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UC San Diego researchers win $9 million funding to identify cellular cause of type 1 diabetes

University of California San Diego School of Medicine researchers have been awarded nearly $9 million to fund two multi-institutional research projects that use human pluripotent stem cells, CRISPR and human organoids to dissect beta cell defects and create a human cell model of type 1 diabetes aimed at identifying the elusive cellular actions leading to disease onset.

14 Aug 2019

UAB expert offers tips for teens, parents on staying safe during summer months and activities

During hot summer months, children, adolescents and teenagers spend a lot more time outside. Whether it is at the beach or pool, on the sports field, at a concert, at a summer job, or helping around the house and in the yard, children ages 12 to 18 often are not mindful of their immediate needs, like rehydrating, reapplying sunscreen or general sun safety.

14 Aug 2019

Newborn mouse model yields clues to cause of devastating gut disease in anemic preemies

Physicians have long suspected that red blood cell transfusions given to premature infants with anemia may put them in danger of developing necrotizing enterocolitis, or NEC, a potentially lethal inflammatory disease of the intestines.

From Johns Hopkins Medicine 13 Aug 2019

Rutgers Health emergency physician offers tips to prevent pediatric vehicular deaths

The statistics and dangers are real. Yet according to the National Safety Council, on average, there are still more than three dozen children dying in parked cars every year. In 2018, that number climbed to 52. There were three cases that made the news just in the past two weeks.

13 Aug 2019

New discovery could help doctors identify children at risk for Wilms’ tumor relapse

Today, researchers from MSK Kids at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center published results that examine elevated levels of a protein called prohibitin in the urine and tumors of children with Wilms' tumors.

9 Aug 2019

UCLA-led researchers identify 69 genes that increase risk for autism spectrum disorder

A UCLA-led research team has identified dozens of genes, including 16 new genes, that increase the risk of autism spectrum disorder.

9 Aug 2019

Study aims to reduce therapy for subsets of patients with intermediate-risk neuroblastoma

Each year, approximately 750 patients are diagnosed with neuroblastoma in North America, the most common form of cancer in infants less than one year old.

8 Aug 2019

Exposure to C. Difficile in infancy produces immunity against gastrointestinal infection

Exposure to C. difficile in infancy produces an immune response that might protect against this gastrointestinal infection later in childhood, according to a study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases journal

7 Aug 2019

Study examines the utility of thyroid function screening in youth with mood and anxiety disorders

A new study from researchers at the University of Cincinnati and Cincinnati Children's looks at the prevalence of abnormal thyroid function in youth with severe mood and anxiety disorder.

6 Aug 2019

Pivotal response training works better than other therapies at motivating kids with autism to talk

Pivotal response treatment involving parents works better than other existing therapies at motivating children with autism and significant speech delays to talk, according to the results of a large study by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine.

6 Aug 2019

New therapy improves survival rate to 99% in preemies with chronic lung condition

Bronchopulmonary dysplasia is the most common illness that develops in babies born premature with underdeveloped lungs.

6 Aug 2019

Paradoxical outcomes for infants exposed to Zika in utero

In the midst of an unprecedented Zika crisis in Brazil, there were a few flickers of hope: Some babies appeared to be normal at birth, free of devastating birth defects that affected other Brazilian children exposed to the virus in utero.

5 Aug 2019

Primary DENV or ZIKV infection has no effect on course of secondary infection in macaques

Previous infection with either Zika virus or dengue virus has no apparent effect on the clinical course of subsequent infection with the other virus, according to a study published August 1 in the open-access journal PLOS Pathogens by David O'Connor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and colleagues.

5 Aug 2019

New study launched to evaluate experimental treatment for food allergy

Though food allergy affects more than 4.8 million children in the United States, no approved preventative treatments currently exist.

2 Aug 2019

Combination of vaccine and medicated cream can reduce recurrence of genital herpes

Yale investigators have shown that the combination of a vaccine and a medicated cream is a promising strategy to dramatically reduce the recurrence of genital herpes.

2 Aug 2019

International collaborative pinpoints key areas to catalyze nutrition-based cancer prevention

An international collaborative led by Ludwig Cancer Research and Cancer Research UK has identified key areas that are central to uncovering the complex relationship between nutrition and cancer.

31 Jul 2019

Genetic and environmental factors play major roles in the onset of vitiligo

A pair of new journal articles by researchers at the University of Colorado School of Medicine indicate that both genetic and environmental factors play significant roles in the onset of vitiligo, an autoimmune disease that results in the loss of color in blotches of skin.

31 Jul 2019

Speech discrimination begins in the womb

New parents are always thrilled when their offspring finally speaks its first words - usually at the age of 12 to 18 months.

30 Jul 2019

Rutgers Health treats children with multiple sclerosis at the dedicated pediatric MS program

Alexander Wallerson was 12 years old when he saw a popular movie with his mother. Now 26, he remembers that specific day vividly. It was the first time he experienced the signs of multiple sclerosis (MS)."I walked like I was drunk," says Wallerson, who lives in New Brunswick. "I was limping but not in pain."

29 Jul 2019

Current challenges and next steps to combat acute respiratory distress syndrome in children

A new review of Pediatric Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (PARDS) highlights the lack of data available for standard treatment approaches and adjunctive therapies, leading to significant variability in patient management.

29 Jul 2019

Pediatrics News and Research

Latest Pediatrics News and Research

UC San Diego researchers win $9 million funding to identify cellular cause of type 1 diabetes

UAB expert offers tips for teens, parents on staying safe during summer months and activities

Newborn mouse model yields clues to cause of devastating gut disease in anemic preemies

Rutgers Health emergency physician offers tips to prevent pediatric vehicular deaths

New discovery could help doctors identify children at risk for Wilms’ tumor relapse

UCLA-led researchers identify 69 genes that increase risk for autism spectrum disorder

Study aims to reduce therapy for subsets of patients with intermediate-risk neuroblastoma

Exposure to C. Difficile in infancy produces immunity against gastrointestinal infection

Study examines the utility of thyroid function screening in youth with mood and anxiety disorders

Pivotal response training works better than other therapies at motivating kids with autism to talk

New therapy improves survival rate to 99% in preemies with chronic lung condition

Paradoxical outcomes for infants exposed to Zika in utero

Primary DENV or ZIKV infection has no effect on course of secondary infection in macaques

New study launched to evaluate experimental treatment for food allergy

Combination of vaccine and medicated cream can reduce recurrence of genital herpes

International collaborative pinpoints key areas to catalyze nutrition-based cancer prevention

Genetic and environmental factors play major roles in the onset of vitiligo

Speech discrimination begins in the womb

Rutgers Health treats children with multiple sclerosis at the dedicated pediatric MS program

Current challenges and next steps to combat acute respiratory distress syndrome in children

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