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Interactive website positively influences parents to vaccinate their children

Pregnant women who received vaccine information through an interactive website monitored by a clinical expert were more likely to vaccinate their children than those who did not use the web resource, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published today in the journal Pediatrics.

7 Nov 2017

JTFPP guidelines offer practical advice on medications to treat seasonal allergic rhinitis

In a newly updated clinical practice guideline, published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology, allergists offer practical advice on the best types and amounts of medications to treat seasonal allergic rhinitis. Annals is the scientific publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology.

7 Nov 2017

UMD study provides important insights into early sensory development

Some expectant parents play classical music for their unborn babies, hoping to boost their children's cognitive capacity later in life.

7 Nov 2017

Researchers to test use of ‘viral specific’ T-cells to target toxic viruses in children

Michael Pulsipher, MD, of the Children's Center for Cancer and Blood Diseases at Children's Hospital Los Angeles, along with Michael Keller, MD from Children's National Health System in Washington, DC, have been awarded $4.8 million by the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine to study the use of a new T-cell therapy to help fight active viral infections in children with severe immune deficiencies.

7 Nov 2017

Drug can safely and effectively help infants with SMA gain muscle function, study shows

More than half of the babies with infantile-onset spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) who were treated with nusinersen (Spinraza) gained motor milestones, compared to none of the babies in the control group. Infants treated with the drug also had 63 percent lower risk of death.

6 Nov 2017

Single dose of measles vaccine not sufficient to protect children against disease in Bangladesh

Research in Bangladesh has found that a quarter of children need more than single doses of the measles vaccine to be protected against the disease. This research supports the country's recent move to a double-dose approach.

6 Nov 2017

Scientists identify eight new genes involved in epileptic encephalopathy

Approximately 30 per cent of patients with epilepsy do not respond to anti-epileptic drugs. In these cases, all neurologists can do is attempt to find the right combination of medication through trial and error.

6 Nov 2017

Sickle cell patients suffer discrimination, poor care — and shorter lives

For more than a year, NeDina Brocks-Capla avoided one room in her large, brightly colored San Francisco house — the bathroom on the second floor.

6 Nov 2017

Internet-based educational program improves health-related quality of life for teens with JIA

An internet-based health education and self-management program that offers monthly calls with health coaches improved health-related quality of life for participating teens with juvenile idiopathic arthritis, according to new research findings presented this week at the 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting in San Diego.

6 Nov 2017

Using biologics during pregnancy may not raise infant's risk for opportunistic infections

Using a biologic therapy to manage rheumatoid arthritis may not significantly increase an infant's risk for developing opportunistic infections like pneumonia, meningitis, and tuberculosis, according to new research findings presented this week at the 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting in San Diego.

6 Nov 2017

Study finds potentially toxic levels of lead and cadmium in drinking glasses

Enamelled drinking glasses and popular merchandise can contain potentially toxic levels of lead and cadmium, a study has shown.

6 Nov 2017

Research provides path to possible treatment for Fragile X Syndrome and other types of autism

In Fragile X Syndrome--the leading genetic form of intellectual disability and autism--the effects of a single defective gene ripple through a series of chemical pathways, altering signals between brain cells.

3 Nov 2017

The Heart Center at Nationwide Children’s Hospital earns validation as leader in cardiology care

The Heart Center at Nationwide Children’s Hospital has recently received external validation as a national leader in cardiology care with several accreditations for outstanding quality, care and outcomes.

3 Nov 2017

Study: Diverse autism symptoms may stem from malfunction in communication among brain cells

A defective gene linked to autism influences how neurons connect and communicate with each other in the brain, according to a study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Rodents that lack the gene form too many connections between brain neurons and have difficulty learning.

3 Nov 2017

Brain connectivity pattern demonstrates familial and heritable relationships, study reveals

Every person has a distinct pattern of functional brain connectivity known as a connectotype, or brain fingerprint. A new study conducted at OHSU in Portland, Oregon, concludes that while individually unique, each connectotype demonstrates both familial and heritable relationships. The results published today in Network Neuroscience.

3 Nov 2017

Big premium hike? Blame it on the kids

Dede Kennedy-Simington, an insurance agent in Pasadena, Calif., was "totally dismayed" when she learned recently that the premium on her family's Blue Shield PPO would rise $391 a month next year — driven largely by huge increases for her two teenage children.

3 Nov 2017

Study reveals link between parental unemployment and child neglect

The number of reported cases of child neglect in the United States of America increased as a result of the spike in unemployment following the financial crisis of 2007-08, according to new Oxford University research.

3 Nov 2017

Removing electronic media from child or teen's bedroom can improve sleep

Removing electronic media from the bedroom and encouraging a calming bedtime routine are among recommendations Penn State researchers outline in a recent manuscript on digital media and sleep in childhood and adolescence.

2 Nov 2017

Children, adolescents mainly vulnerable to sleep-disrupting effects of screen time

With their brains, sleep patterns, and eyes still developing, children and adolescents are particularly vulnerable to the sleep-disrupting effects of screen time, according to a sweeping review of the literature published in the November issue of the journal Pediatrics.

2 Nov 2017

Low oxygen, not blood flow, may contribute to major disturbances in the brain of preterm infants

Premature infants are at risk for a broad spectrum of life-long cognitive and learning disabilities. Historically, these conditions were believed to be the result of lack of blood flow to the brain.

2 Nov 2017

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Interactive website positively influences parents to vaccinate their children

JTFPP guidelines offer practical advice on medications to treat seasonal allergic rhinitis

UMD study provides important insights into early sensory development

Researchers to test use of ‘viral specific’ T-cells to target toxic viruses in children

Drug can safely and effectively help infants with SMA gain muscle function, study shows

Single dose of measles vaccine not sufficient to protect children against disease in Bangladesh

Scientists identify eight new genes involved in epileptic encephalopathy

Sickle cell patients suffer discrimination, poor care — and shorter lives

Internet-based educational program improves health-related quality of life for teens with JIA

Using biologics during pregnancy may not raise infant's risk for opportunistic infections

Study finds potentially toxic levels of lead and cadmium in drinking glasses

Research provides path to possible treatment for Fragile X Syndrome and other types of autism

The Heart Center at Nationwide Children’s Hospital earns validation as leader in cardiology care

Study: Diverse autism symptoms may stem from malfunction in communication among brain cells

Brain connectivity pattern demonstrates familial and heritable relationships, study reveals

Big premium hike? Blame it on the kids

Study reveals link between parental unemployment and child neglect

Removing electronic media from child or teen's bedroom can improve sleep

Children, adolescents mainly vulnerable to sleep-disrupting effects of screen time

Low oxygen, not blood flow, may contribute to major disturbances in the brain of preterm infants

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