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Researchers study the effects of hyperoxia on the lung development of germ-free newborn mice

Charitharth Vivek Lal, M.D., and University of Alabama at Birmingham colleagues have used a novel and first-of-its-kind newborn mouse model to study the effect of high oxygen concentrations, or hyperoxia, on lung development of newborn mice that are germ-free -- meaning no microbes colonizing their lungs.

21 Nov 2019

Study: 34% of high schools in the U.S. do not have access to athletic trainer services

Despite ongoing tragedies in sports as well as research from a host of sources – including the American Academy of Pediatrics – which state schools with athletic trainers (ATs) have lower injury rates, a study released today showed that 34% of public and private high schools, have no access to athletic trainers in the United States.

21 Nov 2019

Study provides more specific data on child development milestones

CDC guidelines say most children reach a milestone by a certain age, but new data shows that "most" may mean over 99% or barely half.

21 Nov 2019

Nurse home visiting programs provide long-term benefits for infants, first-time mothers

Home visits by nurses to check on infants and first-time mothers offer learning benefits for the children and savings in the cost of public welfare programs, according to new research published in December 2019 issue of the journal Pediatrics.

20 Nov 2019

Integration of behavioral health services with pediatric primary care shows promise

Integrating behavioral health services into pediatric primary care in three Boston-area community health centers increased primary care visits by children with mental health diagnoses without raising Medicaid costs.

19 Nov 2019

Shared reading between parents and young children associated with stronger vocabulary skills

Shared reading between parents and very young children, including infants, is associated with stronger vocabulary skills for nearly all children by age 3, say physicians at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and Princeton University.

19 Nov 2019

UTHealth receives $3.3 million to expand Developing Talkers literacy program

The Developing Talkers literacy program has been so successful that the U.S. Department of Education has awarded $3.3 million to The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) to expand it.

19 Nov 2019

New studies point to benefits of weight-loss surgery for teens with severe obesity

Severe obesity affects 4.5 million children and adolescents in the United States, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics.

19 Nov 2019

For newborns with hearing loss, screening opens window to a world of sound

Four-year-old Betty Schottler starts each morning with the same six sounds: [m], [ah], [oo], [ee], [sh], and [s].

19 Nov 2019

Legislation and rising incidence of vaccine preventable diseases – the connection explored

There have been repeated reports of outbreaks of “vaccine-preventable disease” or VPDs across United States over the past few years. A new research letter was published this week in the JAMA Pediatrics. It was titled, “Association of Vaccine-Preventable Disease Incidence With Proposed State Vaccine Exemption Legislation.”

18 Nov 2019

UIC and IDPH receive $9.5 million grant to improve maternal outcomes in Illinois

A $9.5 million grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration will help the University of Illinois at Chicago and the Illinois Department of Public Health improve maternal outcomes in Illinois.

18 Nov 2019

New clinical guideline for treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis published

The American Thoracic Society, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, European Respiratory Society and the Infectious Diseases Society of America have published an official clinical guideline on the treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis in the Nov. 15 American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

18 Nov 2019

Johns Hopkins experts to present important topics at Architecture of High Value Health Care Conference

Experts from 80 medical centers in the U.S., Canada and Norway will convene Nov. 15–17 in Baltimore, Maryland, to share best practices and performance improvement initiatives designed to reduce unnecessary tests, treatments and procedures and improve the overall value of health care.

17 Nov 2019

Non-coding enhancer DNA may be key for identifying genetic risk in neurological conditions

One might think that the primary cause of most genetically linked diseases comes from mutations in coding DNA -- alterations in coding regions of the genome that can lead directly to changes in the expression of particular proteins important for a healthy body.

14 Nov 2019

EHRs get 'F'rating for usability from health care professionals

The transition to electronic health records (EHRs) was supposed to improve the quality and efficiency of healthcare for doctors and patients alike -- but these technologies get an "F" rating for usability from health care professionals, and may be contributing to high rates of professional burnout, according to a new Yale-led study.

14 Nov 2019

WPI researchers developing miniaturized device to measure baby's blood oxygen levels

Researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute are developing a sensor the size of a Band-Aid that will measure a baby's blood oxygen levels, a vital indication of the lungs' effectiveness and whether the baby's tissue is receiving adequate oxygen supply.

14 Nov 2019

Added sugar in 60 percent of infant, toddler foods

How young do you have to be to escape the lure of unhealthy foods? It’s never too young, finds a new study published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics on November 14, 2019.

14 Nov 2019

Study sheds light on how Zika virus causes microcephaly in newborns

A new study led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine revealed how in utero Zika virus infection can lead to microcephaly in newborns. The team discovered that the Zika virus protein NS4A disrupts brain growth by hijacking a pathway that regulates the generation of new neurons.

14 Nov 2019

Study looks at trends in added sugars consumption by infants and toddlers

A new study in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, published by Elsevier, found that nearly two-thirds of infants (61 percent) and almost all toddlers (98 percent) consumed added sugars in their average daily diets, primarily in the form of flavored yogurts (infants) and fruit drinks (toddlers). Infants were 6-11 months, and toddlers were 12-23 months.

14 Nov 2019

Parents want psychosocial support during their children's hospitalizations

Parents of children with congenital heart disease want individualized, formal psychosocial support during their children's in-hospital stays, according to a new study published in the Journal of Pediatrics.

14 Nov 2019

Pediatrics News and Research

Latest Pediatrics News and Research

Researchers study the effects of hyperoxia on the lung development of germ-free newborn mice

Study: 34% of high schools in the U.S. do not have access to athletic trainer services

Study provides more specific data on child development milestones

Nurse home visiting programs provide long-term benefits for infants, first-time mothers

Integration of behavioral health services with pediatric primary care shows promise

Shared reading between parents and young children associated with stronger vocabulary skills

UTHealth receives $3.3 million to expand Developing Talkers literacy program

New studies point to benefits of weight-loss surgery for teens with severe obesity

For newborns with hearing loss, screening opens window to a world of sound

Legislation and rising incidence of vaccine preventable diseases – the connection explored

UIC and IDPH receive $9.5 million grant to improve maternal outcomes in Illinois

New clinical guideline for treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis published

Johns Hopkins experts to present important topics at Architecture of High Value Health Care Conference

Non-coding enhancer DNA may be key for identifying genetic risk in neurological conditions

EHRs get 'F'rating for usability from health care professionals

WPI researchers developing miniaturized device to measure baby's blood oxygen levels

Added sugar in 60 percent of infant, toddler foods

Study sheds light on how Zika virus causes microcephaly in newborns

Study looks at trends in added sugars consumption by infants and toddlers

Parents want psychosocial support during their children's hospitalizations

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