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Combination therapy has complete response rate in children, young adults with Hodgkin lymphoma

New research presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology 53rd Annual Meeting in Chicago shows that a previously untested combination of a monoclonal antibody-drug conjugate with a common chemotherapy agent has a high complete-response rate in children and young adults with relapsed or refractory Hodgkin lymphoma.

6 Jun 2017

Study suggests promising therapeutic strategy for childhood brain tumor

A study published in Molecular Cancer Research reveals that a tumor suppressor gene p16 is turned off by a histone mutation (H3.3K27M), which is found in up to 70 percent of childhood brain tumors called diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG).

6 Jun 2017

Maternal consumption of artificially sweetened beverages during pregnancy linked to obesity in children

Children born to women who had gestational diabetes and drank at least one artificially sweetened beverage per day during pregnancy were more likely to be overweight or obese at age 7, compared to children born to women who had gestational diabetes and drank water instead of artificially sweetened beverages, according to a study led by researchers at the National Institutes of Health.

6 Jun 2017

UIC sociologist considers how resolved parental infertility may relate to children's performance in school

How does resolved parental infertility relate to children's performance in school? A University of Illinois at Chicago sociologist considers this question in a sample of all Swedish births between 1988 and 1995.

6 Jun 2017

Room sharing between babies and mothers linked to less sleep, unsafe sleeping practices

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends parents keep babies in the same room with them to sleep for the first year to prevent sudden infant death syndrome.

5 Jun 2017

Improved communication could help reduce unnecessary use of antibiotics for childhood illnesses

To help reduce unnecessary use of antibiotics for common childhood illnesses, parents would benefit from fuller communication from their health care providers, suggests new research published in the National Communication Association's Journal of Applied Communication Research.

5 Jun 2017

New breakthrough offers hope for allergy sufferers

Scientists from The University of Queensland believe they have discovered a single treatment that could be a life-long cure for potentially fatal allergies such as asthma.

5 Jun 2017

Study finds steady decline in severe health problems for childhood cancer survivors

Treatments for childhood cancer are often intense and carry the risk of lifelong health problems for survivors. An analysis of 23,600 childhood cancer survivors in the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study (CCSS), funded by the National Institutes of Health, found that the rate of severe health problems occurring five or more years after diagnosis has declined over time.

5 Jun 2017

New targeted oral therapy results in durable responses across many kinds of cancer

Scientists may have developed the first targeted, oral, tumor-type agnostic therapy - a cancer medicine that works comparably well across many kinds of cancer, regardless of patient age. In clinical trials of adults and children with 17 different types of advanced cancer, larotrectinib treatment resulted in responses in 76% of patients.

5 Jun 2017

Newborns of mothers with sleep apnea have higher risk of congenital anomalies, resuscitation at birth

A new study is the first to demonstrate a higher risk of congenital anomalies and resuscitation at birth in newborns of mothers who have obstructive sleep apnea.

5 Jun 2017

New review provides reassurance to safety of soft contact lenses in children

Available evidence suggests that soft contact lenses can be safely prescribed to children and adolescents, with no increase in adverse effects compared to adults, according to a review in the June issue of Optometry and Vision Science, the official journal of the American Academy of Optometry. The journal is published by Wolters Kluwer.

2 Jun 2017

Fertility preservation presents important ethical issues for children with DSD

Children with differences of sex development (DSD) are born with reproductive organs that are not typically male or female. They may face infertility from abnormal development of testes or ovaries, and in some patients these organs are surgically removed to prevent an increased risk of germ cell cancer.

2 Jun 2017

Association found between the uptake of various elements during pregnancy and autism risk

According to a study published on June 1 in Nature Communications, differences in the uptake of multiple toxic and essential elements over the second and third trimesters and in the early postnatal periods of pregnancy are connected with the risk of developing autism spectrum disorders (ASDs).

2 Jun 2017

Study makes recommendations on how to reduce Africa's child mortality rates

Giving birth at home is the most significant risk factor for neonatal deaths in major sections of Africa - a continent that continues to be plagued by the highest neonatal mortality rates in the world, indicates a new study by Michigan State University scholars.

1 Jun 2017

Study: Child's gut bacteria appears to be influenced by ethnicity and breastfeeding

The bacteria in a child's gut appears to be influenced as early as its first year by ethnicity and breastfeeding, according to a new study from McMaster University.

1 Jun 2017

Telehealth program increases access to care for children with autism in underserved communities

Long wait times have been a persistent issue for families waiting to see an autism specialist, with waits often exceeding a year.

1 Jun 2017

Study reveals how puberty hormones may impede flexible youthful learning

A University of California, Berkeley, study of mice reveals, for the first time, how puberty hormones might impede some aspects of flexible youthful learning.

1 Jun 2017

Antidepressant use during pregnancy not linked to newborn problems at 2-4 weeks after birth

Babies exposed to an antidepressant or a mood disorder during fetal life did not have any more signs of irritability, difficulty feeding, sleep disturbances and respiratory problems two to four weeks after birth than babies who were not exposed.

1 Jun 2017

New study establishes link between prenatal stress and onset of eating disorders

Stress affects the body and can trigger illness -- from psychiatric disorders to heart disease. Humans are exposed to stress at different intensities throughout life -- as children, in adolescence, and in old age. But when is the impact of stress on our systems most powerful? Many researchers maintain that the critical effect occurs prenatally, inside the womb.

1 Jun 2017

Advanced maternal age does not increase birth risks, study finds

A number of previous scientific studies have found that among mothers 35 or older, there is an elevated risk that their children are born preterm (less than 37 weeks of pregnancy) or with low birth weight (less than 2.5 kilograms).

1 Jun 2017

Child Health News

Combination therapy has complete response rate in children, young adults with Hodgkin lymphoma

Study suggests promising therapeutic strategy for childhood brain tumor

Maternal consumption of artificially sweetened beverages during pregnancy linked to obesity in children

UIC sociologist considers how resolved parental infertility may relate to children's performance in school

Room sharing between babies and mothers linked to less sleep, unsafe sleeping practices

Improved communication could help reduce unnecessary use of antibiotics for childhood illnesses

New breakthrough offers hope for allergy sufferers

Study finds steady decline in severe health problems for childhood cancer survivors

New targeted oral therapy results in durable responses across many kinds of cancer

Newborns of mothers with sleep apnea have higher risk of congenital anomalies, resuscitation at birth

New review provides reassurance to safety of soft contact lenses in children

Fertility preservation presents important ethical issues for children with DSD

Association found between the uptake of various elements during pregnancy and autism risk

Study makes recommendations on how to reduce Africa's child mortality rates

Study: Child's gut bacteria appears to be influenced by ethnicity and breastfeeding

Telehealth program increases access to care for children with autism in underserved communities

Study reveals how puberty hormones may impede flexible youthful learning

Antidepressant use during pregnancy not linked to newborn problems at 2-4 weeks after birth

New study establishes link between prenatal stress and onset of eating disorders

Advanced maternal age does not increase birth risks, study finds

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