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Scientists awarded $7.7 million grant to develop treatment for rare brain disorder

Children born with a damaged gene needed for healthy brain development, SYNGAP1, experience seizures, sensory processing disorders, difficulty speaking, intellectual disability, and autism-like behaviors.

13 Aug 2024

Lurie Children's and University of Utah Health receive $12 million for study on antibiotic use in pediatric pneumonia

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, in partnership with University of Utah Health, has been approved for $12 million in research funding by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) for a study that will compare two ways to use antibiotics in young children with mild pneumonia, one of the leading reasons children seek acute care, who are well enough to be cared for at home.

13 Aug 2024

Study reveals sharp increase in emergency department visits due to water beads

Researchers from the Center for Injury Research and Policy and Central Ohio Poison Center at Nationwide Children's Hospital have found more than an estimated 8,000 visits to U.S. emergency departments (EDs) associated with water beads from 2007 through 2022, and the number of these visits increased rapidly by more than 130% from 2021 to 2022.

13 Aug 2024

Study suggests maternal adverse childhood experiences may become biologically embedded

Researchers investigated the transfer of biological embedding of life experience across generations by evaluating traumatic childhood experiences of mothers and epigenetic clocks in pregnant mothers and their newborn offspring.

13 Aug 2024

New study highlights impact of socioeconomic factors on ADHD in autistic youth

The associations between neighborhood characteristics and symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) among children.

13 Aug 2024

Humor could be an effective parenting tool, study suggests

They say that laughter is the best medicine, but it could be a good parenting tool too, according to a new study led by researchers from Penn State.

12 Aug 2024

New genomic predictors of relapse in childhood B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia uncovered

Scientists from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Seattle Children's and the Children's Oncology Group (COG) have identified novel genetic variations that influence relapse risk in children with standard risk B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (SR B-ALL), the most common childhood cancer.

12 Aug 2024

Childhood vaccinations save trillions in societal costs while preventing millions of illnesses and deaths

Routine childhood vaccinations among children born between 1994 and 2023 have prevented millions of illnesses and deaths in the U.S., saving $540 billion in direct costs and $2.7 trillion in societal costs.

12 Aug 2024

Comprehensive mental health coverage laws improve children's access to care, study reveals

When states require insurers to cover mental and behavioral health, children get better access to care, according to a UC San Francisco-led study of nearly 30,000 U.S. caregivers.

12 Aug 2024

Research shows parents' eating habits directly influence children's eating behavior

Young children often display similar eating behavior as their parents, with a parent's own eating style influencing how they feed their children, research at Aston University has shown.

12 Aug 2024

Global trends in sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among children and adolescents

Researchers examine sugar-sweetened beverage consumption trends among children and adolescents between 1990 and 2018.

12 Aug 2024

Study shows decline in sugar consumption among youth but levels remain above WHO guidelines

A high-sugar diet is seen as a risk factor for obesity and chronic illness.

12 Aug 2024

Can a text message program help teens quit vaping?

Study demonstrates that a text message-based program significantly boosts quitting rates among teenage vapers, achieving a 35% higher cessation rate compared to controls.

11 Aug 2024

Prenatal BPA exposure tied to autism risk in boys

Study reveals that prenatal exposure to BPA disrupts aromatase activity in male brains, potentially leading to autism-like symptoms. Treatment with 10-HDA shows promise in reversing these effects.

11 Aug 2024

Inflammation during pregnancy impacts child neurodevelopment

When a person experiences an injury or infection, the body's immune system responds with inflammation to start the healing process. However, inflammation can occur in much less helpful circumstances – for example, when a person experiences psychological stress or consistently eats a poor diet high in sugars, fats, and processed foods.

9 Aug 2024

Autism and ADHD linked to neighborhood conditions

Autistic youth who were born in underserved neighborhoods are more likely to have greater attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms than those born in communities with more resources. This is one finding of a new study led by researchers at the UC Davis MIND Institute.

9 Aug 2024

How can scientists better understand, promote, and support childhood curiosity?

Researchers review over 170 studies on childhood curiosity, highlighting its role in learning and development while calling for more inclusive research and precise definitions to better understand and promote this vital trait.

8 Aug 2024

Cross-reactive T cells link SARS-CoV-2 to autoimmune triggers in MIS-C

Research identifies cross-reactive T cells targeting both SARS-CoV-2 and human SNX8 protein, providing insights into the autoimmune mechanisms driving MIS-C in children.

8 Aug 2024

School reopenings during COVID-19 linked to spike in youth mental health emergencies, study finds

Study found that school reopenings after COVID-19 closures in Italy led to a significant rise in youth psychiatric emergencies, particularly among females, highlighting the mental health impact of returning to academic and social pressures.

8 Aug 2024

Prenatal famine exposure tied to higher risk of Type 2 diabetes

Researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and at the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine used the setting of the man-made Ukrainian Holodomor famine of 1932-1933 to examine the relation between prenatal famine and adult Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).

8 Aug 2024

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Child Health News

Scientists awarded $7.7 million grant to develop treatment for rare brain disorder

Lurie Children's and University of Utah Health receive $12 million for study on antibiotic use in pediatric pneumonia

Study reveals sharp increase in emergency department visits due to water beads

Study suggests maternal adverse childhood experiences may become biologically embedded

New study highlights impact of socioeconomic factors on ADHD in autistic youth

Humor could be an effective parenting tool, study suggests

New genomic predictors of relapse in childhood B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia uncovered

Childhood vaccinations save trillions in societal costs while preventing millions of illnesses and deaths

Comprehensive mental health coverage laws improve children's access to care, study reveals

Research shows parents' eating habits directly influence children's eating behavior

Global trends in sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among children and adolescents

Study shows decline in sugar consumption among youth but levels remain above WHO guidelines

Can a text message program help teens quit vaping?

Prenatal BPA exposure tied to autism risk in boys

Inflammation during pregnancy impacts child neurodevelopment

Autism and ADHD linked to neighborhood conditions

How can scientists better understand, promote, and support childhood curiosity?

Cross-reactive T cells link SARS-CoV-2 to autoimmune triggers in MIS-C

School reopenings during COVID-19 linked to spike in youth mental health emergencies, study finds

Prenatal famine exposure tied to higher risk of Type 2 diabetes

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

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