Mutations in novel gene found to be responsible for severe liver disease in children

by Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), SingaporeImage of the resected liver from a child with mutations in the FOCAD gene showing striking signs of cirrhosis, requiring liver tr

Updated on: May 27,2024

Mutations in novel gene found to be responsible for severe liver disease in children

by Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), SingaporeImage of the resected liver from a child with mutations in the FOCAD gene showing striking signs of cirrhosis, requiring liver tr

Updated on:May 27,2024

Food insecurity tied to poor MetS markers in Latino youth

For Hispanic/Latino youth, lower food security (FS) is associated with unfavorable metabolic syndrome-relevant cardiometabolic markers, according to a study published online March 16 inPediatric

Updated on: February 24,2024

Food insecurity tied to poor MetS markers in Latino youth

For Hispanic/Latino youth, lower food security (FS) is associated with unfavorable metabolic syndrome-relevant cardiometabolic markers, according to a study published online March 16 inPediatric

Updated on:February 24,2024

Improving child development by monitoring noisy daycares

by Acoustical Society of AmericaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainDuring some of their most formative years, many children go to day care centers outside their homes. While there, they require a

Updated on: June 12,2024

Improving child development by monitoring noisy daycares

by Acoustical Society of AmericaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainDuring some of their most formative years, many children go to day care centers outside their homes. While there, they require a

Updated on:June 12,2024

More chemicals, fewer words: Exposure to chemical mixtures during pregnancy alters brain development

by Uppsala UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainBy linking human population studies with experiments in cell and animal models, researchers have provided evidence that complex mixtures of

Updated on: February 22,2024

More chemicals, fewer words: Exposure to chemical mixtures during pregnancy alters brain development

by Uppsala UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainBy linking human population studies with experiments in cell and animal models, researchers have provided evidence that complex mixtures of

Updated on:February 22,2024

Pediatric cancer patients in lower-income countries faced significantly higher mortality risk during pandemic

by American Association for Cancer ResearchCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainDuring the first nine months of the COVID-19 pandemic, pediatric cancer patients from lower- and middle-income countri

Updated on: February 27,2024

Pediatric cancer patients in lower-income countries faced significantly higher mortality risk during pandemic

by American Association for Cancer ResearchCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainDuring the first nine months of the COVID-19 pandemic, pediatric cancer patients from lower- and middle-income countri

Updated on:February 27,2024

Study links insulin resistance and advanced cell aging with childhood poverty

by Sharita Forrest,University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainBlack adolescents who lived in poverty and were less optimistic about the future showed accelerated

Updated on: May 07,2024

Study links insulin resistance and advanced cell aging with childhood poverty

by Sharita Forrest,University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainBlack adolescents who lived in poverty and were less optimistic about the future showed accelerated

Updated on:May 07,2024

Record 2022 cold and flu season highlights the urgency for vaccines and other preventive strategies

by Annette Regan and Flor M. Munoz,The ConversationFor many parents, respiratory syncytial virus—or RSV—which has been causing record numbers of hospitalizations of children during the fall of 2

Updated on: March 05,2024

Record 2022 cold and flu season highlights the urgency for vaccines and other preventive strategies

by Annette Regan and Flor M. Munoz,The ConversationFor many parents, respiratory syncytial virus—or RSV—which has been causing record numbers of hospitalizations of children during the fall of 2

Updated on:March 05,2024

New report finds stark impact of newborn illness on mortality throughout childhood

by University of BristolCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNew evidence has found a link between poor health as a newborn and mortality up to the age of ten. The new report from England's Nati

Updated on: May 29,2024

New report finds stark impact of newborn illness on mortality throughout childhood

by University of BristolCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNew evidence has found a link between poor health as a newborn and mortality up to the age of ten. The new report from England's Nati

Updated on:May 29,2024

Rapid immune response in children protects them from COVID-19, genetic study finds

by Wellcome Trust Sanger InstituteThe local and systemic response to SARS-CoV-2 infection in children and adults. Schematic summary of the difference of the airway and systemic immune response to

Updated on: February 20,2024

Rapid immune response in children protects them from COVID-19, genetic study finds

by Wellcome Trust Sanger InstituteThe local and systemic response to SARS-CoV-2 infection in children and adults. Schematic summary of the difference of the airway and systemic immune response to

Updated on:February 20,2024

A model system to evaluate how infants change behavior in different social interactions

by Doshisha UniversityA new cognitive study has proposed an action value calculator model to explain how infants modulate their social behaviors based on the social context. Credit: Mitsuhiko Ishikawa

Updated on: April 22,2024

A model system to evaluate how infants change behavior in different social interactions

by Doshisha UniversityA new cognitive study has proposed an action value calculator model to explain how infants modulate their social behaviors based on the social context. Credit: Mitsuhiko Ishikawa

Updated on:April 22,2024

CT, MRI for pediatric pancreatitis: Interobserver agreement

by American Roentgen Ray Society(A) Axial and (B) coronal reformatted images from CT performed with IV contrast material show segmental visualization of main pancreatic duct (arrow). One of three

Updated on: February 24,2024

CT, MRI for pediatric pancreatitis: Interobserver agreement

by American Roentgen Ray Society(A) Axial and (B) coronal reformatted images from CT performed with IV contrast material show segmental visualization of main pancreatic duct (arrow). One of three

Updated on:February 24,2024

Pediatric antibiotic prescribing dropped during pandemic

(HealthDay)—In pediatric primary care practices, there was a substantial reduction in antibiotic prescribing, beginning in April 2020, which was mainly due to a reduction in prescriptions at visits fo

Updated on: February 21,2024

Pediatric antibiotic prescribing dropped during pandemic

(HealthDay)—In pediatric primary care practices, there was a substantial reduction in antibiotic prescribing, beginning in April 2020, which was mainly due to a reduction in prescriptions at visits fo

Updated on:February 21,2024