Side-by-side comparison on point of care tests for blood’s ability to clot
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (May 7, 2019) - During big procedures like open heart surgery, ...
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Reduction and loss of SNAP benefits tied to increased food insecurity and poor health among working
BOSTON--Families with young children who experienced a reduction or cutoff in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits because of increased ...
New disease discovered by CU Anschutz researchers
Scientists find the answer in a single gene mutation AURORA, Colo. (May 6, 2019) - A new immunodeficiency disease caused ...
Making a ‘to do’ list for trauma docs
Study: Digital checklist can support trauma teams without hampering performanceCredit: Drexel University In hospital trauma centers, where life-or-death decisions are ...
Four proposals receive seed funds to develop medical devices for children
Pennsylvania Pediatric Medical Device Consortium supports projects addressing point-of-care blood testing, tracheal dislodgement, peripheral intravenous catheters and respiratory distress syndromeCredit: ...
Stand Up To Cancer awards 5 ‘Phillip A. Sharp Innovation in Collaboration’ grants
Credit: Stand Up To Cancer "Innovation in Collaboration" among Research Teams Rewarded by Grants from Stand Up To Cancer PHILADELPHIA ...
Researchers ready B cells for novel cell therapy
Credit: Seattle Children's Scientists at Seattle Children's Research Institute are paving the way to use gene-edited B cells -- a ...
International team wins $6M grant to study HIV and tuberculosis coinfection in children
Credit: Charles Scanga PITTSBURGH, May 1, 2019 - About a third of us are walking around with the bacteria that ...
New noninvasive ventilation strategy allows preterm infants to breathe freely
Nasal high-frequency oscillatory ventilation reduces reintubation by more than 50 percent in high-risk preterm infants, according to a new study ...
Adverse events during first years of life may have greatest effect on future mental health
Massacgusetts General study finds that stressful experiences before age 3 may have greater effect on gene expression than those in ...
How both mother and baby genes affect birth weight
The largest study of its kind has led to new insights into the complex relationships surrounding how mothers' and babies' ...
Suicide attempts by self-poisoning have more than doubled in teens, young adults
A new study from Nationwide Children's Hospital and the Central Ohio Poison Center found rates of suicide attempts by self-poisoning ...
MUSC psychologists release results of survey of ‘Maria generation’ kids
Credit: Provided by Rosaura Orengo-Aguayo Psychologists from the Medical University of South Carolina have just published one of the largest ...
How scratching may prime children with eczema for food allergy and anaphylaxis
Scratching sparks a chain reaction that expands and activates intestinal mast cellsCredit: Adapted from Manuel Leyva-Castillo and Raif Geha / ...
A promising new treatment for infants with Noonan syndrome
Noonan Syndrome (NS) is a rare genetic syndrome typically evident at birth and often linked to early-onset severe heart disease. ...
Memory could be better protected in kids with brain tumors if treated with proton therapy
Milan, Italy: A comparison of three types of radiotherapy for children's brain tumours suggests that a type of proton therapy ...
US 1 of 8 nations where child & adolescent health improved but maternal mortality worsened
Substantial mortality reductions mean children today are more likely than ever to reach their 20th birthdays; Progress is uneven in ...
First genome-wide association study (GWAS) for Type 2 diabetes in youth findings
Presented at Pediatric Academic Society Conference Pediatric diabetes and genetic researchers with the First Genome-Wide Association Study (GWAS) for Type ...
Release of ’13 Reasons Why’ associated with increase in youth suicide rates
NIH-supported study highlights the importance of responsible portrayal of suicide by the media The Netflix show "13 Reasons Why" was ...
Keeping very low birth weight babies warm
Medical staff from UH Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital share their NICU's journey on improving temperatures of vulnerable neonates CLEVELAND ...
