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Check with your doctor before putting your child on a vegan diet, say experts

The British Nutrition Foundation (BNF) has released new guidelines on toddler nutrition in response to an increasing number of children being raised vegan.

29 Jul 2019

Scientists identify link between high levels of estrogen in the womb and autism

Scientist have identified a link between exposure to high levels of estrogen sex hormones in the womb and the likelihood of developing autism. The findings are published today in the journal Molecular Psychiatry.

29 Jul 2019

Pioneering study uses personalized trials to identify preferred therapy for hypertension in children

High blood pressure among children is on the rise and a lack of research about how to treat it has left pediatricians trying to make their best guess.

27 Jul 2019

Australian researchers discover gene that plays key role in aggressive childhood cancer

Neuroblastoma accounts for 15% of total childhood cancer deaths. The survival rate of high-risk neuroblastoma patients is 50%.

27 Jul 2019

Study analyzes the prevalence of antipsychotic use in youths with ADHD

Although fewer young people with ADHD are treated with antipsychotic drugs than suspected, many prescriptions for the drugs do not appear to be clinically warranted, according to a new study from psychiatry researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.

26 Jul 2019

Solid food feeding guides for infants may lead to overfeeding

Starting six-month-old infants on solid food in the amounts recommended by standard feeding guides may lead to overfeeding, according to a study by scientists at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

26 Jul 2019

Children with medical emergencies get only limited help during airline flights

Children afflicted with medical emergencies during commercial airline trips tend to have common ailments such as vomiting, fever or allergic reactions - events that should be easily treated, according to a study led by Duke Health researchers.

25 Jul 2019

Researchers use novel tool to assess simultaneous mixed emotion experiences in adolescents

When faced with emotional challenges or traumatic experiences, we may well have different, mixed feelings both at the same time and sequentially.

25 Jul 2019

Research links inherited BRCA2 mutations with increased risk of childhood lymphoma

A report from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital links inherited mutations in the BRCA2 gene with an increased risk of developing non-Hodgkin lymphoma in children and adolescents.

25 Jul 2019

Novel therapeutic strategy for treating Lafora Disease shows promise in preclinical study

A team of scientists have designed and tested in mice a novel and promising therapeutic strategy for treating Lafora Disease, a fatal form of childhood epilepsy.

25 Jul 2019

Study: More than half of the top-grossing movies in Ontario expose kids to smoking

More than half of the top-grossing movies in Ontario in the past 16 years featured smoking, according to University of Toronto researchers with the Ontario Tobacco Research Unit - and most of these films were rated as acceptable for youth.

25 Jul 2019

Johns Hopkins co-leads study on 'poliolike' condition affecting children

Johns Hopkins Medicine and University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers will lead a multicenter, multinational study of acute flaccid myelitis, the “poliolike” condition affecting children that causes loss of muscle control.

From Johns Hopkins Medicine 25 Jul 2019

Study reveals effect of Mediterranean-style diet on pregnancy outcomes

A Mediterranean-style diet in pregnancy does not reduce the risk of overall adverse maternal and offspring complications, but may reduce weight gain during pregnancy and the risk of gestational diabetes, according to a new study published this week in PLOS Medicine by Shakila Thangaratinam of Queen Mary University of London, UK, and colleagues.

From PLOS ONE 25 Jul 2019

Experts urge parents to brush up on screen time guidelines for infants

Experts are urging parents to brush up on national guidelines following a rapid rise in screen time on electronic devices for children under two.

25 Jul 2019

A lock of hair could one day aid in the diagnosis of depression in teens

It's possible that a lock of hair could one day aid in the diagnosis of depression and in efforts to monitor the effects of treatment, said the author of a new study examining cortisol levels in the hair of teens.

24 Jul 2019

Measuring pupil dilation and heart rate using AI could enable earlier diagnosis of autism

Autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders often aren't diagnosed until a child is a few years of age, when behavioral interventions and speech/occupational therapy become less effective.

24 Jul 2019

Common antimalarial treatment has less effect in children with severe malnutrition

Researchers have found that severe malnutrition is associated with lower exposure to the antimalarial drug lumefantrine in children treated with artemether-lumefantrine, the most common treatment, for uncomplicated falciparum malaria.

24 Jul 2019

Researchers explore stem cells for answers to how fragile X syndrome develops

The lab of Yongchao Ma, PhD, from Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, discovered how the genetic defect in fragile X syndrome – a type of autism – delays production of neurons (nerve cells) at a critical time in the embryo's brain development.

24 Jul 2019

Scholars comment on new paper that challenges widely held ideas about autism

A new paper that challenges widely held ideas about autism has attracted comments from more than 30 scholars across the disciplines of psychology, anthropology, education, and neuroscience.

24 Jul 2019

Extracellular vesical microRNAs from fat cells can disrupt disposal of cholesterol

A multi-institutional team led by research faculty at Children's National in Washington, D.C., finds that extracellular vesicles (EVs) derived from kids' fat can play a pivotal role in ratcheting up risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease well before any worrisome symptoms become visible.

24 Jul 2019

Child Health News

Check with your doctor before putting your child on a vegan diet, say experts

Scientists identify link between high levels of estrogen in the womb and autism

Pioneering study uses personalized trials to identify preferred therapy for hypertension in children

Australian researchers discover gene that plays key role in aggressive childhood cancer

Study analyzes the prevalence of antipsychotic use in youths with ADHD

Solid food feeding guides for infants may lead to overfeeding

Children with medical emergencies get only limited help during airline flights

Researchers use novel tool to assess simultaneous mixed emotion experiences in adolescents

Research links inherited BRCA2 mutations with increased risk of childhood lymphoma

Novel therapeutic strategy for treating Lafora Disease shows promise in preclinical study

Study: More than half of the top-grossing movies in Ontario expose kids to smoking

Johns Hopkins co-leads study on 'poliolike' condition affecting children

Study reveals effect of Mediterranean-style diet on pregnancy outcomes

Experts urge parents to brush up on screen time guidelines for infants

A lock of hair could one day aid in the diagnosis of depression in teens

Measuring pupil dilation and heart rate using AI could enable earlier diagnosis of autism

Common antimalarial treatment has less effect in children with severe malnutrition

Researchers explore stem cells for answers to how fragile X syndrome develops

Scholars comment on new paper that challenges widely held ideas about autism

Extracellular vesical microRNAs from fat cells can disrupt disposal of cholesterol

Exploring the nanoscale: How AFM is transforming cosmetic science

Innovating Texture and Culture in Plant-Based Foods

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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