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Black pediatric cancer patients less likely to receive proton therapy than white children

A deep concern among pediatric oncologists has been confirmed by the data: Black children enrolled in national clinical trials have been found to be three times less likely to receive proton radiotherapy than their white counterparts.

27 Aug 2020

Gout drug may improve heart function in individuals with congenital heart disease

A drug used to treat gout, probenecid, may improve heart function in individuals with a particular heart defect, according to results from a small pilot study run by a University of Cincinnati researcher.

27 Aug 2020

BMI in first years of life can affect lung function in later childhood

Body mass index (BMI) trajectories in the first years of life may be associated with lung function in later childhood. For example, children with accelerated BMI gain before age four years have higher lung function at age seven years, although they also exhibit airflow limitation.

27 Aug 2020

Artificial pancreas manages blood sugar levels in type 1 diabetes children

An artificial pancreas originally developed at the University of Virginia Center for Diabetes Technology safely and effectively manages blood sugar levels in children ages 6 to 13 with type 1 diabetes, a national clinical trial has found.

27 Aug 2020

Artificial intelligence could help identify infants with low risk of bacterial infection

Artificial intelligence, or "supervised machine learning," could help identify which well-appearing infants with fever, who are 60 days old or younger, are at low risk for a serious bacterial infection, according to a study published in Pediatrics.

27 Aug 2020

Young children’s early eating habits linked to later autistic-like personality traits

New research from Edith Cowan University has shown a link between young children’s early eating habits and higher levels of traits associated with autism as adults.

27 Aug 2020

Study offers hope for treatment of Krabbe disease

In one out of 100,000 infants, a mutation in the GALC gene causes an incurable, always fatal disorder known as infantile Krabbe disease, or globoid cell leukodystrophy. Most children with the condition die before they turn 2.

26 Aug 2020

More evidence mask wearing works to contain COVID-19 spread

A team of American researchers has looked at the effects of wearing face masks and the prevention of the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) between individuals. As of today, over 5.8 million people in the USA have been infected with the virus. This new study titled, “Mask Wearing and Control of SARS-CoV-2 Transmission in the United States,” is published on the preprint server medRxiv*.

26 Aug 2020

$1.2 million grant will help researchers to develop AI tools for improving adolescents' diets

With a $1.2 million grant from Fondation Botnar, an international team of researchers will assess the feasibility of creating and launching a global-scale artificial intelligence (AI) app for mobile devices that diagnoses diet-related problems and offers nutritional advice to adolescent girls living in urban settings in Ghana and Vietnam.

26 Aug 2020

Global survey reveals hesitancy in potential acceptance of a COVID-19 vaccine

A recent study, currently available on the medRxiv* preprint server, shows that willingness to vaccinate against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is insufficient in 19 countries that were surveyed – highlighting the need for targeted interventions to increase and sustain public acceptance of an incoming COVID-19 vaccine.

26 Aug 2020

New computational methods help find genetic causes of severe childhood brain disorders

A team of researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia affiliated with the CHOP Epilepsy Neurogenetics Initiative have combined clinical information with large-scale genomic data to successfully link characteristic presentations of childhood epilepsies with specific genetic variants.

26 Aug 2020

Depressed adolescents at greater risk of having a heart attack in mid-life

Depression or anxiety in adolescence is linked with a 20% greater likelihood of having a heart attack mid-life, according to research released today at ESC Congress 2020.1

26 Aug 2020

No safe level of caffeine consumption for pregnant women

A new study shows that caffeine consumption by pregnant mothers could harm the fetus and baby. The new study titled, "Maternal caffeine consumption and pregnancy outcomes: a narrative review with implications for advice to mothers and mothers-to-be," was published in the latest issue of the journal British Medical Journal Evidence Based Medicine.

26 Aug 2020

Children born at high altitude smaller at birth and have stunted growth

A new study released this week by Ethiopian researchers shows that children who are born at higher altitudes, such as 1,500m (4,921 ft) above sea level, are more at risk of being smaller at birth and have a stunted growth compared to their counterparts born at lower altitudes. The research is published in the latest issue of the journal JAMA Pediatrics.

25 Aug 2020

Study examines safety and early outcomes of gene therapy for spinal muscular atrophy

In May 2019, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a gene replacement therapy for the inherited, progressive neuromuscular disease 5q-linked spinal muscular atrophy.

25 Aug 2020

Vitamin D supplements do not prevent severe asthma attacks in children

Contrary to earlier results, vitamin D supplements do not prevent severe asthma attacks in at-risk children, according to the first placebo-controlled clinical trial to test this relationship.

25 Aug 2020

Perspective: COVID-19 human milk research should be conducted without disrupting lactation

Scientists have launched a number of human milk and lactation studies to determine if SARS-CoV-2 can be transmitted to infants through human milk.

25 Aug 2020

Assessing the risk of COVID-19 outbreaks once schools reopen

A study conducted by researchers at the London School Of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of Edinburgh, and Leiden University, suggests that only reopening schools to specific age groups would reduce the risk of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) being transmitted between schools and subsequently households.

25 Aug 2020

Parental problems are strongly associated with childhood sexual abuse, shows study

A new study has found that adults who had parents who struggled with substance dependence, intimate partner violence and mental illness are more than 10 times more likely to have been victims of childhood sexual abuse than those whose parents did not have these problems, once age and race are taken into account.

25 Aug 2020

Google searches for anxiety skyrocket amid coronavirus pandemic

Just like physical health, it is important to check one’s mental health amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. When countries announced lockdown orders, many people were confined to their homes, away from family and friends.

25 Aug 2020

Child Health News

Black pediatric cancer patients less likely to receive proton therapy than white children

Gout drug may improve heart function in individuals with congenital heart disease

BMI in first years of life can affect lung function in later childhood

Artificial pancreas manages blood sugar levels in type 1 diabetes children

Artificial intelligence could help identify infants with low risk of bacterial infection

Young children’s early eating habits linked to later autistic-like personality traits

Study offers hope for treatment of Krabbe disease

More evidence mask wearing works to contain COVID-19 spread

$1.2 million grant will help researchers to develop AI tools for improving adolescents' diets

Global survey reveals hesitancy in potential acceptance of a COVID-19 vaccine

New computational methods help find genetic causes of severe childhood brain disorders

Depressed adolescents at greater risk of having a heart attack in mid-life

No safe level of caffeine consumption for pregnant women

Children born at high altitude smaller at birth and have stunted growth

Study examines safety and early outcomes of gene therapy for spinal muscular atrophy

Vitamin D supplements do not prevent severe asthma attacks in children

Perspective: COVID-19 human milk research should be conducted without disrupting lactation

Assessing the risk of COVID-19 outbreaks once schools reopen

Parental problems are strongly associated with childhood sexual abuse, shows study

Google searches for anxiety skyrocket amid coronavirus pandemic

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