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New tissue-chip research aims to speed drug development for two genetic forms of epilepsy

An interdisciplinary team of Vanderbilt University researchers has received a two-year, $2-million federal grant to develop an "organ-on-chip" model for two genetic forms of epilepsy. These disorders affect both brain and heart and improved modeling could lead to new drug treatments.

22 Sep 2017

Lead in water leading to problems with fertility and childbirth in Flint, Michigan

Researchers from the University of Kansas, Department of Economics in a new working paper series in Theoretical and Applied Economics write that with the change in water sources in Flint, Michigan since April 2014, lead exposure to the population has risen.

22 Sep 2017

Study finds link between sleep pattern and temperament in preterm children

A new study suggests that while healthy preterm children have more medical sleep problems than full-term children, they are more likely to fall asleep independently.

21 Sep 2017

Diet and exercise have potential to improve chemotherapy effectiveness in pediatric cancer patients

Diet and exercise may improve treatment outcomes in pediatric cancer patients, according to a study at The University of Texas MD Anderson Children's Cancer Hospital.

21 Sep 2017

Researchers identify molecular pathway that causes immune cells to promote cancer

Investigators at the Children's Center for Cancer and Blood Diseases at Children's Hospital Los Angeles have identified new findings about an immune cell - called a tumor-associated macrophage - that promotes cancer instead of fighting it.

21 Sep 2017

Infants can learn value of effort after seeing adults struggle to achieve a goal

If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. A new study from MIT reveals that babies as young as 15 months can learn to follow this advice. The researchers found that babies who watched an adult struggle at two different tasks before succeeding tried harder at their own difficult task, compared to babies who saw an adult succeed effortlessly.

21 Sep 2017

DNA discovery could help point towards causes of developmental condition in children

New insights into how our cells store and manage DNA during cell division could help point towards the causes of a rare developmental condition.

21 Sep 2017

Open your mouth and say goo-goo: Dentists treating ever-younger patients

Allen Barron scrunches up his tiny face and wails as his mother gently tips him backward onto the lap of Jean Calvo, a pediatric dental resident at the University of California-San Francisco.

21 Sep 2017

UC study finds lower IQ scores in children with increased Manganese levels

A study led by environmental health researchers at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine finds that children in East Liverpool, Ohio with higher levels of Manganese (Mn) had lower IQ scores. The research appears online in the journal NeuroToxicology, available in advance of publication.

21 Sep 2017

Employer-sponsored health plans spend $6 billion extra on preterm infants, study shows

A new study estimates employer-sponsored health plans spent at least $6 billion extra on infants born prematurely in 2013 and a substantial portion of that sum was spent on infants with major birth defects.

21 Sep 2017

Study finds link between concussion in adolescence and raised risk of later multiple sclerosis

A new study published in the Annals of Neurology found a link between head trauma in adolescence, particularly if repeated, with a raised risk of later developing multiple sclerosis.

21 Sep 2017

High-functioning social communication skills can buffer negative effects of child shyness

A new study by Yale-NUS College Assistant Professor of Social Sciences Cheung Hoi Shan has discovered that shy children with low English vocabulary skills, can still be popular among their peers if they have high-functioning social communication skills that enable them to engage and interact well with their peers in social settings.

21 Sep 2017

Child Health News

New tissue-chip research aims to speed drug development for two genetic forms of epilepsy

Lead in water leading to problems with fertility and childbirth in Flint, Michigan

Study finds link between sleep pattern and temperament in preterm children

Diet and exercise have potential to improve chemotherapy effectiveness in pediatric cancer patients

Researchers identify molecular pathway that causes immune cells to promote cancer

Infants can learn value of effort after seeing adults struggle to achieve a goal

DNA discovery could help point towards causes of developmental condition in children

Open your mouth and say goo-goo: Dentists treating ever-younger patients

UC study finds lower IQ scores in children with increased Manganese levels

Employer-sponsored health plans spend $6 billion extra on preterm infants, study shows

Study finds link between concussion in adolescence and raised risk of later multiple sclerosis

High-functioning social communication skills can buffer negative effects of child shyness

UTMB scientists gain new insights into factors that lead to preterm birth

Physical stress in preemies plus separation from mothers may have lasting effects into adulthood

PCORI approves $13 million funding award to NYU Dentistry for school-based cavity prevention study

Inactivation of Capicua gene leads to formation of T-ALL tumors in mice, researchers find

Young people taking anti-epileptic drugs experience bone health issues, study finds

Study may provide insights into treating autism and other neuropsychiatric disorders

A quarter of girls show signs of depression at age 14

School-based education about strokes can improve victims’ survival chances without lasting damage

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

PhD researcher at LifeArc

Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

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