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Researchers use brain biomarkers to identify autism risk in infants

By using magnetic resonance imaging to study the brains of infants who have older siblings with autism, scientists were able to correctly identify 80 percent of the babies who would be subsequently diagnosed with autism at 2 years of age.

16 Feb 2017

Study finds improvements in survival and neurodevelopment of preterm babies

Babies born at just 22 to 24 weeks of pregnancy continue to have sobering outlooks -- only about 1 in 3 survive.

16 Feb 2017

UNIGE researchers develop new technique to improve diagnosis of genetic diseases

When a child is conceived, he or she receives DNA from both parents. The child's own genome thus consists of a maternal and a paternal genome. However, some genes — about 100 out of the 20,000 encoded genes— are exclusively expressed either from the maternal or from the paternal genome, with the other copy of the gene remaining silent.

16 Feb 2017

Moving into poverty damages children's mental health, study shows

New University of Liverpool research - published today in The Lancet Public Health -- shows that children who move into poverty are more likely to suffer from social, emotional and behavioural problems than children who remain out of poverty.

16 Feb 2017

Study reveals possibility to predict autism risk in infants within first year of life

A study published today in the journal Nature is the first to show that it is possible to predict within the first year of life, whether some infants will go on to develop autism.

15 Feb 2017

Researchers explore effects of preeclampsia on risk of developing ROP in premature infants

Mary Elizabeth Hartnett, MD, and colleagues at the John A. Moran Center and Department of Pediatrics at the University of Utah and Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, were looking for a way to tease apart the effects of preeclampsia on the risk of developing retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), an eye disease found in premature infants. Their results, and the model they developed, were published February 14, 2017, in Scientific Reports.

15 Feb 2017

Outdoor adventure program may be effective in reducing severity of ASD symptoms, study finds

A new Tel Aviv University study finds outdoor challenge-based interventions may be effective in reducing the overall severity of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) symptoms.

15 Feb 2017

Only subset of mother's HIV virus infects infants during pregnancy or breastfeeding, research shows

In the transmission of HIV-1 from mother to child only a subset of a mother's viruses infects their infants either in utero or via breastfeeding, and the viruses that are transmitted depend on whether transmission occurs during pregnancy or through breastfeeding, according to UCLA-led research.

15 Feb 2017

FSU researcher draws link between impact of climate change and untreated water on childhood GI illness

A Florida State University researcher has drawn a link between the impact of climate change and untreated drinking water on the rate of gastrointestinal illness in children.

15 Feb 2017

New study proves that 'super-boosting' approach may help treat children co-infected with TB and HIV

The non-profit research and development organization Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative has released results of a study in South Africa that will make it easier for healthcare workers to treat children living with HIV who are co-infected with tuberculosis.

14 Feb 2017

Emory researchers reveal 'matchmaker' role for protein linked to SMA

A puzzling question has lurked behind SMA, the leading genetic cause of death in infants. The disorder leads to reduced levels of the SMN protein, which is thought to be involved in processing RNA, something that occurs in every cell in the body.

14 Feb 2017

Injuries more likely to occur in youth flag football than tackle football, study shows

University of Iowa Health Care researchers report that the results of a study of injury rates in youth football leagues did not show that flag football is safer than tackle football.

14 Feb 2017

New project provides blueprint for addressing mental health needs of children in homeless families

A research team led by North Carolina State University outlines the lessons learned in a five-year pilot project that was designed to help meet the mental health needs of children in homeless families - and could serve as a blueprint for similar efforts around the country.

14 Feb 2017

Children born of fathers exposed to nicotine inherit enhanced chemical tolerance, study shows

A father's nicotine use may have a significant impact on children's risk of some diseases. In a study published in the online biomedical sciences journal eLife, Oliver J. Rando, MD, PhD, and colleagues at UMass Medical School, demonstrate that mice born of fathers who are habitually exposed to nicotine inherit enhanced chemical tolerance and drug clearance abilities.

14 Feb 2017

Parenting practices linked to development of children with Fragile X syndrome

University of Kansas researchers have found that certain specific parenting practices are significantly associated with the development of communication and language skills in children with Fragile X syndrome.

14 Feb 2017

Children of parents affected with C9orf72 mutations more likely to have FTD and ALS at younger age

The most common genetic cause of the brain diseases frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a mutation in the C9orf72 gene.

14 Feb 2017

Scientists discover population of progenitor cells linked to formation of heart’s ventricular chambers

A population of cells in early development may give rise to the ventricular chambers of the heart, but not the atria, according to a study led by researchers from the Mindich Child Health and Development Institute at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and published today in Nature Communications.

14 Feb 2017

Child Health News

Researchers use brain biomarkers to identify autism risk in infants

Study finds improvements in survival and neurodevelopment of preterm babies

UNIGE researchers develop new technique to improve diagnosis of genetic diseases

Moving into poverty damages children's mental health, study shows

Study reveals possibility to predict autism risk in infants within first year of life

Researchers explore effects of preeclampsia on risk of developing ROP in premature infants

Outdoor adventure program may be effective in reducing severity of ASD symptoms, study finds

Only subset of mother's HIV virus infects infants during pregnancy or breastfeeding, research shows

FSU researcher draws link between impact of climate change and untreated water on childhood GI illness

New study proves that 'super-boosting' approach may help treat children co-infected with TB and HIV

Emory researchers reveal 'matchmaker' role for protein linked to SMA

Injuries more likely to occur in youth flag football than tackle football, study shows

New project provides blueprint for addressing mental health needs of children in homeless families

Children born of fathers exposed to nicotine inherit enhanced chemical tolerance, study shows

Parenting practices linked to development of children with Fragile X syndrome

Children of parents affected with C9orf72 mutations more likely to have FTD and ALS at younger age

Scientists discover population of progenitor cells linked to formation of heart’s ventricular chambers

Dietary fructose consumption may increase risk for NASH in children and adolescents

Study finds reduction in HbA1c levels with in-home use of hybrid closed-loop insulin delivery system

Low birth weight babies more likely to experience mental health problems later in life, research finds

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