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Clonidine before surgery may control post-surgical pain and child's anxiety

Managing a child's pain and distress after surgery is an essential part of recovery. However, using strong painkilling medications post-surgery can put kids at risk for side effects and other complications.

31 Jan 2014

Study points to gender-specific mechanisms of brain repair following oxygen deprivation

Physicians have long known that oxygen deprivation to the brain around the time of birth causes worse damage in boys than girls. Now a study by researchers from the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center conducted in mice reveals one possible reason behind this gender disparity and points to gender-specific mechanisms of brain repair following such injury.

31 Jan 2014

Children with peanut allergies could benefit from oral immunotherapy treatment

Children and adolescents with peanut allergies could benefit from treatment with oral immunotherapy (OIT), in which peanut protein is consumed in increasingly larger amounts on a regular basis to build up tolerance, according to a phase 2 trial published in The Lancet.

31 Jan 2014

Bubble CPAP device increases survival rate of newborns with severe respiratory illness

The first clinical study of a low-cost neonatal breathing system created by Rice University bioengineering students demonstrated that the device increased the survival rate of newborns with severe respiratory illness from 44 percent to 71 percent.

31 Jan 2014

Large amounts of choline may be needed to support fetal development during pregnancy

Recent research published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that during pregnancy, and particularly during the third trimester, large amounts of choline may be needed to support fetal development. Conclusions of the research revealed that current recommendations may be too low. Choline deficiency in pregnant women may result in elevated levels of homocysteine, potentially resulting in birth defects.

31 Jan 2014

More antipsychotic medications prescribed to children and adolescents in Germany

Increasing numbers of children and adolescents are being given antipsychotic drugs in Germany, as Christian Bachmann and colleagues found out in a study published in the current issue of Deutsches -rzteblatt International (Dtsch Arztebl Int 2014; 111(3): 25 - 40). The authors used routine insurance data of the Barmer GEK statutory health insurance company to analyze antipsychotic prescriptions for this age group from 2005 to 2012.

31 Jan 2014

Depression in childhood may increase risk of heart problems later in life

Children with depression are more likely to be obese, smoke and be inactive, and can show the effects of heart disease as early as their teen years, according to a newly published study by University of South Florida Associate Professor of Psychology Jonathan Rottenberg.

30 Jan 2014

Overweight kindergarten kids may become obese teenagers

The risk of children growing up into obese teenagers may be influenced by whether or not they were overweight as early on as 5 years old, report U.S. researchers.

30 Jan 2014

Not all children, young adults treated achieve long-term relief from symptoms of anxiety

Fewer than one in two children and young adults treated for anxiety achieve long-term relief from symptoms, according to the findings of a study by investigators from the Johns Hopkins Children's Center and five other institutions.

30 Jan 2014

Infants use social learning mechanism to identify plants as food sources

Infants as young as six months old tend to expect that plants are food sources, but only after an adult shows them that the food is safe to eat, according to new research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.

30 Jan 2014

EGPAF donates medical equipment to Swaziland to improve health of mothers and children

The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation in collaboration with Project C.U.R.E (Commission on Urgent Relief and Equipment) today donated medical equipment and supplies worth more than U.S. $500,000 to the Government of the Kingdom of Swaziland's Ministry of Health to help strengthen health services provided to mothers, infants, and children in the country.

30 Jan 2014

Researchers discover potential treatment for viral infection that causes illnesses in children

Researchers have discovered a potential treatment for a viral infection that causes potentially fatal brain swelling and paralysis in children. The findings also point to possible treatments for related viruses including those that cause "common cold" symptoms.

29 Jan 2014

Researchers identify new technique of measuring brain activity in newborns

JoVE, the Journal of Visualized Experiments, will publish a procedure to identify newborns and children at-risk for developmental problems, especially those born prematurely.

29 Jan 2014

Parenting affects performance of African American boys during preschool-to-kindergarten transition

A new study from UNC's Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute (FPG) has found that parenting affects the academic and social performance of African American boys as they move from preschool to kindergarten.

29 Jan 2014

Study: Views about responsibilities may vary widely in parents in getting specialty care for children

Parents vary widely in views about their responsibilities in getting specialty care for their children, according to a new University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health.

29 Jan 2014

Study: Spanking linked to short- and long-term child behavior problems

Parents who spank their children believe it's an effective form of discipline. But decades of research studies have found that spanking is linked to short- and long-term child behavior problems.

29 Jan 2014

Prevalence unchanged when ASD combined with new social communication disorder, say researchers

A new study finds that the estimated prevalence of autism under the new DSM-5 criteria would decrease only to the extent that some children would receive the new diagnosis of social communication disorder (SCD).

28 Jan 2014

Children who undergo heart transplantation experience good outcomes

Infants and children who undergo heart transplantation are experiencing good outcomes after surgery and may expect to live beyond 15 years post-surgery with reasonable cardiac function and quality of life, according to a study released today at the 50th Annual Meeting of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.

28 Jan 2014

Cannabis during pregnancy results in defective development of fetal nerve cells

An increasing number of children suffer from the consequences of maternal drug exposure during pregnancy, and Cannabis is one of the most frequently used substances.

27 Jan 2014

Scientists identify genetic alterations in pediatric soft-tissue cancer

Scientists have mapped the genetic changes that drive tumors in rhabdomyosarcoma, a pediatric soft-tissue cancer, and found that the disease is characterized by two distinct genotypes. The genetic alterations identified in this malignancy could be useful in developing targeted diagnostic tools and treatments for children with the disease. The study, by researchers at the National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, and their colleagues, appeared in the Jan. 23, 2014, issue of the journal Cancer Discovery.

24 Jan 2014

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Clonidine before surgery may control post-surgical pain and child's anxiety

Study points to gender-specific mechanisms of brain repair following oxygen deprivation

Children with peanut allergies could benefit from oral immunotherapy treatment

Bubble CPAP device increases survival rate of newborns with severe respiratory illness

Large amounts of choline may be needed to support fetal development during pregnancy

More antipsychotic medications prescribed to children and adolescents in Germany

Depression in childhood may increase risk of heart problems later in life

Overweight kindergarten kids may become obese teenagers

Not all children, young adults treated achieve long-term relief from symptoms of anxiety

Infants use social learning mechanism to identify plants as food sources

EGPAF donates medical equipment to Swaziland to improve health of mothers and children

Researchers discover potential treatment for viral infection that causes illnesses in children

Researchers identify new technique of measuring brain activity in newborns

Parenting affects performance of African American boys during preschool-to-kindergarten transition

Study: Views about responsibilities may vary widely in parents in getting specialty care for children

Study: Spanking linked to short- and long-term child behavior problems

Prevalence unchanged when ASD combined with new social communication disorder, say researchers

Children who undergo heart transplantation experience good outcomes

Cannabis during pregnancy results in defective development of fetal nerve cells

Scientists identify genetic alterations in pediatric soft-tissue cancer

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