Unhealthy habits can start young: Infants, toddlers, and added sugars
A new study in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics breaks new ground by evaluating a nationally ...
Tag: Pediatrics
Early spinal patterns may predict scoliosis in teen years
CHOP scientist's findings may lead to prevention of spinal deformityCredit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia A pediatric researcher has identified patterns ...
‘Give me the calcium!’ Tulane virus takes over cellular calcium signaling to replicate
Credit: The Hyser lab Some gastrointestinal viruses need calcium. They need calcium ions to carry out several essential aspects of ...
American Pediatric Society honors Dr. Kathryn M. Edwards with 2020 APS John Howland Award
Credit: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine The American Pediatric Society (APS) is pleased to announce Kathryn M. Edwards, MD, as ...
At the heart of regeneration: Scientists reveal a new frontier in cardiac research
Researchers at Children's Hospital Los Angeles discover a mechanism of cardiac regeneration in the zebrafish that could change the field ...
Mothers’ pregnancy-related anxiety may alter how infants’ brains respond to sad speech
Study shows correlation between mothers' self-reported pregnancy-related anxiety, and babies' blood flow to brain areas responsible for emotional responses when ...
TTUHSC researchers publish preclinical data on new drug combination to treat neuroblastoma
Credit: TTUHSC Neuroblastoma is the most common cancer outside of the brain in infants and young children and often fails ...
Kidney disease outcomes differ between severely obese kids vs. adults after bariatric surgery
Credit: Children's National Hospital WASHINGTON - Adolescents with Type 2 diabetes experienced more hyperfiltration and earlier attenuation of their elevated ...
New molecule reduces the aggressiveness of pediatric cancer
A microRNA inhibitor identified by researchers at the FAPESP-supported Human Genome and Stem Cell Research Center reduced the sizes of ...
Prenatal exposure to pollution linked to brain changes related to behavioral problems
Even within the limits established by the European Union, particulate matter is associated with a decrease in the volume of ...
Only-children more likely to be obese than children with siblings
Findings anecdotally point to busyness of having multiple children forcing parents to be more organized, better plan their families' meals, ...
School-based telehealth program reduces ED visits by pediatric asthma patients
Credit: SCETV, for MUSC Health Center for Telehealth Researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) report in JAMA ...
Childhood chores not related to self-control development
Additional finding: Self-control development predicts future job outcomesCredit: University of Houston Although assigning household chores is considered an essential component ...
Seizures in babies: UVA sheds light on why they have lifelong effects
Credit: Dan Addison | UVA A doctor at University of Virginia Children's is using an elegant new approach to mapping ...
Immune ‘control switch’ could prevent brain injury in premature babies
Credit: RMIT University Researchers have discovered an immune control switch that could protect the brains of premature babies, who often ...
Scientists find possible treatment for muscle contractures in childhood paralysis
In mice, the drug bortezomib preserved muscle growth and prevented loss of elbow and shoulder motion in conditions resembling the ...
Decision support tool reduces unneeded referrals of low-risk patients with chest pain
Credit: Children's National Hospital NEW ORLEANS-Few events strike more fear in parents than hearing their child's heart "hurts." When primary ...
Empowering pediatricians to reduce preventable firearm injuries and deaths
Credit: Children's National Hospital NEW ORLEANS-Lenore Jarvis, M.D., MEd, FAAP, remembers feeling fatigue and frustration when, despite her team's herculean ...
IQSEC1 gene mutations cause new intellectual disability syndrome
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine It used to take several years or sometimes decades to unequivocally identify the genes that ...
Simple test predicts dangerous pregnancy disorder
Credit: Edith Cowan University Australian researchers have developed a way to predict the onset of a deadly pregnancy condition that ...
