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High-dose CIMT produces longer lasting improvements in children with hemiparetic cerebral palsy

Children with hemiparetic cerebral palsy, a movement disorder that affects use of one side of the body, showed improved use of the arm and hand after receiving a high dose of Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy (CIMT) in a clinical trial funded by the National Institutes of Health.

14 Oct 2021

UC San Diego researchers receive NIH award to expand the study of developing brains

The National Institutes of Health has awarded researchers at University of California San Diego approximately $30 million over five years to expand and deepen longitudinal studies of the developing brain in children.

14 Oct 2021

Study to assess the impact of a multi-component intervention in reducing racial health disparities

In an unprecedented effort to address the harmful effects of structural racism on health, 60 predominantly Black neighborhoods in Philadelphia will be part of an ambitious study to assess the impact of a multi-component intervention addressing both environmental and economic injustice on health and well-being, led by Penn Medicine researchers Eugenia C. South, MD, MHSP, and Atheendar Venkataramani, MD, PhD.

13 Oct 2021

Daily phthalate exposure may lead to roughly 100,000 premature deaths among older Americans

Daily exposure to chemicals called phthalates, which are used in the manufacture of plastic food containers and many cosmetics, may lead to roughly 100,000 premature deaths among older Americans each year, a new study shows.

12 Oct 2021

CAST brings advancements in genomic medicine to admixed individuals

One way to make health care more personalized is to use a person's DNA sequence — or genome — to predict their risk of disease. But as the field of precision medicine grows, so have concerns that we may be leaving a large fraction of Americans out.

12 Oct 2021

Childhood adversity associated with morbidity and mortality in the U.S.

The findings of a new study suggest that childhood adversity is a major contributor to early and preventable causes of mortality and a powerful determinant of long term physical and mental health.

12 Oct 2021

Drug developed at Duke is approved by FDA as only therapy for congenital athymia

The phone rang into the pediatric unit that Louise Markert, M.D., Ph.D., was staffing as a junior faculty member in 1991. Had she not answered, there would have been little hope for the more than one hundred patients who were subsequently treated.

11 Oct 2021

Deadly "dry scooping" pre-workout powder is becoming popular on the internet, research shows

A potentially deadly new challenge called "dry scooping" is prevalent on the internet, and new research shows video demonstrations on one social media platform popular among teens amassed more than 8 million views. Dry scooping refers to the improper use of pre-workout supplements, a powder typically added to liquid and containing ingredients that are unsuitable for children.

11 Oct 2021

Mandatory masking resulted in lower rate of COVID-19 infection among school children

A masking mandate in North Carolina schools during the early weeks of the Delta variant surge resulted in a lower rate of infection among school children and staff members than what was reported in the broader community, according to a new report from the ABC Science Collaborative.

11 Oct 2021

Study uncovers toxic air pollutant mixtures linked to poor childhood asthma outcomes

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have developed a novel machine learning algorithm and used it to identify previously unknown mixtures of toxic air pollutants that appear to be linked to poor asthma outcomes later in a child's life.

8 Oct 2021

Majority of family violence-related injuries in youth happen at home

Researchers with Johns Hopkins Children's Center found that more than half of all violence-related injuries in youth treated in the emergency department were due to family violence, including child maltreatment and physical fighting. Most events involved parents or guardians.

8 Oct 2021

Study explores the relationship between cytokines in saliva and COVID-19 severity

Penn State College of Medicine researchers are involved in an ongoing study looking at the relationship between proteins called cytokines in saliva and COVID-19 infection to help predict the severity of infection.

8 Oct 2021

Study aims to find ways of identifying children at risk for severe COVID-19

An ongoing study is looking at the relationship between cytokines in saliva and COVID-19 infection to help predict the severity of infection.

8 Oct 2021

Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy successfully completes the Newborn Screening Pilot project

Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD), a nonprofit organization leading the fight to end Duchenne muscular dystrophy (Duchenne), announced that the organization's Newborn Screening Pilot has successfully reached its completion, screening more than 36,000 babies born in New York State over the last two years.

8 Oct 2021

Teen’s mysterious condition spurs the opening of Childhood Interstitial Lung Disease Clinic

Thirteen-year-old Gregory Rhoden's condition has been a mystery his entire life. He was born prematurely and his lungs seemed underdeveloped.

7 Oct 2021

Study: Youth with type1 diabetes who use insulin pumps less likely to develop diabetic retinopathy

In one of the largest and most racially diverse studies to date of American children and adolescents with type 1 and type 2 diabetes, researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine and the University of Wisconsin have identified the clinical and demographic factors associated with pediatric diabetic retinopathy.

7 Oct 2021

Abnormal T cell responses to COVID-19 do not appear to be the cause of MIS-C in children

Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) is a serious condition associated with a recent COVID-19 infection.

7 Oct 2021

COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial for children is underway in St. Louis

A pediatric COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial is underway in St. Louis. Led by Washington University School of Medicine, about 140 area children will receive the two-shot Moderna vaccine or placebo at St. Louis Children's Hospital as part of a clinical trial involving about 100 medical institutions in the U.S. and Canada.

6 Oct 2021

NYU Langone Health broadens access to high-quality primary and specialty care

NYU Langone Health continues to broaden access to high-quality primary and specialty care with recent expansions in Long Island, Queens, Manhattan, and Brooklyn.

5 Oct 2021

Researchers launch new study of COVID-19 vaccination schedules in 12-to-16-year-olds

Researchers running the University of Oxford-led Com-COV programme have launched a new study of COVID-19 vaccination schedules in young people aged 12 to 16.

4 Oct 2021

Pediatrics News and Research

Latest Pediatrics News and Research

High-dose CIMT produces longer lasting improvements in children with hemiparetic cerebral palsy

UC San Diego researchers receive NIH award to expand the study of developing brains

Study to assess the impact of a multi-component intervention in reducing racial health disparities

Daily phthalate exposure may lead to roughly 100,000 premature deaths among older Americans

CAST brings advancements in genomic medicine to admixed individuals

Childhood adversity associated with morbidity and mortality in the U.S.

Drug developed at Duke is approved by FDA as only therapy for congenital athymia

Deadly "dry scooping" pre-workout powder is becoming popular on the internet, research shows

Mandatory masking resulted in lower rate of COVID-19 infection among school children

Study uncovers toxic air pollutant mixtures linked to poor childhood asthma outcomes

Majority of family violence-related injuries in youth happen at home

Study explores the relationship between cytokines in saliva and COVID-19 severity

Study aims to find ways of identifying children at risk for severe COVID-19

Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy successfully completes the Newborn Screening Pilot project

Teen’s mysterious condition spurs the opening of Childhood Interstitial Lung Disease Clinic

Study: Youth with type1 diabetes who use insulin pumps less likely to develop diabetic retinopathy

Abnormal T cell responses to COVID-19 do not appear to be the cause of MIS-C in children

COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial for children is underway in St. Louis

NYU Langone Health broadens access to high-quality primary and specialty care

Researchers launch new study of COVID-19 vaccination schedules in 12-to-16-year-olds

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Pediatrics News and Research

Latest Pediatrics News and Research

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