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Air pollution is the new tobacco says WHO Head

The head of the World Health Organization has said that air pollution is the “new tobacco” and breathing polluted air is killing 7 million people annually and harming billions of the population additionally.

29 Oct 2018

Estrogens found in cows’ milk shown to pose no risk to adult health

A review of studies looking into the health effects of estrogen-containing cows’ milk has found that the milk is likely to be safe for human consumption.

26 Oct 2018

Polygenic screening could inform breast cancer risk in female survivors of pediatric cancer

A combined evaluation of common variants with small effects and rare predisposing mutations among young female childhood cancer survivors may further stratify this high-risk population for subsequent breast cancer risk.

26 Oct 2018

Study provides complete picture of genetic breast cancer susceptibility among pediatric cancer survivors

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital researchers have evidence that common genetic variations can help to identify pediatric cancer survivors who are at increased risk for developing breast cancer while relatively young. The findings appear today in the journal Clinical Cancer Research.

26 Oct 2018

Quadrant Biosciences announces collaboration on research into treatment of ASD

Quadrant Biosciences, Inc., an emerging life science company based in Syracuse, N.Y., today announced its collaboration with the Autism Speaks® Autism Treatment Network and its university research partners on research into the treatment of autism spectrum disorder.

26 Oct 2018

Researchers find unique patterns of neural communication in the brains of children with autism

Think of the brain as a complex transportation hub, a place where neural traffic heads off in any number of directions to make connections while processing something as simple as a mother's smile.

26 Oct 2018

Gene that makes some people susceptible to middle ear infections identified

Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have found multiple genetic variants within the FUT2 gene that makes some people especially susceptible to middle ear infections.

25 Oct 2018

Smoke alarms using mother's voice more effective for waking children

When residential fires happen at night while people are sleeping, deaths are more likely to occur. Smoke alarms are important for preventing these deaths, yet many young children don't wake up to traditional high-pitch tone alarms.

25 Oct 2018

New genetic pathways associated with severe lung disease identified in extremely premature infants

Scientists from Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago and colleagues identified promising new genetic pathways associated with severe lung disease in extremely premature infants, as well as pathways linked to faster recovery from lung disease in this population.

25 Oct 2018

Loss of serotonin neuron activity blunts the body’s ability to recover from interrupted breathing

Scientists trying to identify the roots of sudden infant death syndrome, the leading cause of death in U.S. infants between 1 month and 1 year old, have increasingly turned their attention to the neurotransmitter serotonin and the brain cells that produce it.

25 Oct 2018

Study maps incidence of pediatric deaths from motor vehicle collisions

A child seriously injured in a motor vehicle collision (MVC) may not have the same chance of survival as one injured in a different state, or even a neighboring county, where there is a closer proximity to available trauma centers and quicker emergency response times, according to new research findings.

24 Oct 2018

Targeting specific signaling pathway could provide new avenue for treating fetal alcohol syndrome

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders are an array of conditions that can occur in a person whose mother consumed alcohol during pregnancy. Fetal alcohol syndrome, the most severe of these conditions, often results in physical abnormalities, behavioral development issues and intellectual disabilities.

24 Oct 2018

Children have positive feelings when they lose their first baby tooth

Scared, ashamed, happy or proud - how do children feel when they lose their first baby tooth? An interdisciplinary research group at the University of Zurich has now found that children's feelings are predominantly positive.

24 Oct 2018

Kessler Foundation fellow receives award to explore behavioral patterns in children with ADHD

Joman Y. Natsheh, MD, PhD, postdoctoral fellow in Pediatric Neuroscience and Neuropsychology Research at Kessler Foundation, has received a $13,500 pilot award from Texas Woman's University, Woodcock Institute for the Advancement of Neurocognitive Research and Applied Practice.

24 Oct 2018

Study aims to better understand infant body position and learning

A developmental psychologist at the University of California, Riverside, has completed a study that is the first to measure how often infants spend time in different body positions over the first year of life.

24 Oct 2018

New symposium explores how technology can transform pediatric care

Innovations in technology offer convenience to patients, allow physicians to monitor patients from afar and offer promise in genetics-based diagnoses, according to leading experts scheduled to speak at the 2018 American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference & Exhibition.

24 Oct 2018

Child Health News

Air pollution is the new tobacco says WHO Head

Estrogens found in cows’ milk shown to pose no risk to adult health

Polygenic screening could inform breast cancer risk in female survivors of pediatric cancer

Study provides complete picture of genetic breast cancer susceptibility among pediatric cancer survivors

Quadrant Biosciences announces collaboration on research into treatment of ASD

Researchers find unique patterns of neural communication in the brains of children with autism

Gene that makes some people susceptible to middle ear infections identified

Smoke alarms using mother's voice more effective for waking children

New genetic pathways associated with severe lung disease identified in extremely premature infants

Loss of serotonin neuron activity blunts the body’s ability to recover from interrupted breathing

Study maps incidence of pediatric deaths from motor vehicle collisions

Targeting specific signaling pathway could provide new avenue for treating fetal alcohol syndrome

Children have positive feelings when they lose their first baby tooth

Kessler Foundation fellow receives award to explore behavioral patterns in children with ADHD

Study aims to better understand infant body position and learning

New symposium explores how technology can transform pediatric care

UK set to fortify flour with folic acid to prevent spine defects among newborns

Researchers examine complex causes of preterm and low-birthweight babies in India

Mother's smoking during pregnancy associated with early puberty in children

Gut microbiota at infancy predict risk of obesity in later life

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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