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Penn Medicine's ODC collaborates with FAST to develop gene therapy for Angelman syndrome

Penn Medicine's Orphan Disease Center announces a new partnership with FAST to study gene therapy approaches to treat Angelman syndrome.

14 Feb 2017

New ‘MAGIC algorithm’ can predict transplant patient’s risk of developing graft-versus-host disease

Researchers at Mount Sinai Health System have discovered a way to predict whether blood cancer patients who received a bone marrow transplant will develop graft-versus-host disease, a common and often lethal complication, according to a study published in JCI Insight.

9 Feb 2017

Study focuses on sound exposure for premature babies in neonatal intensive care units

Premature babies often spend the first several weeks of life in neonatal intensive care units, where, ideally, they are protected from too much noise stimulation. However, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that preemies may be exposed to noise levels higher than those deemed safe by the American Academy of Pediatrics.

8 Feb 2017

Spanish-speaking Latino children's parents half as likely to feel doctors listen to them, study finds

The parents of a Latino child who only speak Spanish or are not U.S. citizens are about half as likely to feel their doctor listens to them as English-speaking and U.S. citizen parents, according to a new Drexel University-led study.

8 Feb 2017

UC San Diego engineers develop desktop diagnosis tool that detects harmful bacteria in few hours

Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a desktop diagnosis tool that detects the presence of harmful bacteria in a blood sample in a matter of hours instead of days.

8 Feb 2017

Study finds negligible link between excessive screen time and depression, delinquency among teenagers

Chances are that your children will turn out OK even though they spend hours playing video games or watching TV.

7 Feb 2017

Unconscious exposure to phobic images effective in reducing fear, study finds

A team of investigators, led by Bradley S. Peterson, MD, director of the Institute for the Developing Mind at Children's Hospital Los Angeles, and Paul Siegel, PhD, associate professor of psychology at Purchase College of the State University of New York, have found that exposure to phobic images without conscious awareness is more effective than longer, conscious exposure for reducing fear.

7 Feb 2017

New study examines pediatric exposures to medications intended for pets

Almost two thirds of households in the US own a pet and many of these households have children that either live in or visit the home.

6 Feb 2017

University of Miami Health System and VitalMD collaborate to focus on women's health and cancer care

In what will be a transformative approach to women's health care in South Florida, the University of Miami Health System and VitalMD Group Holdings LLC, and its wholly owned medical practices LLCs, one of the largest private physician group practices in Florida, have agreed to establish a strategic collaboration to advance the missions of both entities, improving access to high-quality medical care by creating a broader network of providers in the South Florida region.

6 Feb 2017

Maternal stress can affect growth of fetal muscles, study shows

Born too soon, she weighed just over 1 pound at birth and spent the first three months of her life in the neonatal intensive care unit, fighting to live.

6 Feb 2017

Preterm babies given monoclonal antibody appear less likely to develop recurrent wheeze

Preterm babies given the monoclonal antibody palivizumab to prevent respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) also appear less likely to develop recurrent wheeze, at least until the age of six, according to new research published online, ahead of print in the American Thoracic Society's American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Medicine.

6 Feb 2017

Cancer drug could promote regeneration of damaged heart muscle, research shows

An anticancer agent in development promotes regeneration of damaged heart muscle 0- an unexpected research finding that may help prevent congestive heart failure in the future.

3 Feb 2017

Study supports clinical utility of DNA-based prenatal blood test in all pregnant women

A DNA-based prenatal blood test used to screen pregnancies for Down syndrome and similar chromosome abnormalities in high-risk women has moved a step closer to use in the general pregnancy population.

From Natera 3 Feb 2017

GIANT study uncovers new, rare DNA changes that affect human height

In the largest, deepest search to date, the international Genetic Investigation of Anthropometric Traits Consortium has uncovered 83 new DNA changes that affect human height.

3 Feb 2017

Majority of patients with pediatric ALL and parents over-report medication adherence, study shows

New research from the University of Alabama at Birmingham suggests that young patients with acute lymphocytic leukemia, or ALL — the most common type of pediatric cancer — and their parents are likely to report to their physician that they took more of their anti-cancer medication than they actually did.

3 Feb 2017

Research unravels molecular mechanisms of antisense oligonucleotides

Stanley T. Crooke, MD, PhD, CEO of Ionis Pharmaceuticals and recipient of the 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Oligonucleotide Therapeutic Society presents a detailed look at the mechanisms that underlie antisense drug activity in the article entitled "Molecular Mechanisms of Antisense Oligonucleotides," published in Nucleic Acid Therapeutics, a peer-reviewed journal from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. publishers.

2 Feb 2017

Researchers receive $2 million grant from PCORI to study effective treatment for children with KD

Kawasaki disease (KD) is an uncommon illness that affects blood vessels in the hearts of children

2 Feb 2017

Researchers recommend using combination of strategies for early diagnosis of autism in children

The earlier that autism is diagnosed and treated in children, the better outcomes they will experience for future relationships and careers.

2 Feb 2017

Frequent soccer ball heading could be common cause of concussion symptoms, study suggests

Frequent soccer ball heading is a common and under recognized cause of concussion symptoms, according to a study of amateur players led by Albert Einstein College of Medicine researchers.

2 Feb 2017

Study: Mediterranean diet can be linked to lower diagnosis of ADHD in children

Dietary patterns of the Mediterranean diet can be related to a lower diagnose of the attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to a study published in the journal Pediatrics, led by María Izquierdo Pulido, Professor at the Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Sciences of the University of Barcelona, and José ángel Alda, Head of the area of Psychiatry at Sant Joan de Déu Hospital.

1 Feb 2017

Pediatrics News and Research

Latest Pediatrics News and Research

Penn Medicine's ODC collaborates with FAST to develop gene therapy for Angelman syndrome

New ‘MAGIC algorithm’ can predict transplant patient’s risk of developing graft-versus-host disease

Study focuses on sound exposure for premature babies in neonatal intensive care units

Spanish-speaking Latino children's parents half as likely to feel doctors listen to them, study finds

UC San Diego engineers develop desktop diagnosis tool that detects harmful bacteria in few hours

Study finds negligible link between excessive screen time and depression, delinquency among teenagers

Unconscious exposure to phobic images effective in reducing fear, study finds

New study examines pediatric exposures to medications intended for pets

University of Miami Health System and VitalMD collaborate to focus on women's health and cancer care

Maternal stress can affect growth of fetal muscles, study shows

Preterm babies given monoclonal antibody appear less likely to develop recurrent wheeze

Cancer drug could promote regeneration of damaged heart muscle, research shows

Study supports clinical utility of DNA-based prenatal blood test in all pregnant women

GIANT study uncovers new, rare DNA changes that affect human height

Majority of patients with pediatric ALL and parents over-report medication adherence, study shows

Research unravels molecular mechanisms of antisense oligonucleotides

Researchers receive $2 million grant from PCORI to study effective treatment for children with KD

Researchers recommend using combination of strategies for early diagnosis of autism in children

Frequent soccer ball heading could be common cause of concussion symptoms, study suggests

Study: Mediterranean diet can be linked to lower diagnosis of ADHD in children

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