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Eteplirsen offers great hope to patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Results from a clinical trial of eteplirsen, a drug designed to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy, suggest that the therapy allows participants to walk farther than people treated with placebo and dramatically increases production of a protein vital to muscle growth and health.

8 Aug 2013

Trampoline puts child at risk for serious injuries, says surgeon

Less than two weeks after getting a new trampoline, 12-year-old Abbey Creamean broke her ankle when she landed awkwardly. She wore a cast up to her mid-thigh. She had to cancel a dance recital, quit her softball team and give up swimming.

8 Aug 2013

Research: Every 25 secs, a young athlete suffers serious sports injury

Every 25 seconds, or 1.35 million times a year, a young athlete suffers a sports injury severe enough to go to the emergency room, according to a new research report released today by Safe Kids Worldwide.

7 Aug 2013

SmartTots announces recipients of pediatric anesthesia research grants

SmartTots announces Lena Sun, MD and Jeffrey William Sall, PhD, MD as the recipients of its 2013/2014 round of pediatric anesthesia research grants. The research grants are intended to support investigations into the existence of a clinical signal suggesting poor neurocognitive outcomes as the result of early exposure to anesthesia.

7 Aug 2013

Single antibiotic treatment safe and effective for children with invasive bloodstream infections

Children with invasive bloodstream infections treated with a single antibiotic are just as likely to overcome their infections as those who get two-drug therapy, but at half the risk of drug-induced kidney damage, according to results of a Johns Hopkins Children’s Center study.

6 Aug 2013

Young children who regularly drink sugary beverages are more likely to become obese

Young children who regularly drink sugary beverages are more likely to gain excessive weight and become obese, according to new research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine.

6 Aug 2013

Columbia researchers identify 18 new genes that drive glioblastoma multiforme

A team of researchers at the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at Columbia University Medical Center has identified 18 new genes responsible for driving glioblastoma multiforme, the most common-and most aggressive-form of brain cancer in adults. The study was published August 5, 2013, in Nature Genetics.

6 Aug 2013

Great-grandmother's cigarette habit could be cause of child's asthma

With some 300 million people around the world living with asthma, a study by Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center (LA BioMed) researchers that was released ahead-of- print found for the first time that maternal smoking can cause the third generation of offspring to suffer from the chronic lung disease.

6 Aug 2013

New effort could dramatically improve surgical outcomes in children, say surgeons

A group of pediatric surgeons at hospitals around the country have designed a system to collect and analyze data on surgical outcomes in children - the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) is the first national database able to reliably compare outcomes among different hospitals where children's surgery is performed.

6 Aug 2013

Report recommends specific national and community plans for evaluation of obesity prevention efforts

The United States lags behind other international plans to evaluate obesity prevention efforts, and the country needs to know whether these efforts are having their intended impact, says a new report from the Institute of Medicine.

3 Aug 2013

Perceptions of children living with asthma may differ significantly from their caregivers

Children's perceptions of living with asthma may differ significantly from their caregivers' perceptions, which means both should be interviewed when they visit the doctor's office, a new study from UT Kids San Antonio and the Center for Airway Inflammation Research (cAIR) shows.

3 Aug 2013

Physicians prescribe strongest antibiotics capable of killing multiple kinds of bacteria

When U.S. physicians prescribe antibiotics, more than 60 percent of the time they choose some of the strongest types of antibiotics, referred to as "broad spectrum," which are capable of killing multiple kinds of bacteria, University of Utah researchers show in a new study.

2 Aug 2013

Clinicians should be aware of use of herbal supplements while breastfeeding

In an article published in this month's issue of Pediatrics In Review, researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) stress the importance of physicians recognizing that many mothers use herbal supplements while breastfeeding in order to make accurate health assessments for both mother and child.

2 Aug 2013

Children who have first elevated BP not likely to receive recommended follow-up check-up

Children who have a first elevated blood pressure at the doctor's office are not likely to receive the recommended follow-up blood pressure readings within a month, according to a study published today in Pediatrics.

2 Aug 2013

Health care providers are missing opportunities to improve teens' vaccination coverage

Health care providers are missing opportunities to improve teens' vaccination coverage, reports a new study in the Journal of Adolescent Health.

2 Aug 2013

Nutritional supplement may prevent neurodegenerative disease affecting children

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have identified the gene mutation responsible for a particularly severe form of pontocerebellar hypoplasia, a currently incurable neurodegenerative disease affecting children.

2 Aug 2013

Cyp11a1 enzyme is a potential target for treatment of deadly food allergy, say researchers

Researchers at National Jewish Health have identified an enzyme that is essential to the allergic reaction to peanuts. Blocking the enzyme's activity in sensitized mice prevented diarrhea and inflammation, and reduced levels of several proteins associated with allergies.

2 Aug 2013

Study proposes novel approach for understanding how genome affects biology of the human body

Recent technological developments in genomics have revealed a large number of genetic influences on common complex diseases, such as diabetes, asthma, cancer or schizophrenia. However, discovering a genetic variant predisposing to a disease is only a first step. To apply this knowledge towards prevention or cure, including tailoring treatment to the patient’s genetic profile –also known as personalized medicine – we need to know how this genetic variant affects health.

1 Aug 2013

Montreal scientists develop novel approach for scanning entire genome

Recent technological developments in genomics have revealed a large number of genetic influences on common complex diseases, such as diabetes, asthma, cancer or schizophrenia. However, discovering a genetic variant predisposing to a disease is only a first step. To apply this knowledge towards prevention or cure, including tailoring treatment to the patient's genetic profile -also known as personalized medicine - we need to know how this genetic variant affects health.

1 Aug 2013

Brain development delay throughout childhood and adolescence for people born with FASD

Medical researchers at the University of Alberta recently published findings showing that brain development is delayed throughout childhood and adolescence for people born with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD).

1 Aug 2013

Pediatrics News and Research

Latest Pediatrics News and Research

Eteplirsen offers great hope to patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Trampoline puts child at risk for serious injuries, says surgeon

Research: Every 25 secs, a young athlete suffers serious sports injury

SmartTots announces recipients of pediatric anesthesia research grants

Single antibiotic treatment safe and effective for children with invasive bloodstream infections

Young children who regularly drink sugary beverages are more likely to become obese

Columbia researchers identify 18 new genes that drive glioblastoma multiforme

Great-grandmother's cigarette habit could be cause of child's asthma

New effort could dramatically improve surgical outcomes in children, say surgeons

Report recommends specific national and community plans for evaluation of obesity prevention efforts

Perceptions of children living with asthma may differ significantly from their caregivers

Physicians prescribe strongest antibiotics capable of killing multiple kinds of bacteria

Clinicians should be aware of use of herbal supplements while breastfeeding

Children who have first elevated BP not likely to receive recommended follow-up check-up

Health care providers are missing opportunities to improve teens' vaccination coverage

Nutritional supplement may prevent neurodegenerative disease affecting children

Cyp11a1 enzyme is a potential target for treatment of deadly food allergy, say researchers

Study proposes novel approach for understanding how genome affects biology of the human body

Montreal scientists develop novel approach for scanning entire genome

Brain development delay throughout childhood and adolescence for people born with FASD

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