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Five sun-blocking superheroes teach preschoolers about sun safety

Five globe-trotting, sun-blocking superheroes teach preschoolers about lifelong sun safety in a new curriculum available this summer based on research at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

13 Aug 2015

Regular exercise benefits children with multiple sclerosis

A new study suggests children with multiple sclerosis (MS) who exercise regularly may have a less active disease. The research is published in the August 12, 2015, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

13 Aug 2015

Landmark study finds health disparity among children living in orphanages and extended family members

With the support of a second grant of more than $3 million from the National Institutes of Health, researchers from the Regenstrief Institute, Indiana University, Brown University, the University of Toronto, and Moi University in Eldoret, Kenya are building upon their landmark study of Kenyan orphans which found that those living in orphanages were healthier, both physically and mentally, than those living with extended family members.

13 Aug 2015

Iodine supplementation during pregnancy can save costs for health care systems, society

Giving all pregnant women iodine supplements, even in mildly iodine deficient countries like the UK, could result in huge cost savings for health care systems and society, according to new modelling research published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology journal.

13 Aug 2015

Johns Hopkins study finds substantial increase in rate, costs of hospitalizations for pediatric pulmonary hypertension

A review of 15 years’ worth of data in a national pediatric medical database has documented a substantial increase in the rate of hospitalizations for children with a form of high blood pressure once most common in those with congenital heart disease.

13 Aug 2015

Adult IQ of children with very low birth weight can be predicted by age two

Research from the University of Warwick indicates that the IQ of adults born very premature or of very low birth weight can be predicted when they are just a toddler.

13 Aug 2015

UH engineer receives funding to help kids with spinal cord injuries, other mobility disorders walk

A University of Houston engineer has received funding to create a pediatric exoskeleton, designed to help children with spinal cord injuries and other mobility disorders walk.

13 Aug 2015

Study looks at attention abilities of babies born through caesarean sections

Being delivered through a caesarean section influences at least one form of babies' ability to concentrate. It slows their spatial attention, which plays a role in how well they are able to prioritize and focus on a particular area or object that is of interest. These are the findings of Scott Adler and Audrey Wong-Kee-You of York University in Canada, published in Springer's journal Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics.

12 Aug 2015

New project examines links between language and perception in people with ASD

How do children and young adults with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) understand idioms and other figures of speech? A 4.15 million euro EU project based out of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology is examining the links between language and perception in autistic individuals as just one of 15 cross-disciplinary projects designed to bring a better understanding to how our perception and language interact and change over time and in individuals.

11 Aug 2015

Griffith research aims to combat tooth decay problems in Australian children

Tooth decay in children is a major problem across Australia, especially so in rural, remote and Indigenous communities. Children in the Northern Peninsula Area have a particular problem partly because the plant to add fluoride to the water system is no longer in use.

11 Aug 2015

Sexting, Internet safety climb higher on list of major health concerns for children

With more kids online and using cell phones at increasingly younger ages, two issues have quickly climbed higher on the public's list of major health concerns for children across the U.S: sexting and Internet safety.

11 Aug 2015

Pediatricians, mental health providers can improve outcomes in children with mental and behavioral disorders

For the past decade, cutting-edge health care providers and researchers have increasingly pushed to integrate care for mental health and substance use problems within primary medical care for children and adolescents.

11 Aug 2015

Doctors suggest tips to ensure children's safety during school sports

Many children return to sports such as soccer, football, cross-country and volleyball when they return to school. Physicians in the Division of Sports Medicine at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center say preparation before the first day of practice is critical in helping to reduce the risk of injury.

11 Aug 2015

Screening questionnaire helps anesthesia professionals identify SDB symptoms in children prior to surgery

Knowing which risks may come into play before or during surgery is especially important where children are concerned.

11 Aug 2015

Quantifying disparities in accessibility and availability of pediatric primary care

An analysis of pediatric primary health care accessibility and availability in multiple states that uncovered systematic disparities between and within states was presented today at a session of the 2015 Joint Statistical Meetings(JSM 2015) in Seattle.

11 Aug 2015

IHOP restaurants, No Kid Hungry partner to bring an end to childhood hunger

Continuing their "Summer of Smiles" celebration, IHOP restaurants announced today that it has joined forces with No Kid Hungry to bring an end to childhood hunger. IHOP and No Kid Hungry share the philosophy that starting the day with breakfast, and a smile, is extremely important, and have targeted a goal of providing 2.5 million meals this year.

10 Aug 2015

Domino's Event Center opens at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Domino's Pizza celebrated the grand opening of the Domino's Event Center at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital on Friday, Aug. 7, after committing to raise $35 million in eight years, beginning in 2015.

10 Aug 2015

CHOP-led national clinical research network approved for $8.6 million funding award by PCORI

PEDSnet, a national clinical research network co-led by a pediatric researcher at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, was approved for an $8.6 million, three-year funding award by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute.

7 Aug 2015

Brili launches new app for families with ADHD kids at 2015 APA Convention

Brili Inc., the company that creates technology to help kids succeed, today launches an app for families challenged with ADHD at the 2015 APA Convention. The conference will feature over thirty different presentations focused on ADHD, indicative of the pervasiveness of a condition affecting millions of children. Brili will be showcasing how their app can help families manage the challenges of ADHD during the hectic and challenging back to school crunch.

7 Aug 2015

Study sheds light on Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder

When most people think of eating disorders, they think of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. But there's another condition that has nothing to do with concerns over weight, shape or body image, and it has been recognized in the latest edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, which doctors use to diagnose conditions.

7 Aug 2015

Child Health News

Five sun-blocking superheroes teach preschoolers about sun safety

Regular exercise benefits children with multiple sclerosis

Landmark study finds health disparity among children living in orphanages and extended family members

Iodine supplementation during pregnancy can save costs for health care systems, society

Johns Hopkins study finds substantial increase in rate, costs of hospitalizations for pediatric pulmonary hypertension

Adult IQ of children with very low birth weight can be predicted by age two

UH engineer receives funding to help kids with spinal cord injuries, other mobility disorders walk

Study looks at attention abilities of babies born through caesarean sections

New project examines links between language and perception in people with ASD

Griffith research aims to combat tooth decay problems in Australian children

Sexting, Internet safety climb higher on list of major health concerns for children

Pediatricians, mental health providers can improve outcomes in children with mental and behavioral disorders

Doctors suggest tips to ensure children's safety during school sports

Screening questionnaire helps anesthesia professionals identify SDB symptoms in children prior to surgery

Quantifying disparities in accessibility and availability of pediatric primary care

IHOP restaurants, No Kid Hungry partner to bring an end to childhood hunger

Domino's Event Center opens at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

CHOP-led national clinical research network approved for $8.6 million funding award by PCORI

Brili launches new app for families with ADHD kids at 2015 APA Convention

Study sheds light on Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder

Exploring the nanoscale: How AFM is transforming cosmetic science

Innovating Texture and Culture in Plant-Based Foods

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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