cellular Biology at the University of Seville and the Seville Institute of Biomedicine, Pablo Vicente and Doctor Luisma Escudero, in close collaboration with the researcher Rebecca Burgos and other members of the group of Doctor Rosa Noguera have published a study aimed at developing new therapies to fight childhood cancer.

12 Jun 2019

Disparities in race, ethnicity, and status affect progress in cancer survival rates in youth

A new study in JNCI Cancer Spectrum finds that dramatic increases in cancer survival in adolescents and young adults are undermined by continuing disparities by race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status.

12 Jun 2019

Study reveals increased odds of child obesity when mothers have obesity before conception

A systematic review and meta-analysis identified significantly increased odds of child obesity when mothers have obesity before conception, according to a study published June 11 in the open-access journal PLOS Medicine by Nicola Heslehurst of Newcastle University in the UK, and colleagues.

From PLOS ONE 12 Jun 2019

Study reveals benefits of outdoor learning for both children and teachers

A Swansea University study has revealed how as little as an hour a week of outdoor learning has tremendous benefits for children and also boosts teachers' job satisfaction.

12 Jun 2019

New survey asks secondary students about their sexual behavior and knowledge of STIs

Sexually active Australian secondary students tend to engage in responsible sexual behavior but there is still room to improve knowledge and education for this group, according to a nationwide survey conducted by La Trobe University.

12 Jun 2019

Researchers find three parent risk factors associated with childhood physical abuse

Adults who had parents who struggled with addiction, intimate partner violence and mental illness are more than 30 times more likely to have been victims of childhood physical abuse than those whose parents did not have these problems, once age and race were taken into account.

11 Jun 2019

Research reveals gaps in the girls' knowledge and absence of support during puberty

A study led by Marni Sommer, DrPH, RN, associate professor of Sociomedical Sciences at Columbia Mailman School of Public Health, examined girls' transitions through puberty in Madagascar and ways in which menstruation influences their educational experiences and future sexual and reproductive health.

11 Jun 2019

Children up to date on pertussis vaccine schedule have low risk of developing whooping cough

In a large new Kaiser Permanente study, children who were up to date on their pertussis vaccine schedule were far less likely to develop the disease than unvaccinated children.

11 Jun 2019

Children with T1D have slower growth in brain areas linked with mild cognitive deficits

A study co-led by Dr. Nelly Mauras at Nemours Children's Health System in Jacksonville, Florida found that children with type 1 diabetes have slower growth in brain areas associated with mild cognitive deficits compared to children without T1D.

11 Jun 2019

Strong family and school connections help prevent transgender youth from substance use

Strong family and school connections are helping prevent transgender youth from smoking cigarettes and using marijuana, even among those targeted by violence.

11 Jun 2019

Emergency department overcrowding not linked to delayed hospitalization or death in children

Visiting a crowded pediatric emergency department in Canada may increase the likelihood of being hospitalized but is not linked to delayed hospitalization or death in children, according to research in CMAJ.

11 Jun 2019

$Early exposure to antacids could put infants at risk for bone fractures during childhood$

Early exposure to antacids could put infants at risk for bone fractures during childhood

Infants who are given antacids in their first year of life are more likely to fracture a bone later as a child, according to a new study published June 7 in Pediatrics.

11 Jun 2019

Doctors urge hospitals to reconsider the type of fluids used to treat children with sepsis

Doctors have urged hospitals around the world to reconsider the type of fluids used to treat children gravely ill with sepsis.

11 Jun 2019

Chickenpox vaccine lessens likelihood of pediatric shingles

Children who receive the chickenpox (varicella) vaccine are significantly less likely to contract shingles, according to a new study led by researchers at the Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research published today in the journal Pediatrics.

10 Jun 2019

FDA authorizes marketing of first medical device for pain relief in adolescents with IBS

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today permitted marketing of the first medical device to aid in the reduction of functional abdominal pain in patients 11-18 years of age with irritable bowel syndrome when combined with other therapies for IBS.

10 Jun 2019

Study demonstrates how teenage students benefit from delayed school start times

Preliminary findings from a new study of middle school and high school students suggest that they got more sleep and were less likely to feel too sleepy to do homework after their district changed to later school start times.

10 Jun 2019

Counseling may also benefit parents of depressed teens involved in treatment

Teen depression can affect parents' marital satisfaction, a new Northwestern Medicine study has found. Parents often seek mental health treatment for a child struggling with depression, but the treatment shouldn’t stop with the depressed teen, suggests the study

10 Jun 2019

Child Health News

Study aims at developing new therapies to fight childhood cancer

Disparities in race, ethnicity, and status affect progress in cancer survival rates in youth

Study reveals increased odds of child obesity when mothers have obesity before conception

Study reveals benefits of outdoor learning for both children and teachers

New survey asks secondary students about their sexual behavior and knowledge of STIs

Researchers find three parent risk factors associated with childhood physical abuse

Research reveals gaps in the girls' knowledge and absence of support during puberty

Children up to date on pertussis vaccine schedule have low risk of developing whooping cough

Children with T1D have slower growth in brain areas linked with mild cognitive deficits

Strong family and school connections help prevent transgender youth from substance use

Emergency department overcrowding not linked to delayed hospitalization or death in children

Early exposure to antacids could put infants at risk for bone fractures during childhood

Doctors urge hospitals to reconsider the type of fluids used to treat children with sepsis

Chickenpox vaccine lessens likelihood of pediatric shingles

FDA authorizes marketing of first medical device for pain relief in adolescents with IBS

Study demonstrates how teenage students benefit from delayed school start times

Counseling may also benefit parents of depressed teens involved in treatment

Researchers map drink consumption around the world

New home-based weight management intervention provides benefits to parents and children

Mother’s physical and emotional health during pregnancy has an effect on baby’s health

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