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State-of-the-art Biocontainment Unit opened at MedStar Washington Hospital Center

MedStar Washington Hospital Center has opened a state-of-the-art Biocontainment Unit that will be used primarily for observation and flexed for respiratory isolation and further flexed to care for patients with highly infectious diseases.

19 Jan 2023

Gut bacterial community found to be less diverse in people with irritable bowel syndrome

People with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) have lower bacterial diversity in the intestine than do healthy people, according to a team of Korean investigators.

19 Jan 2023

Study finds fewer cases of MIS-C during omicron wave of the pandemic than delta

A new University at Buffalo study conducted at John R. Oishei Children's Hospital is one of the first to reveal that there were fewer cases of multi-system inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) during the omicron wave of the pandemic than the delta wave.

19 Jan 2023

Vaccinated women well protected against severe COVID-19 symptoms, complications during pregnancy

The global network led by the Oxford Maternal and Perinatal Health Institute (OMPHI) at the University of Oxford has today published, in the Lancet, the results of the '2022 INTERCOVID Study' conducted in 41 hospitals across 18 countries.

19 Jan 2023

Epigenetic alternations associated with common genital malformation in male babies

An alarming increase in the occurrence of the most common genital malformation in male babies, hypospadias, is likely due to environmental factors, such as toxicant exposure, which alter epigenetic programming in a forming penis.

18 Jan 2023

Novel peptide suppresses the damaging lung inflammation seen in ARDS

A novel peptide designed by University of California, Irvine researchers has been found to suppress the damaging lung inflammation seen in acute respiratory distress syndrome, or ARDS.

17 Jan 2023

Simple nasal spray effective at easing sleep-disordered breathing in children

A simple nasal spray significantly reduced snoring and breathing difficulties in children and halved the number needing to have their tonsils removed, according to a new study.

17 Jan 2023

Protein heat shock transcription factor 1 may be a viable therapeutic target for hepatoblastoma

Although rare compared to adult liver cancers, hepatoblastoma is the most common pediatric liver malignancy, and its incidence is increasing.

16 Jan 2023

American Academy of Pediatrics releases the first clinical practice guideline for evaluating and treating childhood obesity

A recent news article published by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) discussed the first clinical practice guideline released by the AAP to effectively and safely evaluate and treat pediatric obesity in children and adolescents.

13 Jan 2023

Altering a cellular process can lead stem cells to die or regenerate, study finds

A new study led by Cedars-Sinai and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), has determined that altering a cellular process can lead stem cells - cells from which other cells in the body develop - to die or regenerate.

13 Jan 2023

TOS and OAC support the evidence-based view of obesity presented in new AAP clinical guideline

The Obesity Society and Obesity Action Coalition have collaborated to issue a statement on the new Clinical Guideline for Evaluation and Treatment of Children and Adolescents with Obesity published by the American Academy of Pediatrics.

13 Jan 2023

Breast milk of people vaccinated against COVID-19 provides protection to infants, study reveals

A new study from the University of Florida provides more evidence that the breast milk of people vaccinated against COVID-19 provides protection to infants too young to receive the vaccine.

12 Jan 2023

Investigational T-cell therapy shows antiviral efficacy and safety in cancer patients treated with stem cell transplant

Posoleucel, an investigational allogeneic off-the-shelf T-cell therapy that simultaneously targets six different viruses, demonstrated promising antiviral efficacy and safety in a phase II study of patients who had undergone stem cell transplantation to treat their cancer or other blood diseases.

11 Jan 2023

UC research could lead to possible treatments for scoliosis in the future

How cells shape complex tissues and organs during embryo development, which makes us what we are, has many mysteries.

11 Jan 2023

Three genes found to be directly associated with cleft lip and palate

Researchers are finding more genes directly associated with cleft lip and palate.

11 Jan 2023

Marine plankton samples can help study the connections between ocean pollution and rates of chronic illnesses

Using samples from an almost century-old, ongoing survey of marine plankton, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine suggest that rising levels of manmade chemicals found in parts of the world's oceans might be used to monitor the impact of human activity on ecosystem health, and may one day be used to study the connections between ocean pollution and land-based rates of childhood and adult chronic illnesses.

6 Jan 2023

Specific air pollutants linked to non-viral asthma attacks among children in urban communities

Moderate levels of two outdoor air pollutants, ozone and fine particulate matter, are associated with non-viral asthma attacks in children and adolescents who live in low-income urban areas, a study funded by the National Institutes of Health has found.

5 Jan 2023

Maternal primary language associated with breastfeeding continuation during NICU hospitalization

Very-low-birthweight (VLBW) infants are at substantially higher risk for chronic health problems and neurodevelopmental disabilities compared with full term infants.

4 Jan 2023

Study demonstrates safety and efficacy of a three-dose whole-parasite vaccine against malaria

A three-dose regimen of a whole-parasite vaccine against malaria – called Plasmodium falciparum sporozoite (PfSPZ) vaccine – demonstrated safety and efficacy when tested in adults living in Burkina Faso, West Africa, which has endemic malaria.

4 Jan 2023

Adolescents' habitual checking of social media could impact their brain development

In one of the first long-term studies on adolescent neural development and technology use, researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill report adolescents' habitual checking of social media is linked with subsequent changes in how their brains respond to the world around them.

3 Jan 2023

Pediatrics News and Research

Latest Pediatrics News and Research

State-of-the-art Biocontainment Unit opened at MedStar Washington Hospital Center

Gut bacterial community found to be less diverse in people with irritable bowel syndrome

Study finds fewer cases of MIS-C during omicron wave of the pandemic than delta

Vaccinated women well protected against severe COVID-19 symptoms, complications during pregnancy

Epigenetic alternations associated with common genital malformation in male babies

Novel peptide suppresses the damaging lung inflammation seen in ARDS

Simple nasal spray effective at easing sleep-disordered breathing in children

Protein heat shock transcription factor 1 may be a viable therapeutic target for hepatoblastoma

American Academy of Pediatrics releases the first clinical practice guideline for evaluating and treating childhood obesity

Altering a cellular process can lead stem cells to die or regenerate, study finds

TOS and OAC support the evidence-based view of obesity presented in new AAP clinical guideline

Breast milk of people vaccinated against COVID-19 provides protection to infants, study reveals

Investigational T-cell therapy shows antiviral efficacy and safety in cancer patients treated with stem cell transplant

UC research could lead to possible treatments for scoliosis in the future

Three genes found to be directly associated with cleft lip and palate

Marine plankton samples can help study the connections between ocean pollution and rates of chronic illnesses

Specific air pollutants linked to non-viral asthma attacks among children in urban communities

Maternal primary language associated with breastfeeding continuation during NICU hospitalization

Study demonstrates safety and efficacy of a three-dose whole-parasite vaccine against malaria

Adolescents' habitual checking of social media could impact their brain development

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