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Adolescents increasingly choose marijuana over cigarettes, alcohol

The "gateway pattern" of adolescent substance use is changing, and marijuana is increasingly the first substance in the sequence of adolescent drug use, according researchers at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.

19 Nov 2018

Parents who decline flu vaccination for their child may be exposed to limited information

Parents who decline to get their child vaccinated against the flu may be exposed to a limited range of information, a new national poll suggests.

19 Nov 2018

New method studies how newborn baby's brain responds to being touched on face

A newborn baby's brain responds to being touched on the face, according to new research co-led by UCL.

19 Nov 2018

Infant gut microbes altered by mother's obesity may increase risk for future disease

Infant gut microbes altered by their mother's obesity can cause inflammation and other major changes within the baby, increasing the risk of obesity and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease later in life, according to researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.

16 Nov 2018

Sucking your baby’s pacifier could improve their health

A new study has found that sucking on a baby's pacifier is linked to lower IgE levels, an antibody that is increased in allergies and asthma.

16 Nov 2018

Autism linked to prolonged connection between brain regions

Researchers have discovered that the symptoms seen in autism may be linked to how regions of the brain communicate.

16 Nov 2018

Sexuality education before age 18 may reduce risk of sexual assault in college

Students who receive sexuality education, including refusal skills training, before college matriculation are at lower risk of experiencing sexual assault during college, according to new research published today in PLOS ONE.

16 Nov 2018

Researchers awarded $10 million grant to address root causes of asthma in Puerto Rico

Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, National Jewish Health and Centro de Neumología Pediátrica in Puerto Rico have been awarded nearly $10 million as part of a 5-year grant from the U.S. National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, to address the root causes of asthma by studying 4,000 children in Puerto Rico, where asthma prevalence and deaths are among the highest in the world.

16 Nov 2018

Artificial intelligence could be valuable tool to help young victims disclose traumatic testimony

When children are victims of crimes, the legal testimony they provide is known as forensic interviews. However, since victims are often traumatized and potentially abused by their caregivers they can be reluctant to come forward with accusations or disclose relevant information.

16 Nov 2018

FDA announces new actions to limit sale of e-cigarettes to youth

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center applauds new actions announced today by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to limit the sale of most flavored electronic cigarettes to age-restricted locations and require age-verification for online sales to lower the use of these products in children.

16 Nov 2018

Research team identifies Ashkenazi Jewish founder mutation for Leigh syndrome

Over 30 years ago, Marsha and Allen Barnett lost their sons to a puzzling childhood disease that relentlessly attacked their nervous systems and sapped their energy.

15 Nov 2018

Teens more likely to pick up smoking after exposure from friends and family

Teenagers whose mothers smoked during pregnancy, or whose parents or friends smoke, are more likely to smoke themselves.

15 Nov 2018

Increasing omega-3 fatty acid intake during pregnancy reduces risk of premature birth, review finds

A new Cochrane Review published today has found that increasing the intake of omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids during pregnancy reduces the risk of premature births.

15 Nov 2018

High school students less likely to select milk, fruit for lunch when fruit juice is available

High school students participating in school meal programs are less likely to select milk, whole fruit, and water when fruit juice is available, which on balance may decrease the nutritional quality of their lunches, according to a new study by the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at the University of Connecticut.

15 Nov 2018

Transplantation of feces may protect preterm children from deadly bowel disease

Each year 5-10 per cent of all the children born in the world are born prematurely. At this stage, their organs and immune system are not mature, and the children are therefore highly susceptible to serious infections.

15 Nov 2018

Researchers find no link between 'allergy friendly' dogs and lower risk of asthma

Growing up with dogs is linked to a lower risk of asthma, especially if the dogs are female, a new study from Karolinska Institutet and Uppsala University in Sweden shows. However, the researchers found no relation between 'allergy friendly' breeds and a lower risk of asthma. The study is published in the journal Scientific Reports.

15 Nov 2018

Study: Bias-based bullying does more harm to students than generalized bullying

A new study finds that bias-based bullying does more harm to students than generalized bullying, particularly for students who are targeted because of multiple identities, such as race and gender. What's more, the study finds that efforts to mitigate these harms are less effective against bias-based bullying.

15 Nov 2018

Treating children with 'bubble baby disease'

An international study published in the journal Blood by researchers led by Dr. Elie Haddad, a pediatric immunologist and researcher at CHU Sainte-Justine and professor at Université de Montréal, highlights the urgent need to develop better treatment strategies for patients suffering from severe combined immune deficiency.

15 Nov 2018

New 15-minute scan could help diagnose brain damage in babies up to two years old

A 15-minute scan could help diagnose brain damage in babies up to two years earlier than current methods. In a study of over 200 babies at seven hospitals across the UK and the USA, researchers found the brain scan, called magnetic resonance spectroscopy, predicted damage with 98 percent accuracy.

15 Nov 2018

Scientists harness power of natural killer cells to treat children with neuroblastoma

Researchers have made rapid advances in understanding how to manipulate the immune system safely to destroy cancer cells. Adoptive transfer of haploidentical natural killer (NK) cells has shown promise as a treatment option to target and kill cancer cells in a less toxic way than conventional therapies.

14 Nov 2018

Child Health News

Adolescents increasingly choose marijuana over cigarettes, alcohol

Parents who decline flu vaccination for their child may be exposed to limited information

New method studies how newborn baby's brain responds to being touched on face

Infant gut microbes altered by mother's obesity may increase risk for future disease

Sucking your baby’s pacifier could improve their health

Autism linked to prolonged connection between brain regions

Sexuality education before age 18 may reduce risk of sexual assault in college

Researchers awarded $10 million grant to address root causes of asthma in Puerto Rico

Artificial intelligence could be valuable tool to help young victims disclose traumatic testimony

FDA announces new actions to limit sale of e-cigarettes to youth

Research team identifies Ashkenazi Jewish founder mutation for Leigh syndrome

Teens more likely to pick up smoking after exposure from friends and family

Increasing omega-3 fatty acid intake during pregnancy reduces risk of premature birth, review finds

High school students less likely to select milk, fruit for lunch when fruit juice is available

Transplantation of feces may protect preterm children from deadly bowel disease

Researchers find no link between 'allergy friendly' dogs and lower risk of asthma

Study: Bias-based bullying does more harm to students than generalized bullying

Treating children with 'bubble baby disease'

New 15-minute scan could help diagnose brain damage in babies up to two years old

Scientists harness power of natural killer cells to treat children with neuroblastoma

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