False negatives: Delayed Zika effects in babies who appeared normal at birth
Credit: Children's National Hospital Colombian infants exposed to Zika virus in the womb showed neurodevelopmental delays as toddlers, despite having ...
Tag: Pediatrics
Kids twice as likely to eat healthy after watching cooking shows with healthy food
A new study published in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior found children ages 10-12 were nearly three times ...
Fewer than half of California pharmacies provide correct drug disposal info
Just 11% said their pharmacy offered a drug take-back programCredit: Children's National Hospital The callers pretended to be well-meaning parents ...
Study: Children who drank whole milk had lower risk of being overweight or obese
Review analyzing almost 21,000 children suggests children who drank whole milk were less likely to be overweight or obeseCredit: Unity ...
Measuring mutations in sperm may reveal risk for autism in future children
Spontaneous mutations in paternal sperm are linked to autism spectrum disorder; researchers have developed way to quantify those mutations and ...
Strong change of course for muscle research
New subtype of muscle stem cells that can be used in the development of gene therapiesCredit: Spuler lab, MDC Anyone ...
Form of severe malnutrition linked to DNA modification
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine A group led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine has identified significant differences at ...
Skin and mucous membrane lesions as complication of pneumonia
Credit: University Children's Hospital Zurich Painful inflammatory lesions of the skin and mucous membranes may occur in children who develop ...
Reducing mouse allergens may improve lung growth in asthmatic children
Cutting allergen exposure could lead to healthier childhoodsCredit: Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin AUSTIN, Texas ...
Children with HIV score below HIV-negative peers in cognitive, motor function tests
Disparity worsens over time despite early HIV treatment, NIH study findsCredit: NIAID WHAT: Children who acquired HIV in utero or ...
Research adds new twist to fight against autoimmune diseases
Study in Nature Immunology finds new drivers of destructive inflammationCredit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI - Scientists describe in Nature Immunology an ...
Good aerobic fitness doesn’t protect children against type 2 diabetes, staying active does
Credit: Eero Haapala Good aerobic fitness does not protect children against obesity-induced insulin resistance, which is a key risk factor ...
Children allergic to cow’s milk smaller and lighter
Credit: Children's National Hospital Children who are allergic to cow's milk are smaller and weigh less than peers who have ...
The rare genetic disorder identified in only 3 people worldwide
Condition causes severe neuro degeneration in infantsCredit: University of South Australia A team of South Australian researchers has cracked a ...
Study probing visual memory, amblyopia unveils many-layered mystery
Credit: Bear Lab/ Picower Institute for Learning and Memory In decades of studying how neural circuits in the brain's visual ...
Innovative research seeks to improve walking for children with CP
Credit: LSU Health New Orleans New Orleans, LA - Noelle Moreau, Ph.D., PT, Associate Professor of Physical Therapy at LSU ...
Artificial intelligence boosts MRI detection of ADHD
Credit: Radiological Society of North America OAK BROOK, Ill. - Deep learning, a type of artificial intelligence, can boost the ...
University of Cincinnati research looks at side effects for pediatric medications
Study shows certain antidepressants cause side effects for pediatric patients with OCD, anxietyCredit: University of Cincinnati Sometimes, the medications needed ...
ERC awards €2 million to research into late effects of childhood cancer treatment
Credit: Marloes Verweij, Laloes Fotografie The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded a Consolidator grant to Ruben van Boxtel, PhD. ...
Justified and unjustified movie violence evokes different brain responses, study finds
Justified violence in PG-13 films is seen as more acceptableCredit: Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience/Annenberg Public Policy Center The gun violence ...
