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UCLA-led researchers identify 69 genes that increase risk for autism spectrum disorder

A UCLA-led research team has identified dozens of genes, including 16 new genes, that increase the risk of autism spectrum disorder.

9 Aug 2019

Study aims to reduce therapy for subsets of patients with intermediate-risk neuroblastoma

Each year, approximately 750 patients are diagnosed with neuroblastoma in North America, the most common form of cancer in infants less than one year old.

8 Aug 2019

Exposure to C. Difficile in infancy produces immunity against gastrointestinal infection

Exposure to C. difficile in infancy produces an immune response that might protect against this gastrointestinal infection later in childhood, according to a study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases journal

7 Aug 2019

Study examines the utility of thyroid function screening in youth with mood and anxiety disorders

A new study from researchers at the University of Cincinnati and Cincinnati Children's looks at the prevalence of abnormal thyroid function in youth with severe mood and anxiety disorder.

6 Aug 2019

Pivotal response training works better than other therapies at motivating kids with autism to talk

Pivotal response treatment involving parents works better than other existing therapies at motivating children with autism and significant speech delays to talk, according to the results of a large study by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine.

6 Aug 2019

New therapy improves survival rate to 99% in preemies with chronic lung condition

Bronchopulmonary dysplasia is the most common illness that develops in babies born premature with underdeveloped lungs.

6 Aug 2019

Paradoxical outcomes for infants exposed to Zika in utero

In the midst of an unprecedented Zika crisis in Brazil, there were a few flickers of hope: Some babies appeared to be normal at birth, free of devastating birth defects that affected other Brazilian children exposed to the virus in utero.

5 Aug 2019

Primary DENV or ZIKV infection has no effect on course of secondary infection in macaques

Previous infection with either Zika virus or dengue virus has no apparent effect on the clinical course of subsequent infection with the other virus, according to a study published August 1 in the open-access journal PLOS Pathogens by David O'Connor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and colleagues.

5 Aug 2019

New study launched to evaluate experimental treatment for food allergy

Though food allergy affects more than 4.8 million children in the United States, no approved preventative treatments currently exist.

2 Aug 2019

Combination of vaccine and medicated cream can reduce recurrence of genital herpes

Yale investigators have shown that the combination of a vaccine and a medicated cream is a promising strategy to dramatically reduce the recurrence of genital herpes.

2 Aug 2019

International collaborative pinpoints key areas to catalyze nutrition-based cancer prevention

An international collaborative led by Ludwig Cancer Research and Cancer Research UK has identified key areas that are central to uncovering the complex relationship between nutrition and cancer.

31 Jul 2019

Genetic and environmental factors play major roles in the onset of vitiligo

A pair of new journal articles by researchers at the University of Colorado School of Medicine indicate that both genetic and environmental factors play significant roles in the onset of vitiligo, an autoimmune disease that results in the loss of color in blotches of skin.

31 Jul 2019

Speech discrimination begins in the womb

New parents are always thrilled when their offspring finally speaks its first words - usually at the age of 12 to 18 months.

30 Jul 2019

Rutgers Health treats children with multiple sclerosis at the dedicated pediatric MS program

Alexander Wallerson was 12 years old when he saw a popular movie with his mother. Now 26, he remembers that specific day vividly. It was the first time he experienced the signs of multiple sclerosis (MS)."I walked like I was drunk," says Wallerson, who lives in New Brunswick. "I was limping but not in pain."

29 Jul 2019

Current challenges and next steps to combat acute respiratory distress syndrome in children

A new review of Pediatric Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (PARDS) highlights the lack of data available for standard treatment approaches and adjunctive therapies, leading to significant variability in patient management.

29 Jul 2019

Physicians more likely to recommend antihistamines for respiratory infections in children

For respiratory infections in children under 12, physicians are increasingly more likely to recommend antihistamines and less likely to recommend cough and cold medicines, a Rutgers study found.

29 Jul 2019

Asthma drug can inhibit changes in early stages of diabetic retinopathy

In a study published July 26 online in the journal Diabetes, physician-researchers from University Hospitals Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine found that the asthma medication montelukast (brand name Singulair) can inhibit early changes in diabetic retinopathy, the eye disease which develops due to diabetes, in a mouse model of type 1 diabetes.

29 Jul 2019

Pioneering study uses personalized trials to identify preferred therapy for hypertension in children

High blood pressure among children is on the rise and a lack of research about how to treat it has left pediatricians trying to make their best guess.

27 Jul 2019

Researchers explore stem cells for answers to how fragile X syndrome develops

The lab of Yongchao Ma, PhD, from Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, discovered how the genetic defect in fragile X syndrome – a type of autism – delays production of neurons (nerve cells) at a critical time in the embryo's brain development.

24 Jul 2019

NIH contract awarded to UAB for acute flaccid myelitis natural history study

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded the University of Alabama at Birmingham approximately $10 million over 5 years to study acute flaccid myelitis, a rare but serious condition which causes muscle weakness and paralysis.

23 Jul 2019

Pediatrics News and Research

Latest Pediatrics News and Research

UCLA-led researchers identify 69 genes that increase risk for autism spectrum disorder

Study aims to reduce therapy for subsets of patients with intermediate-risk neuroblastoma

Exposure to C. Difficile in infancy produces immunity against gastrointestinal infection

Study examines the utility of thyroid function screening in youth with mood and anxiety disorders

Pivotal response training works better than other therapies at motivating kids with autism to talk

New therapy improves survival rate to 99% in preemies with chronic lung condition

Paradoxical outcomes for infants exposed to Zika in utero

Primary DENV or ZIKV infection has no effect on course of secondary infection in macaques

New study launched to evaluate experimental treatment for food allergy

Combination of vaccine and medicated cream can reduce recurrence of genital herpes

International collaborative pinpoints key areas to catalyze nutrition-based cancer prevention

Genetic and environmental factors play major roles in the onset of vitiligo

Speech discrimination begins in the womb

Rutgers Health treats children with multiple sclerosis at the dedicated pediatric MS program

Current challenges and next steps to combat acute respiratory distress syndrome in children

Physicians more likely to recommend antihistamines for respiratory infections in children

Asthma drug can inhibit changes in early stages of diabetic retinopathy

Pioneering study uses personalized trials to identify preferred therapy for hypertension in children

Researchers explore stem cells for answers to how fragile X syndrome develops

NIH contract awarded to UAB for acute flaccid myelitis natural history study

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