Tag: Pediatrics

March 14, 2019

CU research finds choline, an essential nutrient, prevents problems in the baby's brain development when the mother has the flu ...

Early-life exposure to microbiota restricts colon cancer later in life, study finds

March 13, 2019

Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA--Exposure to microbiota, or microorganisms such as bacteria, in the early stages of life plays a ...

Antibody-drug conjugate shows efficacy against cell surface protein in neuroblastoma

March 13, 2019

CHOP researchers: This first-in-class immunotherapeutic approach could spawn new treatment options for neuroblastoma and other high-mortality childhood cancersCredit: Children's Hospital ...

Research finds simple urine test allows for rapid diagnosis of preeclampsia

March 13, 2019

Credit: The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Researchers with The Ohio State University College of Medicine, The Ohio State ...

Most deaths in children aged 5 to 14 in India, China, Brazil, Mexico are preventable

Deaths due to communicable diseases, transport injuries, drowning and childhood cancers are common for children in all four countries March ...

Health inequality threatening more adolescents worldwide than ever before

US stands out for poor adolescent health compared with other high-income countries A detailed global study of the health and ...

First double-blind controlled trial of TNS shows reduced symptoms in some children with ADHD

Trigeminal nerve stimulation (TNS), a non-medication therapy administered during sleep, shown to be effective and safe in treating children with ...

Adolescents are more likely than adults to use fruit- and candy-flavored e-cigarettes

Results from a nationally representative study by Dartmouth show that teen and young adult vapers prefer fruit- and candy-flavored e-cigarettes ...

Some children can ‘recover’ from autism, but problems often remain

Credit: Albert Einstein College of Medicine Bronx, NY--(March 12, 2019)--Research in the past several years has shown that children can ...

Gene behind long-recognized mitochondrial disease has highly varied effects

CHOP researchers find more than 30 variations in the MT-ATP6 gene with broadly variable clinical symptoms and biochemical features Philadelphia, ...

Kids’ concussion recovery like snakes and ladders game

Updated guidelines for recoveryCredit: McMaster University Hamilton, ON (March 11, 2019) - New guidelines that reduce the amount of rest ...

NIH study shows many preteens screen positive for suicide risk during ER visits

Findings highlight the importance of screening kids as young as 10 for suicide risk in emergency settings A research team ...

Smoking during pregnancy doubles the risk of sudden unexpected infant death, study warns

The first findings to result from a collaboration between Seattle Children's Research Institute and Microsoft data scientists provides expecting mothers ...

Academic performance of urban children with asthma worse than peers without asthma