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Vitamin B3 supplementation during pregnancy may prevent birth defects, in-vivo study suggests

Supplementing the diet with vitamin B3 during pregnancy may treat the molecular deficiencies in women that can lead to birth defects, according to a landmark study in Australia. Over the last 12 years, developmental geneticist Sally Dunwoodie (Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, Sydney) and team have been studying the genes that influence fetal heart and bone development.

10 Aug 2017

Study traces lives of very premature children and their parents from birth until adulthood

Parents of very premature or very low birth weight babies have the same life satisfaction as parents of full-term babies, when their children reach adulthood- according to new research by the University of Warwick.

10 Aug 2017

Researchers investigate genetic mutations in sperm cells to help prevent birth defects

It's about preventing birth defects. Associate pharmaceutical sciences professor Wenfeng An and his team at South Dakota State University are investigating mobile DNA segments, known as L1s, in sperm cells with the goal to treat families at risk for genetic mutations before they conceive.

10 Aug 2017

Early life exposure to antibacterials could cause irreversible outcomes

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scientists have discovered that exposure to environmental levels of triclocarban (TCC), an antibacterial chemical common in personal care products like soaps and lotions as well as in the medical field, can transfer from mother to offspring and interfere with lipid metabolism.

9 Aug 2017

CHLA researchers succeed in better defining rare pediatric malignant liver disease

Investigators at Children's Hospital Los Angeles have succeeded in better defining a rare pediatric malignant liver disease -- a necessary step in achieving an optimum treatment.

9 Aug 2017

Researcher receives NIH grant to study genetic mutation that prevents tooth formation

Inherited genetic mutations can rob up to 7 percent of the population of their smile. Several genes are important for the placement and patterning of teeth.

9 Aug 2017

Increased inflammatory markers during pregnancy can lead to changes in fetal brain development

Researchers from Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin in collaboration with colleagues from the University of California Irvine, Oregon Health and Science University and the University of North Carolina in the USA have shown that increased levels of inflammatory markers during pregnancy can lead to changes in fetal brain development which, in turn, may increase the child's risk of developing psychiatric disorders.

9 Aug 2017

Cholera vaccines provide substantial protection for adults but less effective for children, review shows

A new review of the research literature led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health shows that cholera vaccines provide substantial protection for adults but provide significantly less protection for children under age 5, a population particularly at risk for dying from this diarrheal disease.

9 Aug 2017

Music therapy does not improve autism symptoms in children, say researchers

Music therapy may not be of any significant benefit to children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according to a study published in JAMA.

9 Aug 2017

Increase in reported cases of Cyclospora infections compared to last year, CDC reports

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released a Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory on 7th August 2017, Monday, in order to alert the health care facilities and the public health department on the increase in the reported cases of cyclosporiasis.

9 Aug 2017

FDA focusses on discouraging e-cigarettes use by kids

In a press release the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has said that the agency would focus on a new public health education campaign that would discourage the use of e-cigarettes and other electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) by kids. The campaign is titled “The Real Cost”.

9 Aug 2017

Extreme heat exposure may have adverse effects on pregnant women and their babies

Pregnant women are an important but thus far largely overlooked group vulnerable to the effects of extreme heat linked to climate change, according to new research by Sabrina McCormick, Ph.D., an Associate Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health at Milken Institute School of Public Health at the George Washington University.

8 Aug 2017

Early Start Denver Model for young children with autism results in cost savings

One in every 68 children in the United States has autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a neuro-developmental disorder that results in difficulty socializing and communicating needs and desires, and often is accompanied by restricted interests or activities.

8 Aug 2017

Habitual players of action video games have less grey matter in their brain, study reveals

Neuroscientists should think twice before getting patients to play video games as a way to boost their brain power, a new study conducted at Université de Montréal suggests. Why? Because in many cases, gaming can do more harm than good.

8 Aug 2017

Sugar reduction can lead to improvement in health of overweight children and adults

Osteopathic physicians suggest shifting the conversation from weight to health for overweight children and adults, asking patients to reduce their sugar intake to see measurable improvements in metabolic function.

7 Aug 2017

Newly discovered biomarker linked to rare metabolic disorders may facilitate better diagnosis

A newly discovered biomarker associated with a rare metabolic disorder may facilitate better diagnosis and identification of new drugs for clinical trials for the disease, according to researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

7 Aug 2017

New mobile program increases parents' adherence to safe sleep practices for infants

Mother's latest little helper is already in her pocket: A new educational intervention delivered in the form of texts and emails has been found to increase adherence to safe sleep practices for infants, concluded researchers at the Yale, University of Virginia, and Boston University schools of medicine in a joint study published July 25 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

7 Aug 2017

New study finds no link between pet ownership and children’s health

Contrary to popular belief, having a dog or cat in the home does not improve the mental or physical health of children, according to a new RAND Corporation study.

7 Aug 2017

Gestational exposure to diesel exhaust could increase susceptibility to adult heart failure

According to a study published online in The FASEB Journal, involving mice, gestational exposure to airborne particles derived from diesel exhaust can modify DNA in utero and alter the expression of genes that potentially increase susceptibility to adult heart failure.

7 Aug 2017

Racial disparities in childhood asthma linked to residential segregation

Researchers have had trouble explaining why black children are much more likely than other children to suffer from asthma.

7 Aug 2017

Child Health News

Vitamin B3 supplementation during pregnancy may prevent birth defects, in-vivo study suggests

Study traces lives of very premature children and their parents from birth until adulthood

Researchers investigate genetic mutations in sperm cells to help prevent birth defects

Early life exposure to antibacterials could cause irreversible outcomes

CHLA researchers succeed in better defining rare pediatric malignant liver disease

Researcher receives NIH grant to study genetic mutation that prevents tooth formation

Increased inflammatory markers during pregnancy can lead to changes in fetal brain development

Cholera vaccines provide substantial protection for adults but less effective for children, review shows

Music therapy does not improve autism symptoms in children, say researchers

Increase in reported cases of Cyclospora infections compared to last year, CDC reports

FDA focusses on discouraging e-cigarettes use by kids

Extreme heat exposure may have adverse effects on pregnant women and their babies

Early Start Denver Model for young children with autism results in cost savings

Habitual players of action video games have less grey matter in their brain, study reveals

Sugar reduction can lead to improvement in health of overweight children and adults

Newly discovered biomarker linked to rare metabolic disorders may facilitate better diagnosis

New mobile program increases parents' adherence to safe sleep practices for infants

New study finds no link between pet ownership and children’s health

Gestational exposure to diesel exhaust could increase susceptibility to adult heart failure

Racial disparities in childhood asthma linked to residential segregation

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