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Maternal diet may enhance immune systems of premature infants, study shows

Medical researchers have long understood that a pregnant mother's diet has a profound impact on her developing fetus's immune system and that babies -- especially those born prematurely -- who are fed breast milk have a more robust ability to fight disease, suggesting that even after childbirth, a mother's diet matters.

25 Feb 2021

Excess total body fat in girls may affect puberty timing, hormones and breast maturation

Puberty looks different, in terms of both reproductive hormones and breast maturation, in girls with excess total body fat, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

25 Feb 2021

Changes to infant feeding guidelines have led to a decrease in peanut allergy

Changes to food allergy guidelines have led to a 16 per cent decrease in peanut allergy among infants, according to new study.

25 Feb 2021

Study of children hospitalized with COVID-19 shows 2% mortality

The COVID-19 pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 has been observed to be less serious in infants and children. However, this age group is also subject to certain complications following infection. A new study describes the findings of an observational study of children hospitalized with SARS-CoV-2 infection in several different hospitals across three countries.

25 Feb 2021

New vaccine, enhanced surveillance needed to combat childhood pneumonia

A rise in vaccine-resistant bacteria shows the need for a new vaccine to fight childhood empyema after a spike in hospitalisations, a new UNSW study reveals.

25 Feb 2021

Rare Disease Day 2021: Raising awareness of childhood dementia

In the lead-up to Rare Diseases Day – on Sunday February 28 - Associate Professor Kim Hemsley’s studies into childhood dementia are helping to unlock answers that can assist treatment of these largely unheralded conditions.

25 Feb 2021

Is the CDC 10-day COVID-19 quarantine guideline enough?

Researchers at the University of Florida and the Florida Department of Health evaluated test positivity rates for SARS-CoV-2 infection among student contacts. The team found that nine days are not enough to ascertain that the student did not contract the virus.

24 Feb 2021

A new combination therapy for treating rare, fatal Sanfilippo syndrome in children

A study aiming to develop a new therapeutic technique could bring a revolution in our approach to treating rare, fatal Sanfilippo syndrome, a disorder that affects children as young as 2 years old and leads to childhood dementia and premature death.

24 Feb 2021

Slight differences can help distinguish between two similar pediatric brain conditions

Slight differences in clinical features can help physicians distinguish between two rare but similar forms of autoimmune brain inflammation in children, a new study by UT Southwestern scientists suggests.

23 Feb 2021

Study: COVID-19 infection in pregnancy does not increase risk of stillbirth or neonatal death

COVID-19 infection in pregnancy is not associated with stillbirth or early neonatal death, according to a new study.

23 Feb 2021

Protective COVID-19 antibodies can transfer from mothers to babies in the womb

Antibodies that guard against COVID-19 can transfer from mothers to babies while in the womb, according to a new study from Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian researchers published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

23 Feb 2021

Toddler sleep habits could help explain the association between household poverty and BMI

Establishing a consistent sleep schedule for a toddler can be one of the most challenging aspects of child rearing, but it also may be one of the most important.

22 Feb 2021

COVID-19 pandemic has caused additional burden for parents of children with cancer

The COVID-19 pandemic has heaped additional financial strains, childcare complications and other problems on already-burdened caregivers of children diagnosed with cancer, according to a study from researchers at Duke Health and other institutions.

22 Feb 2021

CHOP researchers describe the array of rashes seen in MIS-C patients

In April 2020, pediatricians began recognizing a puzzling syndrome in children involving hyperinflammation that results in an array of symptoms, including fever, gastrointestinal distress and rash.

22 Feb 2021

Study finds potentially harmful chemicals in plastic toys

New research suggests that more than 100 chemicals found in plastic toy materials may pose possible health risks to children. The study provides findings that may lead to stricter international regulations.

22 Feb 2021

Children exposed to air pollution may be at higher risk of disease in adulthood

Children exposed to air pollution, such as wildfire smoke and car exhaust, for as little as one day may be doomed to higher rates of heart disease and other ailments in adulthood, according to a new Stanford-led study.

22 Feb 2021

Loneliness associated with increased risk of internet addiction among adolescents

Loneliness is a risk factor associated with adolescents being drawn into compulsive internet use. The risk of compulsive use has grown in the coronavirus pandemic: loneliness has become increasingly prevalent among adolescents, who spend longer and longer periods of time online.

22 Feb 2021

New partnership launches Down syndrome research biobank

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center has collaborated with DownSyndrome Achieves (DSA) to launch a research biobank, which serves as a central repository for biospecimens donated by individuals with Down syndrome and their immediate families.

22 Feb 2021

New rodent model helps identify pregnant women whose prior kidney injury also affects babies

Young pregnant women, who appear to have fully recovered from an acute injury that reduced their kidney function, have higher rates of significant problems like preeclampsia and low birthweight babies, problems which indicate their kidneys have not actually fully recovered.

22 Feb 2021

Eating low-quality diet during pregnancy is linked to late-childhood obesity

Eating a low quality diet, high in foods and food components associated with chronic inflammation, during pregnancy may be associated with an increased risk of obesity and excess body fat in children, especially during late-childhood. The findings are published the open access journal BMC Medicine.

21 Feb 2021

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Maternal diet may enhance immune systems of premature infants, study shows

Excess total body fat in girls may affect puberty timing, hormones and breast maturation

Changes to infant feeding guidelines have led to a decrease in peanut allergy

Study of children hospitalized with COVID-19 shows 2% mortality

New vaccine, enhanced surveillance needed to combat childhood pneumonia

Rare Disease Day 2021: Raising awareness of childhood dementia

Is the CDC 10-day COVID-19 quarantine guideline enough?

A new combination therapy for treating rare, fatal Sanfilippo syndrome in children

Slight differences can help distinguish between two similar pediatric brain conditions

Study: COVID-19 infection in pregnancy does not increase risk of stillbirth or neonatal death

Protective COVID-19 antibodies can transfer from mothers to babies in the womb

Toddler sleep habits could help explain the association between household poverty and BMI

COVID-19 pandemic has caused additional burden for parents of children with cancer

CHOP researchers describe the array of rashes seen in MIS-C patients

Study finds potentially harmful chemicals in plastic toys

Children exposed to air pollution may be at higher risk of disease in adulthood

Loneliness associated with increased risk of internet addiction among adolescents

New partnership launches Down syndrome research biobank

New rodent model helps identify pregnant women whose prior kidney injury also affects babies

Eating low-quality diet during pregnancy is linked to late-childhood obesity

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