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$9.5 million grant funds brain imaging study aimed at detecting autism in early infancy

A multicenter research team led jointly by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has received a five-year, $9.5 million grant to further evaluate whether brain imaging can help detect very high risk of autism spectrum disorder in early infancy.

29 May 2019

Study: Less than 60% of teenagers diagnosed with STIs in emergency departments fill prescriptions

Fewer than 60% of young women diagnosed with sexually transmitted infections in the emergency department fill prescriptions for antimicrobial therapy to treat these conditions, according to a research letter published online May 28, 2019, by JAMA Pediatrics.

29 May 2019

Study explores adolescent vaping and its association with delinquency

UTSA criminal justice professor Dylan Jackson recently published one of the first studies to explore emerging drug use in the form of adolescent vaping and its association with delinquency among 8th and 10th grade students across the nation.

29 May 2019

Air pollution associated with high risks for birth defects

A study came from the Texas A&M University researchers that shows that the harmful particulate matter present in the atmosphere due to air pollution could lead to birth defects and even still births during pregnancy.

29 May 2019

Exposure to particulate matter can cause birth defects and fatalities during pregnancy

In a comprehensive study, researchers from Texas A&M University have determined that harmful particulate matter in the atmosphere can produce birth defects and even fatalities during pregnancy using the animal model.

28 May 2019

Bariatric surgery can be safe, effective treatment for teenagers with obesity

Pediatricians are often reluctant to recommend bariatric surgery for teenagers, but a Rutgers-led study concludes it is a justifiable treatment for adolescents with persistent extreme obesity if they can maintain a healthy lifestyle afterward.

28 May 2019

New insights into diagnosis and treatment of heart muscle disease in children

Cardiomyopathies in children are the focus of a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association that provides insight into the diagnosis and treatment of the diseases as well as identifying future research priorities.

28 May 2019

Children with long-term obesity have increased arterial stiffness by their late teens

Children and adolescents with long-term obesity have increased arterial stiffness by their late teens, a study of more than 3,000 children followed from age 9 to 17 shows.

28 May 2019

Mutations within junk DNA linked to autism spectrum disorder

Using artificial intelligence, scientists have discovered mutations in parts of non-coding DNA known as “Junk DNA” that can lead to autism.

28 May 2019

A final comfort: ‘Palliative transport’ brings dying children home

Anne Brescia sat beside her only child, Anthony, as he lay unconscious in a hospital bed at age 16. Just a few months before, he was competing in a swim meet; now cancer was destroying his brain. Brescia couldn’t save her son. But she was determined to bring him home.

28 May 2019

Children from disadvantaged backgrounds have lower levels of vigorous physical activity

Children from disadvantaged backgrounds and certain ethnic minority backgrounds, including from Pakistani and Bangladeshi backgrounds, have lower levels of vigorous physical activity, according to researchers at the University of Cambridge.

28 May 2019

Music helps to develop the neural networks of premature infants

In Switzerland, as in most industrialized countries, nearly 1% of children are born "very prematurely", i.e. before the 32nd week of pregnancy, which represents about 800 children yearly.

27 May 2019

Study shows 30-year outcome of adolescent-onset anorexia nervosa

A study that started in 1985 followed some 50 people who had become anorexic in their teens. It shows that 30 years later, the majority were healthy but some had persistent eating disorders.

27 May 2019

Study offers neural explanation for social deficits in teenage girls

Teenage girls with problematic social behavior display reduced brain activity and weaker connectivity between the brain regions implicated in emotion regulation.

27 May 2019

Reinvent Motherisk program in Canada to protect pregnant women and infants

Canada should reinvent the Motherisk program to support pregnant women to have healthy babies, argues an editorial in CMAJ.

27 May 2019

Long-term effects of cannabis on the adolescent brain

About one in five Canadian adolescents uses cannabis (19% of Canadians aged 15-19), and its recent legalization across the country warrants investigation into the consequence of this use on the developing brain. Adolescence

27 May 2019

Urgent action needed to better meet the needs of multiple-birth families

Having multiple-birth babies can be a time of wonder and excitement, however, according to the first-ever international collaborative report released today, these babies and their families can face serious disadvantages compared to parents of single-birth babies.

26 May 2019

Novel method for evaluating genomic sequencing results in newborn screening

Newborn screening is required in the U.S. and differs slightly depending on which state you live in. For the most part, it's done before a newborn baby leaves the hospital and includes a blood test that screens for 30-50 serious health problems that usually arise in infancy or childhood, and could hinder normal development.

26 May 2019

Coaches may need to enlist parents' help in counting pitches for their young players

Most youth baseball coaches are not following established sports medicine guidelines when it comes to counting pitches for their players, according to a recent study from University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital.

26 May 2019

Infants at high risk for autism are less attuned to differences in speech patterns

A new study by Columbia University researchers found that infants at high risk for autism were less attuned to differences in speech patterns than low-risk infants.

25 May 2019

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$9.5 million grant funds brain imaging study aimed at detecting autism in early infancy

Study: Less than 60% of teenagers diagnosed with STIs in emergency departments fill prescriptions

Study explores adolescent vaping and its association with delinquency

Air pollution associated with high risks for birth defects

Exposure to particulate matter can cause birth defects and fatalities during pregnancy

Bariatric surgery can be safe, effective treatment for teenagers with obesity

New insights into diagnosis and treatment of heart muscle disease in children

Children with long-term obesity have increased arterial stiffness by their late teens

Mutations within junk DNA linked to autism spectrum disorder

A final comfort: ‘Palliative transport’ brings dying children home

Children from disadvantaged backgrounds have lower levels of vigorous physical activity

Music helps to develop the neural networks of premature infants

Study shows 30-year outcome of adolescent-onset anorexia nervosa

Study offers neural explanation for social deficits in teenage girls

Reinvent Motherisk program in Canada to protect pregnant women and infants

Long-term effects of cannabis on the adolescent brain

Urgent action needed to better meet the needs of multiple-birth families

Novel method for evaluating genomic sequencing results in newborn screening

Coaches may need to enlist parents' help in counting pitches for their young players

Infants at high risk for autism are less attuned to differences in speech patterns

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