Pediatrics News and Research

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UofL institute and physician-director receive 2 MediStar awards

An institute at the University of Louisville and the physician-director of UofL's James Graham Brown Cancer Center won two MediStar awards presented May 13 at the Hyatt Regency Louisville.

15 May 2014

Safety tips to prevent injuries associated with lawn mowers

The lawn mower is one of the most dangerous household tools. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, each year 68,000 people are treated in the emergency department for lawn mower related injuries, and 9,400 of them are children under the age of 18.

15 May 2014

Scientist wins 2014 Maurice Hilleman/Merck Award for developing vaccine against meningococcal disease

Dan Granoff, MD, of UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland's research arm CHORI, has been named the 2014 Maurice Hilleman/Merck Award Laureate by the American Society for Microbiology (ASM).

15 May 2014

Autoimmune epilepsy diagnostics: an interview with Dr. Joseph J. Higgins, Medical Director, Neurology, Athena Diagnostics, a business of Quest Diagnostics

Epilepsy is a group of neurological disorders often characterized by seizures and cognitive impairment due to electrical disturbances in the brain.

From Quest Diagnostics 14 May 2014

Research offers potential for future treatment of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Researchers at Children's Hospital Los Angeles have discovered that by targeting a particular receptor, chemotherapy-resistant cancer cells can be killed in an acute form of childhood leukemia, offering the potential for a future treatment for patients who would otherwise experience relapse of their disease.

14 May 2014

Parent disapproval linked to lower rate of drug misuse among teens

Parents' attitudes toward substance use may help to explain observed racial/ethnic variations in prescription drug misuse among teens, reports a study in the May Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, the official journal of the Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics.

13 May 2014

Simple paper test quickly identifies teenagers suffering from depression

A few minutes spent filling out a widely accepted mental health assessment in a health care provider's waiting room could make a big difference for some teenagers suffering from depression, according to new study from a nursing researcher at The University of Texas at Arlington.

13 May 2014

Abeona Therapeutics obtains FDA Orphan Drug Designations for Sanfilippo Syndrome therapies

Abeona Therapeutics, a start-up company created around intellectual property licensed from Nationwide Children's Hospital to develop treatments for Sanfilippo Syndrome Types A and B, has been granted Orphan Drug Designations for its lead investigational therapies by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Office of Orphan Products Development.

12 May 2014

Treating ADHD with stimulant medication may reduce smoking risk

Treating attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) with stimulant medication may reduce smoking risk, especially when medication is taken consistently, according to an analysis led by researchers at Duke Medicine.

12 May 2014

Psychologists and physicians help address barriers to improved primary health care

Primary care teams that include both psychologists and physicians would help address known barriers to improved primary health care, including missed diagnoses, a lack of attention to behavioral factors and limited patient access to needed care, according to health care experts writing in a special issue of American Psychologist, the flagship journal of the American Psychological Association.

9 May 2014

Children with autism experience deficits in immune cell that protects against infection

Children with autism experience deficits in a type of immune cell that protects the body from infection. Called granulocytes, the cells exhibit one-third the capacity to fight infection and protect the body from invasion compared with the same cells in children who are developing normally.

9 May 2014

Study: Pravastatin slows down growth of kidney cysts in children, young adults with ADPKD

Results from a study by University of Colorado School of Medicine researchers show that pravastatin, a medicine widely used for treatment of high cholesterol, also slows down the growth of kidney cysts in children and young adults with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD).

9 May 2014

Study encourages schools to be more aware of hand-washing

Dr. Michael Gabriel of GPM Pediatrics, a New York based Pediatric Center, comments on an article that says children are more likely to wash their hands when someone is around or watching. This new study could prove to be useful in reducing the amount of infectious diseases contracted by children.

8 May 2014

Children who wheeze are at risk of developing damage that affect lung function

Children who wheeze are at risk of developing damage that will affect their lung function by the age of 6 years, according to researchers at CHU Sainte-Justine Hospital and the University of Montreal.

8 May 2014

Commonly used drug restores blood flow to oxygen-starved muscles of boys with muscular dystrophy

Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute researchers have found that a commonly prescribed drug restores blood flow to oxygen-starved muscles of boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a genetic muscle-wasting disease that rarely is seen in girls but affects one in 3,500 male babies, profoundly shortening life expectancy. It is the most common fatal disease that affects children.

8 May 2014

Children's Hospital Los Angeles receives $3M from Simms/Mann Family Foundation

The Simms/Mann Family Foundation has made a $3 million gift to Children's Hospital Los Angeles to fund an endowed chair for the director of the Developmental Neurogenetics program within CHLA's Institute for the Developing Mind.

8 May 2014

Research may have "major implications" for treatment of urinary tract infections in children

A major new pediatric research study led by a Wayne State University researcher, funded by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), has "major implications" for the treatment of urinary tract infections (UTIs) in millions of American children.

8 May 2014

Pediatrics News and Research

Latest Pediatrics News and Research

UofL institute and physician-director receive 2 MediStar awards

Safety tips to prevent injuries associated with lawn mowers

Scientist wins 2014 Maurice Hilleman/Merck Award for developing vaccine against meningococcal disease

Autoimmune epilepsy diagnostics: an interview with Dr. Joseph J. Higgins, Medical Director, Neurology, Athena Diagnostics, a business of Quest Diagnostics

Research offers potential for future treatment of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Parent disapproval linked to lower rate of drug misuse among teens

Simple paper test quickly identifies teenagers suffering from depression

Abeona Therapeutics obtains FDA Orphan Drug Designations for Sanfilippo Syndrome therapies

Treating ADHD with stimulant medication may reduce smoking risk

Psychologists and physicians help address barriers to improved primary health care

Children with autism experience deficits in immune cell that protects against infection

Study: Pravastatin slows down growth of kidney cysts in children, young adults with ADPKD

Study encourages schools to be more aware of hand-washing

Children who wheeze are at risk of developing damage that affect lung function

Commonly used drug restores blood flow to oxygen-starved muscles of boys with muscular dystrophy

Children's Hospital Los Angeles receives $3M from Simms/Mann Family Foundation

Research may have "major implications" for treatment of urinary tract infections in children

Department of Pediatrics at BMC/BUSM honored with APA 2014 Health Care Delivery Award

Regression occurs more often in black and Hispanic children compared to whites

Researchers discover genetic risk factor for premature birth

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