Pediatrics News and Research

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Gaming disorder an official disease condition says WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) this week has released the new ICD – 11 or the 11th edition International Classification of Diseases this week that officially classifies gaming disorder as a condition. Gaming disorders, it says can cause additive behaviours.

18 Jun 2018

Study finds more information about how gene linked to ASD affects the brain

New preclinical research shows a gene already linked to a subset of people with autism spectrum disorder is critical to healthy neuronal connections in the developing brain, and its loss can harm those connections to help fuel the complex developmental condition.

18 Jun 2018

Study unravels 'blood stem cell niche' puzzle

In humans and other mammals, the stem cells that give rise to all blood cells are located in the bone. But in fish, blood stem cells are found in the kidney. Since the late 1970s, when biologists first realized that blood develops in a specific location in the body — the ‘blood stem cell niche’ — they have wondered why different creatures have evolved to carry out this function in different locations.

18 Jun 2018

Music therapy shows promise for improving lives of people with sickle cell disease

A new study published in the Journal of Music Therapy reveals promising findings for the application of improvisational music therapy in assuaging the multidimensional acute pain of adult patients with sickle cell disease.

14 Jun 2018

Research shows programmed postnatal transition in newborn’s heart

In the fetus, the blood vessel known as the ductus arteriosus or ductus Botalli bypasses blood from the lung artery to the aorta.

13 Jun 2018

Novel approach induces cell death via dual targeting of DNA repair mechanism

Proteins commonly known as BRCA - short for BReast CAncer susceptibility gene- serve a critical role in cellular DNA repair, but when mutated they allow genetic errors to replicate, facilitating cancer development.

13 Jun 2018

Unlicensed young adults with ASD may have more difficulty in developing basic driving skills

When first learning to drive, young adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have more difficulty with basic driving skills compared to those with typical development (TD), reports a study in the Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, the official journal of the Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics.

12 Jun 2018

Unique composition of mother's breastmilk may help reduce food sensitization in infants

The unique composition of a mother's breastmilk may help to reduce food sensitization in her infant, report researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine with colleagues in Canada.

12 Jun 2018

Cureworks collaborative aims to accelerate development of immunotherapies for pediatric cancer

Seattle Children's, with participating members Children's National Health System, BC Children's Hospital and Children's Hospital Los Angeles, has launched CureWorks, an international collaborative of leading academic children's hospitals determined to accelerate the development of immunotherapy treatments for childhood cancer.

12 Jun 2018

US toddlers are consuming too much sugar finds study

A new study has shown that children in the United States are consuming too much added sugars and their daily intake exceeds the amounts recommended for adults.

12 Jun 2018

Eating honey can reduce serious injuries in children who swallowed button battery, shows study

A team of ear, nose, and throat specialists has demonstrated that eating honey after swallowing a button battery has the potential to reduce serious injuries in small children.

11 Jun 2018

Alnylam announces new positive results from Phase 1/2 study of lumasiran in patients with PH1

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc., the leading RNAi therapeutics company, announced today new positive results from its Phase 1/2 study with lumasiran, an investigational RNAi therapeutic targeting glycolate oxidase for the treatment of Primary Hyperoxaluria Type 1.

8 Jun 2018

Study finds decline in pregnancy and birth rates among teens in Minnesota

Pregnancy and birth rates continue to decline for 15-19-year-olds in Minnesota, with rates decreasing the most among youth from communities of color.

8 Jun 2018

Treating silent malaria cases could help stop spread of disease, shows study

In regions where malaria illness is widespread, it is common to find many individuals who are infected with malaria parasites, but without symptoms.

8 Jun 2018

Study reveals new genetic causes of non-syndromic cleft lip and palate

A study conducted by an international research team, which included investigators from Seattle Children's Research Institute, implicates variants in four genes as a primary cause of non-syndromic cleft lip and palate in humans.

8 Jun 2018

Research project aims to study opioid prescriptions after cesarean delivery and hysterectomy

Each year, approximately 1.8 million women will have a cesarean delivery or hysterectomy. While opioids are the mainstay treatment for acute pain after these surgeries, most women use only a fraction of the opioids prescribed and do not properly dispose of unused drugs

7 Jun 2018

Hearing mother's voice may help neonates maintain sleep in NICU, shows study

Hearing a recording of their mother's voice may help neonates maintain sleep while in the neonatal intensive care unit, according to preliminary data from a new study.

7 Jun 2018

Zebrafish may hold answers to how tumors develop in childhood muscle cancer

A popular aquarium fish may hold answers to how tumors form in a childhood cancer.

6 Jun 2018

Revisiting the marshmallow test

The marshmallow test is a simple social-science tests that was developed by Stanford psychologist Walter Mischel around six decades back. In this test a marshmallow is put before a child and they are told that they can have a second one if they can manage to wait 15 minutes before having the first one.

6 Jun 2018

Researchers determine factors that contribute to quality recess experience for children

Recess periods can offer physical, cognitive, social and emotional benefits to elementary school children, but those benefits are tied closely to the quality of the playground experience.

5 Jun 2018

Pediatrics News and Research

Latest Pediatrics News and Research

Gaming disorder an official disease condition says WHO

Study finds more information about how gene linked to ASD affects the brain

Study unravels 'blood stem cell niche' puzzle

Music therapy shows promise for improving lives of people with sickle cell disease

Research shows programmed postnatal transition in newborn’s heart

Novel approach induces cell death via dual targeting of DNA repair mechanism

Unlicensed young adults with ASD may have more difficulty in developing basic driving skills

Unique composition of mother's breastmilk may help reduce food sensitization in infants

Cureworks collaborative aims to accelerate development of immunotherapies for pediatric cancer

US toddlers are consuming too much sugar finds study

Eating honey can reduce serious injuries in children who swallowed button battery, shows study

Alnylam announces new positive results from Phase 1/2 study of lumasiran in patients with PH1

Study finds decline in pregnancy and birth rates among teens in Minnesota

Treating silent malaria cases could help stop spread of disease, shows study

Study reveals new genetic causes of non-syndromic cleft lip and palate

Research project aims to study opioid prescriptions after cesarean delivery and hysterectomy

Hearing mother's voice may help neonates maintain sleep in NICU, shows study

Zebrafish may hold answers to how tumors develop in childhood muscle cancer

Revisiting the marshmallow test

Researchers determine factors that contribute to quality recess experience for children

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