Pediatrics News and Research

Latest Pediatrics News and Research

Pre-term infants fed with breast milk have better IQs, working memory and motor function, study shows

A new study, which followed 180 pre-term infants from birth to age seven, found that babies who were fed more breast milk within the first 28 days of life had had larger volumes of certain regions of the brain at term equivalent and had better IQs, academic achievement, working memory, and motor function.

29 Jul 2016

Photovoice method helps youth with ASD share experiences and difficulties

An estimated 50,000 American adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) will turn 18 each year.

28 Jul 2016

Researchers find promising new therapy for both pediatric and adult cancers

A study conducted at Nationwide Children's Hospital has found that a new chemotherapy is effective against both pediatric and adult cancers, and that it allows other chemotherapies to more readily reach their targets.

28 Jul 2016

New consensus statement recommends transition of care for adolescents with neurologic disorders

A new consensus statement provides recommendations for transitioning adolescents and young adults with neurologic disorders to adult care.

28 Jul 2016

Vanderbilt engineers develop virtual-reality driving environment to help teenagers with ASD

Astronauts and pilots use them. So do truck drivers and Formula One race-car drivers.

27 Jul 2016

NewYork-Presbyterian launches new suite of telehealth services to improve, expand patient care

NewYork-Presbyterian has announced the rollout of NYP OnDemand, a new suite of digital health services designed to improve and expand patient care, while also extending access to the clinical expertise of NewYork-Presbyterian's physicians to their peers throughout the Hospital's vast healthcare network.

26 Jul 2016

Web-based software program helps improve quality of pediatric ADHD care and treatment outcomes

As cases of ADHD continue to rise among U.S. children, pediatricians at busy community practices are getting a much-needed assist from a web-based technology to improve the quality of ADHD care and patient outcomes.

26 Jul 2016

Adding DNA sequencing to newborn screenings may increase early diagnosis of cystic fibrosis

A study by researchers at Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Brigham and Women's Hospital and the California Department of Public Health suggests that all babies with a known mutation for cystic fibrosis (CF) and second mutation called the 5T allele should receive additional screening in order to better predict the risk of developing CF later in life.

26 Jul 2016

Care4Moms study to identify, address health care needs of mothers with medically fragile infants

An interdisciplinary team of researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine has received nearly $900,000 in federal funding to identify and address the needs of mothers with medically fragile infants, a vastly understudied group.

26 Jul 2016

Researchers find conceivable alternative way to treat Pompe disease

Researchers at Duke Health have identified a potential new avenue for treating Pompe disease, a rare condition caused by the build-up of glycogen, a storage form of sugar, in cardiac and skeletal muscle, the liver and other tissues, due to deficiency of a particular enzyme.

25 Jul 2016

New study tracks developmental differences between late preterm babies and full term infants

Developmental differences in babies born 4 to 6 weeks early may not show up until after they turn two, a new study suggests.

25 Jul 2016

New neuroprotective compounds may prevent development of epilepsy

A team led by Nicolas Bazan, MD, PhD, Boyd Professor and Director of LSU Health New Orleans' Neuroscience Center of Excellence, has developed neuroprotective compounds that may prevent the development of epilepsy.

22 Jul 2016

Football players sustain more serious head impacts when hitting another player, study shows

In football, player-vs.-player hits will likely cause more severe head impacts than other impacts, according to a new study by a University of Georgia researcher.

22 Jul 2016

Study shows physicians accept shaken baby syndrome, abusive head trauma as valid diagnoses

Survey data reveals a high degree of medical consensus that shaking a young child is capable of producing subdural hematoma (a life-threatening pooling of blood outside the brain), severe retinal hemorrhage, coma or death, according to a study published in The Journal of Pediatrics.

22 Jul 2016

Study highlights effectiveness of atypical antipsychotic drug in treating children with TD

A meta-analysis of clinical trials evaluating the effectiveness of aripiprazole for the treatment of Tourette's disorder (TD) in children and adolescents showed a significantly greater overall improvement in total tics and tic severity from pretreatment to post-treatment for the aripiprazole compared to the placebo group.

21 Jul 2016

New study of fMRI aims to develop efficient real-time method to detect brain activation in AD patients

Researchers at University Hospitals Case Medical Center are beginning a study of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to detect how brain activation in patients in early and middle stages of Alzheimer's disease compares to people without it.

20 Jul 2016

Antibiotic usage, infections may contribute to manic episodes in people with mental disorders

In research using patient medical records, investigators from Johns Hopkins and Sheppard Pratt Health System report that people with serious mental disorders who were hospitalized for mania were more likely to be on antibiotics to treat active infections than a group of people without a mental disorder.

20 Jul 2016

Maternal antiretroviral treatment eliminates HIV transmission to infants during breastfeeding

For HIV-infected mothers whose immune system is in good health, taking a three-drug antiretroviral regimen during breastfeeding essentially eliminates HIV transmission by breast milk to their infants, according to results from a large clinical trial conducted in sub-Saharan Africa and India.

19 Jul 2016

In-hospital formula introduction and family history may help explain racial, ethnic breastfeeding disparities

A national research collaboration funded by the National Institutes of Health has found significant racial and ethnic disparities in breastfeeding outcomes, according to a study published online this week in Pediatrics.

19 Jul 2016

Diabetes Professional Care conference unveils speaker line-up for 2016

Diabetes Professional Care 2016, the leading free-to-attend two-day CPD accredited conference and exhibition has unveiled its speaker line-up for 2016, which includes keynote presentations from NHS England and The Diabetes Think Tank.

19 Jul 2016

Pediatrics News and Research

Latest Pediatrics News and Research

Pre-term infants fed with breast milk have better IQs, working memory and motor function, study shows

Photovoice method helps youth with ASD share experiences and difficulties

Researchers find promising new therapy for both pediatric and adult cancers

New consensus statement recommends transition of care for adolescents with neurologic disorders

Vanderbilt engineers develop virtual-reality driving environment to help teenagers with ASD

NewYork-Presbyterian launches new suite of telehealth services to improve, expand patient care

Web-based software program helps improve quality of pediatric ADHD care and treatment outcomes

Adding DNA sequencing to newborn screenings may increase early diagnosis of cystic fibrosis

Care4Moms study to identify, address health care needs of mothers with medically fragile infants

Researchers find conceivable alternative way to treat Pompe disease

New study tracks developmental differences between late preterm babies and full term infants

New neuroprotective compounds may prevent development of epilepsy

Football players sustain more serious head impacts when hitting another player, study shows

Study shows physicians accept shaken baby syndrome, abusive head trauma as valid diagnoses

Study highlights effectiveness of atypical antipsychotic drug in treating children with TD

New study of fMRI aims to develop efficient real-time method to detect brain activation in AD patients

Antibiotic usage, infections may contribute to manic episodes in people with mental disorders

Maternal antiretroviral treatment eliminates HIV transmission to infants during breastfeeding

In-hospital formula introduction and family history may help explain racial, ethnic breastfeeding disparities

Diabetes Professional Care conference unveils speaker line-up for 2016

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