Pediatrics News and Research

Latest Pediatrics News and Research

New report explores the wide-ranging questions on death

Should death be defined in strictly biological terms — as the body's failure to maintain integrated functioning of respiration, blood circulation, and neurological activity?

6 Jan 2019

Commonly prescribed ADHD drug unlikely to increase cardiovascular risks in children

With more than 1.8 million children in the U.S. being treated annually with drugs for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, the possibility that such drugs could damage their hearts has been a significant cause of concern for parents and physicians alike.

3 Jan 2019

New study highlights development of functional skills in people with Down syndrome

When expectant parents learn their child will be born with Down syndrome, they invariably have questions about what this diagnosis will mean for their son or daughter and for the rest of their family.

3 Jan 2019

Exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke triggers changes in the heart's electrical activity

Continuous indoor exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke triggers changes in the heart's electrical activity, known as cardiac alternans, that can predict cardiac arrhythmia and sudden cardiac death, a new study from UC Davis Health researchers shows.

28 Dec 2018

Multicenter study demonstrates effectiveness, safety of topical antibiotics in NICU babies

A team of doctors led by Karen L. Kotloff, M.D., University of Maryland School of Medicine, Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health, has performed a clinical trial involving multiple hospitals that tested the effectiveness of applying a topical antibiotic known as mupirocin for prevention of Staphylococcus aureus infection in babies in the neonatal intensive care unit.

28 Dec 2018

Scientists discover two therapies that slow progression of pediatric leukemia in mice

Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered two successful therapies that slowed the progression of pediatric leukemia in mice, according to three studies published over the last two years in the journal Cell, and the final paper published Dec. 20 in Genes & Development.

24 Dec 2018

Finding ways to reduce head impacts in youth football

The high head impact and concussion rates in football are of increasing concern, especially for younger players.

21 Dec 2018

CHLA researcher reveals how leukemia burrows within the bone marrow

Actually, cancer can hide. A researcher at Children's Hospital Los Angeles tells us exactly how leukemia burrows within bone marrow, where it is shielded from chemotherapy treatments.

21 Dec 2018

FDA warns against use of jewelry to relieve teething pain in children

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration alerted parents, caregivers and health care providers to the safety risks that jewelry used for relieving teething pain pose for children.

21 Dec 2018

Urine drug testing can be useful tool for addiction treatment in primary care setting

A new study performed by Boston Medical Center and faculty at the Boston University School of Medicine shows that urine drug testing can be a useful tool to treat patients with opioid use disorder in a primary care setting.

20 Dec 2018

Study finds how pyruvate helps improve cardiac output in pediatric patients with LCOS

Can pyruvate, the end product of glycolysis, help improve cardiovascular function in children who have cardiopulmonary bypass surgery and suffer from low cardiac output syndrome? This question is one that Rafael Jaimes, Ph.D., a staff scientist at Children's National Heart Institute, a division of Children's National Health System, is studying, thanks to a two-year grant from the American Heart Association.

19 Dec 2018

Consumption of milk cereal drinks in infancy associated with twofold overweight risk

In five-year-old children, the risk for overweight is almost twice as high if they at 12 months had consumed milk cereal drinks every day, a study in the journal Acta Paediatrica shows.

19 Dec 2018

Sickest children could benefit from split liver transplants

In a review of registry data for more than 5,300 liver transplants performed in children nationwide, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers identify the type of patient who is most likely to survive a split liver transplant--receiving only part of a donor's liver--with no additional long-term health risks, which could allow for an increase in the availability of organs.

18 Dec 2018

Early postpartum initiation of opioids associated with persistent use

Vanderbilt researchers have published findings indicating that regardless of whether a woman delivers a child by cesarean section or by vaginal birth, if they fill prescriptions for opioid pain medications early in the postpartum period, they are at increased risk of developing persistent opioid use.

18 Dec 2018

Study provides insight into health risks facing new mothers

African-American women undergo more physical "wear-and-tear" during the first year after giving birth than Latina and white women, a consequence that may have long-lasting health effects, according to a study of a diverse group of more than 2,400 low-income women.

14 Dec 2018

Research: Concussion rates among young football players were higher than previously reported

New research from Seattle Children's Research Institute and UW Medicine's Sports Health and Safety Institute found concussion rates among football players ages 5-14 were higher than previously reported, with five out of every 100 youth, or 5%, sustaining a football-related concussion each season.

14 Dec 2018

Johns Hopkins researchers identify molecular causes of necrotizing enterocolitis in preemies

Using a mouse model of necrotizing enterocolitis -- a potentially fatal condition that causes a premature infant's gut to suddenly die -- researchers at Johns Hopkins say they have uncovered the molecular causes of the condition and its associated brain injury.

14 Dec 2018

New study reveals potential benefits of cEEG monitoring for infant ICU patients

A recent retrospective study evaluating continuous electroencephalography of children in intensive care units found a higher than anticipated number of seizures.

13 Dec 2018

Blood test helps identify distinct molecular signatures in children with cystic fibrosis

Researchers at Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, and colleagues, used a blood test and microarray technology to identify distinct molecular signatures in children with cystic fibrosis.

12 Dec 2018

Caffeine therapy benefits developing brains of premature babies

For many, starting the day off with caffeine from a cup of coffee is a must. In neonatal intensive care units, or NICUs, premature babies born under 29 weeks are given a daily dose of caffeine to ensure the best possible start to life.

12 Dec 2018

Pediatrics News and Research

Latest Pediatrics News and Research

New report explores the wide-ranging questions on death

Commonly prescribed ADHD drug unlikely to increase cardiovascular risks in children

New study highlights development of functional skills in people with Down syndrome

Exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke triggers changes in the heart's electrical activity

Multicenter study demonstrates effectiveness, safety of topical antibiotics in NICU babies

Scientists discover two therapies that slow progression of pediatric leukemia in mice

Finding ways to reduce head impacts in youth football

CHLA researcher reveals how leukemia burrows within the bone marrow

FDA warns against use of jewelry to relieve teething pain in children

Urine drug testing can be useful tool for addiction treatment in primary care setting

Study finds how pyruvate helps improve cardiac output in pediatric patients with LCOS

Consumption of milk cereal drinks in infancy associated with twofold overweight risk

Sickest children could benefit from split liver transplants

Early postpartum initiation of opioids associated with persistent use

Study provides insight into health risks facing new mothers

Research: Concussion rates among young football players were higher than previously reported

Johns Hopkins researchers identify molecular causes of necrotizing enterocolitis in preemies

New study reveals potential benefits of cEEG monitoring for infant ICU patients

Blood test helps identify distinct molecular signatures in children with cystic fibrosis

Caffeine therapy benefits developing brains of premature babies

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