Pediatrics News and Research

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Human nose organoids provide better understanding of the first steps toward SARS-CoV-2 infection

Preclinical models that recapitulate aspects of human airway disease are essential for the advancement of novel therapeutics and vaccines.

16 Feb 2022

Precise communication of two key memory regions boosts formation of lasting memories

In a new, rare study of direct brain recordings in children and adolescents, a Northwestern Medicine scientist and colleagues from Wayne State University have discovered as brains mature, the precise ways by which two key memory regions in the brain communicate make us better at forming lasting memories.

15 Feb 2022

Communication and interaction between two key brain regions is important to forming memory

A research team led by faculty members at Wayne State University has discovered that communication between two key memory regions in the brain determines how what we experience becomes part of what we remember, and as these regions mature, the precise ways by which they interact make us better at forming lasting memories.

15 Feb 2022

Poor pre-pregnancy heart health puts expectant mothers and their babies at risk

This Valentine's Day, a new Northwestern Medicine study published in Circulation shines a spotlight on an important but often overlooked matter of the heart — optimizing one's cardiovascular health before getting pregnant.

14 Feb 2022

Trauma centers expand care to treat patients with mental health and substance use disorders

Most patients who show signs of alcohol or opioid/stimulant drug use associated with injury now undergo screening and/or intervention in Level I and II trauma centers, according to national survey results.

14 Feb 2022

Study identifies a link between mortality of newborns on ECMO and red blood cell transfusion volume

Newborns in respiratory failure who require the life-sustaining support of ECMO also require transfusion of red blood cells. But a new study indicates that the higher volume of these oxygen-carrying blood cells the babies receive, the higher their mortality rate.

14 Feb 2022

Fever the dominant symptom in SARS-CoV-2 Alpha- and Delta-infected children

Researchers assess the different clinical symptoms of SARS-CoV-2 infection in children and adolescents across different time periods.

7 Feb 2022

Suicidal thoughts in teens linked to a variety of psychosocial problems

Teens who have frequent suicidal thoughts are at risk for a variety of psychological and social problems, according to a new study by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital.

7 Feb 2022

Northwestern researchers study COVID-19 mechanisms, infection patterns and impact on gender minorities

Northwestern Medicine investigators continue to study the COVID-19 pandemic, from the biological mechanisms of disease and infection patterns to the pandemic's impact on women and sexual and gender minorities.

6 Feb 2022

USF receives NIH Training Grant to prepare next generation of translational researchers

The University of South Florida recently received a highly competitive National Institutes of Health Institutional Training Grant (Award Number T32HL160529), boosting the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine's capacity to prepare the next generation of scientists in an emerging area of research applicable to many major diseases.

4 Feb 2022

Gene therapy may be a curative treatment option for patients with transfusion-dependent beta-thalassemia

A novel gene therapy promoted transfusion independence in more than 90 percent of adult and pediatric patients with transfusion-dependent beta-thalassemia, according to a recent clinical trial published in The New England Journal of Medicine.

3 Feb 2022

Fusion oncogenes associated with more invasive pediatric thyroid cancers, study says

Fusion oncogenes, such as RET- and NTRK-gene fusions, are associated with more invasive pediatric thyroid cancers, correlating with the highest risk of metastases and a lower likelihood of achieving remission one year after initial therapy, according to a new study by researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP).

31 Jan 2022

Pediatrics News and Research

Latest Pediatrics News and Research

Human nose organoids provide better understanding of the first steps toward SARS-CoV-2 infection

Precise communication of two key memory regions boosts formation of lasting memories

Communication and interaction between two key brain regions is important to forming memory

Poor pre-pregnancy heart health puts expectant mothers and their babies at risk

Trauma centers expand care to treat patients with mental health and substance use disorders

Study identifies a link between mortality of newborns on ECMO and red blood cell transfusion volume

Fever the dominant symptom in SARS-CoV-2 Alpha- and Delta-infected children

Suicidal thoughts in teens linked to a variety of psychosocial problems

Northwestern researchers study COVID-19 mechanisms, infection patterns and impact on gender minorities

USF receives NIH Training Grant to prepare next generation of translational researchers

Gene therapy may be a curative treatment option for patients with transfusion-dependent beta-thalassemia

Fusion oncogenes associated with more invasive pediatric thyroid cancers, study says

Open-label placebo shows promise as therapy for disorders of gut-brain interaction in children

Researchers examine unintentional drug overdose mortality in Years of Life Lost among adolescents

Placental ACE2 shedding may block SARS-CoV-2 transmission to babies during pregnancy

Researchers identify genetic cause of rare interstitial lung disease in a young child

Understanding immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 infections in children

Addiction medicine consults can reduce deaths in high-risk patients with substance use disorder

One in five young sexual minority men and transgender women may engage in transactional sex

Genetic diagnosis in cerebral palsy patients could change the approach to care

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Synthetic Psychedelics: A Growing Public Health Concern

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Pediatrics News and Research

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