Child Health News

RSS

Researchers develop new MRI-based technique to better detect NAFLD in children

Between 5 and 8 million children in the United States have nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), yet most cases go undiagnosed. To help address this issue, researchers at UC San Diego School of Medicine have developed a new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-based technique to help clinicians and researchers better detect and evaluate NAFLD in children.

6 Feb 2015

Vanderbilt researchers find link between the biological clock and Angelman syndrome

Monitoring participants' biological clocks may be the quickest way to determine the effectiveness of experimental drugs currently under development to treat Angelman syndrome: a debilitating genetic disorder that occurs in more than one in every 15,000 live births.

6 Feb 2015

BGI study tracks accuracy of NIFTY prenatal test

BGI has published a study tracking the clinical performance of its whole genome sequencing-based non-invasive prenatal test (the NIFTY test) in nearly 147,000 pregnancies, the largest such study to date. The results showed high sensitivity and specificity and no significant difference between high-risk and low-risk pregnant women.

6 Feb 2015

New study links cell communication pathway to common brain tumors found in children

A new study by Johns Hopkins researchers links a well-known cell communication pathway called Notch to one of the most common -- but overall still rare -- brain tumors found in children.

6 Feb 2015

Study: Lower-income students in China have better vision compared to middle-class counterparts

In one of the largest population-based studies ever conducted on nearsightedness in children, researchers have discovered that lower-income students in China have better vision than their middle-class counterparts. Data show that nearsightedness, also called myopia, is twice as prevalent in the middle-income province of Shaanxi compared to the poorer neighboring province of Gansu.

5 Feb 2015

Study reports high rate of chromosomal abnormalities in patients in whom NIPT fails to provide results

In a study to be presented on Feb. 6 in an oral concurrent session at 1:15 p.m. PST, at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting, in San Diego, researchers will report on the high rate of chromosomal abnormalities in patients in whom noninvasive prenatal testing fails to provide results.

5 Feb 2015

Cell free DNA analysis less effective than sequential screening in finding fetal chromosomal abnormalities

In a study to be presented on Feb. 5 in an oral plenary session at 8 a.m. PST, at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting, in San Diego, researchers will report that cell free DNA analysis is less effective than sequential screening as primary testing for fetal chromosomal abnormalities.

5 Feb 2015

Study: Infant gut microbiota associated with healthy weight gain

Researchers in Singapore and UK as part of the EpiGen consortium worked together with scientists at the Nestlé Research Center, Switzerland, on a new study on the bacterial makeup of the gut (gut microbiota) of infants in Singapore. Their study reveals that the rate of bacterial colonisation of the gut is influenced by external factors such as the method of delivery and duration of gestation.

5 Feb 2015

Study shows that babies born prematurely grow out of their asthma

Large-scale Danish study from the University of Copenhagen shows that premature babies grow out of the asthma which they are likely to develop in early life.

5 Feb 2015

Telenatal to distribute AirStrip's Sense4Baby wireless fetal/maternal monitoring system in Europe

Mobile interoperability leader AirStrip and Telenatal have announced a strategic partnership to begin distributing AirStrip's Sense4Baby wireless fetal/maternal monitoring system in 13 European countries.

4 Feb 2015

Variants in fetus's DNA may trigger some early births

Some babies seem to have a genetic predisposition to a higher risk of being born too soon, according to researchers in a study to be presented on Feb. 5 in an oral concurrent session at 8 a.m. PST, at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's annual meeting in San Diego.

4 Feb 2015

Transgender children live in alignment with their gender identity

A visible and growing number of transgender children in North America live in alignment with their gender identity rather than their natal sex, yet scientific research has largely ignored them. No longer, says Nicholas Eaton, PhD, an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Stony Brook University. Dr. Eaton and his colleagues at the TransYouth Project have started the first large-scale, national study of socially-supported transgender kids.

4 Feb 2015

TMM journal reviews latest advances in reproductive medicine

The journal Trends in Molecular Medicine reviews the latest advances in reproductive medicine--from mitochondrial replacement therapy to the infant microbiome--with a special issue on "Nurturing the Next Generation," published February 3, 2015.

4 Feb 2015

New study sheds light on syndrome linked to aggressive pediatric cancer

A new study involving researchers at The University of Nottingham has revealed how children with an aggressive cancer predisposition syndrome experience a never before seen flood of mutations in their disease in just six months.

4 Feb 2015

Preliminary research supports alternative drug for treating neonatal abstinence syndrome

In the past decade, the number of Kentucky babies starting life with a drug dependency, or neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS), has skyrocketed from 1.3 per 1,000 births to 19 per 1,000 births.

4 Feb 2015

OGT study explores successful adoption of CytoSure ISCA array at Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Oxford Gene Technology, The Molecular Genetics Company, explores how Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust has seamlessly transferred to its CytoSure ISCA 8x60k platform, in a new case study entitled Evaluating and switching to CytoSure microarrays. As the result of a highly stringent National Health Service tender for the supply of oligo-based cytogenetics research arrays, CytoSure was selected based on the quality of data and analysis software.

From Oxford Gene Technology 4 Feb 2015

Induced labor is not associated with Autism spectrum disorder, shows study

In a study to be presented on Feb. 5 in an oral pleanary session at 8 a.m. PST, at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting™, in San Diego, researchers will report that induced or augmented labor are not associated with increased odds of Autism spectrum disorder.

4 Feb 2015

Study: Simple strategies can lead to significant improvements in one-year-olds at risk for ASD

A new study by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers finds that a collection of simple strategies used by parents can lead to significant improvements in one-year-olds at risk for autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

4 Feb 2015

New study suggests link between food insecurity and adverse experiences in childhood

The roots of children's hunger today may stretch back, in part, to the past childhood trauma of their caregivers. Evidence amassed over the past two decades has demonstrated that stress and deprivation during childhood have lifelong consequences on health, as well as school and job performance. A new small-scale study from Drexel University now suggests a strong relationship between exposure to adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and household food insecurity among mothers of young children.

4 Feb 2015

Food 4 Less raises funds to support La Rabida Children's Hospital in Chicago

Food 4 Less, Chicagoland's leading price-impact supermarket chain, is pleased to announce that it is raising funds to support Chicago's La Rabida Children's Hospital.

4 Feb 2015

Child Health News

Researchers develop new MRI-based technique to better detect NAFLD in children

Vanderbilt researchers find link between the biological clock and Angelman syndrome

BGI study tracks accuracy of NIFTY prenatal test

New study links cell communication pathway to common brain tumors found in children

Study: Lower-income students in China have better vision compared to middle-class counterparts

Study reports high rate of chromosomal abnormalities in patients in whom NIPT fails to provide results

Cell free DNA analysis less effective than sequential screening in finding fetal chromosomal abnormalities

Study: Infant gut microbiota associated with healthy weight gain

Study shows that babies born prematurely grow out of their asthma

Telenatal to distribute AirStrip's Sense4Baby wireless fetal/maternal monitoring system in Europe

Variants in fetus's DNA may trigger some early births

Transgender children live in alignment with their gender identity

TMM journal reviews latest advances in reproductive medicine

New study sheds light on syndrome linked to aggressive pediatric cancer

Preliminary research supports alternative drug for treating neonatal abstinence syndrome

OGT study explores successful adoption of CytoSure ISCA array at Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Induced labor is not associated with Autism spectrum disorder, shows study

Study: Simple strategies can lead to significant improvements in one-year-olds at risk for ASD

New study suggests link between food insecurity and adverse experiences in childhood

Food 4 Less raises funds to support La Rabida Children's Hospital in Chicago

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

PhD researcher at LifeArc

Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

Latest News