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Groundbreaking vaccine study offers hope for ending meningitis in Africa

University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) researchers helped conduct an important new global health study that found a vaccine that protects against five strains of meningitis prevalent in sub-Saharan Africa is safe and effective for use in young children beginning at 9 months of age.

11 Mar 2025

One in three young people estimated to live with pediatric onset chronic conditions

The prevalence of chronic conditions has risen to unprecedented levels over the past twenty years, with nearly 1-in-3 young people estimated to now be living with pediatric onset conditions that significantly affect their lives, new research suggests.

10 Mar 2025

Teen births linked to lower infant birth weight

At a time when the number of teens having babies in the Mountain State remains higher than the national average, maternal and child health researchers at West Virginia University found these infants have a lower birth weight and are smaller for their gestational age compared to those born to adults.

10 Mar 2025

New supercharged CAR-T cell therapy shows promise against resistant cancers

Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have successfully developed a supercharged iteration of CAR-T cell therapy that can enhance the effectiveness and longevity of the cells, particularly against cancer cells that are harder for prior CAR-T therapies to detect and fight.

10 Mar 2025

Enhancing pediatric health evaluations through improved PROMs

Children's health assessments differ significantly from adults due to varying cognitive abilities, language skills, and developmental stages. Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs), which are self-reported questionnaires, offer valuable insights into a child's health status, but their design and implementation in pediatrics are complex.

10 Mar 2025

Study identifies key factors to improve school readiness for low birth weight children

School readiness is central to child wellbeing and is predictive of not only academic, but also long-term economic and health outcomes according to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).

7 Mar 2025

Telehealth for ADHD treatment linked to higher substance use disorder risk

For nearly five years, people with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder have had the option of getting their stimulant medications prescribed and renewed by doctors they see only over a computer screen, despite the risks that these stimulant drugs can pose if misused.

6 Mar 2025

Nationally recognized gastroenterologist joins NYU Langone to lead Pediatric IBD Program

Nationally recognized pediatric gastroenterologist, Michael Dolinger, MD, MBA, joins Hassenfeld Children's Hospital at NYU Langone as director of the Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program within the Pediatric Gastroenterology Program.

5 Mar 2025

Good sleep hygiene plays crucial role in youth concussion recovery

Researchers at Nationwide Children's Hospital have found that when it comes to concussion recovery, sleep matters.

4 Mar 2025

Feeding infants diverse foods early may cut allergy risk, study reveals

Early dietary diversity in infants may reduce the risk of food allergies by promoting immune tolerance and gut microbiome diversity, while pregnancy diet has limited impact on allergy prevention.

4 Mar 2025

School absenteeism could indicate functional GI disorders in kids

Children who frequently miss school because of abdominal complaints are far more likely to be suffering from disorders of the gut-brain axis such as irritable bowel syndrome than diseases that can be detected with medical tests, new UVA Health Children's research has found.

4 Mar 2025

NIH funding helps address pediatric disease gaps in clinical trials

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) serves as an important source of funding for clinical trials in children, especially for diseases, such as cancer, that are not as highly prioritized in industry-sponsored clinical trials, according to a recent study published in The Journal of Pediatrics.

3 Mar 2025

Coordinated, community-wide prevention efforts can reduce child sexual abuse rates

The sexual abuse of children affects 15 percent of girls and 8 percent of boys worldwide, incurring high public costs and devastating consequences for its survivors.

3 Mar 2025

Pioneering the world’s first CRISPR medicine for sickle cell disease

When Vijay Sankaran was an MD-PhD student at Harvard Medical School in the mid-2000s, one of his first clinical encounters was with a 24-year-old patient whose sickle cell disease left them with almost weekly pain episodes.

3 Mar 2025

Advancing precision medicine for childhood cancer treatment

The first phase of the Stratified Medicine Paediatrics (SMPaeds1) programme is advancing precision medicine in the UK to help young cancer patients receive more targeted and less toxic treatments.

28 Feb 2025

Study demonstrates successful gene therapy for maple syrup urine disease

A study led by UMass Chan researchers demonstrated that a gene therapy to correct a mutation that causes maple syrup urine disease (MSUD) prevented newborn death, normalized growth, restored coordinated expression of the affected genes and stabilized biomarkers in a calf as well as in mice.

28 Feb 2025

Study highlights increase in VZV-induced CNS infections and dementia risk

Researchers from Fujita Health University, Japan, observed a rise in adult central nervous system (CNS) infections, primarily aseptic meningitis caused by the varicella zoster virus (VZV), post-2019. The researchers highlighted the potential of zoster vaccination to reduce CNS infections.

27 Feb 2025

New tool could revolutionize brain tumor surgery with rapid cancer cell detection

A novel tool for rapidly identifying the genetic "fingerprints" of cancer cells may enable future surgeons to more accurately remove brain tumors while a patient is in the operating room, new research reveals.

25 Feb 2025

Cooling treatment shows no benefits for preterm infants with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy

Lowering the body temperature of preterm infants (born at 33 to 35 weeks of pregnancy) with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE)-a type of brain damage caused by oxygen loss-offers no benefits over standard care, according to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

25 Feb 2025

Scientists aim to regenerate lungs for premature infants with BPD

Understanding resilience - the ability of injured lung tissue to heal and regenerate - may be key to advancing the treatment and prevention of life-threatening lung disease that occurs in extremely premature babies, a new study suggests.

25 Feb 2025

Pediatrics News and Research

Latest Pediatrics News and Research

Groundbreaking vaccine study offers hope for ending meningitis in Africa

One in three young people estimated to live with pediatric onset chronic conditions

Teen births linked to lower infant birth weight

New supercharged CAR-T cell therapy shows promise against resistant cancers

Enhancing pediatric health evaluations through improved PROMs

Study identifies key factors to improve school readiness for low birth weight children

Telehealth for ADHD treatment linked to higher substance use disorder risk

Nationally recognized gastroenterologist joins NYU Langone to lead Pediatric IBD Program

Good sleep hygiene plays crucial role in youth concussion recovery

Feeding infants diverse foods early may cut allergy risk, study reveals

School absenteeism could indicate functional GI disorders in kids

NIH funding helps address pediatric disease gaps in clinical trials

Coordinated, community-wide prevention efforts can reduce child sexual abuse rates

Pioneering the world’s first CRISPR medicine for sickle cell disease

Advancing precision medicine for childhood cancer treatment

Study demonstrates successful gene therapy for maple syrup urine disease

Study highlights increase in VZV-induced CNS infections and dementia risk

New tool could revolutionize brain tumor surgery with rapid cancer cell detection

Cooling treatment shows no benefits for preterm infants with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy

Scientists aim to regenerate lungs for premature infants with BPD

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