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Duke receives $12 million federal grant to develop artificial intelligence tools for detecting autism

The Duke Center for Autism and Brain Development has been awarded a $12 million federal grant to develop artificial intelligence tools for detecting autism during infancy and identifying brain-based biomarkers of autism.

7 Sep 2022

Mothers' experience of stress during pregnancy affects children's emotional development

Pregnant people who had bigger fluctuations in stress from one moment to the next-;also called lability-;had infants with more fear, sadness and distress at three months old than mothers with less stress variability, reports a new Northwestern University study that examined how a child's developmental trajectory begins even before birth.

7 Sep 2022

Metabolic signature could be a potential target for new breast cancer therapies

Despite advancements in cancer detection and treatment, breast cancer that comes back or spreads still presents a challenge to researchers and oncologists.

6 Sep 2022

Noninvasive respiratory support may not benefit nano-preterm infants, study suggests

Extremely premature infants still face daunting risks of sickness or death, even though advances in neonatal-perinatal care have improved infant survival at progressively lower gestational ages. Bronchopulmonary dysplasia -; a serious condition of undeveloped lungs -; is a leading morbidity in these tiny infants.

6 Sep 2022

The dynamics of neutralizing antibodies in a cohort of children and adolescents after SARS-CoV-2 infection

In a recent JAMA Pediatrics study, scientists analyzed a cohort containing children and adolescents after recovering from COVID-19 to determine the dynamics of neutralizing antibodies.

2 Sep 2022

Tight control of blood sugar in teens may help reduce diabetes-related brain damage

Tight control of blood sugar in teens with Type 1 diabetes may help reduce the disease's damaging effects on the brain, effects which have been shown even in younger children, according to a study published online today in Nature Communications.

30 Aug 2022

Post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection in children appears to be lower than in adults

A new study conducted by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) RECOVER Pediatric Electronic Health Records (EHR) Cohort and authored by Suchitra Rao, MD, infectious disease specialist at Children's Hospital Colorado, found that the risk of post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC), or long COVID, in children appears to be lower than what has been reported in adults.

29 Aug 2022

Potential cause of racial disparity affecting infants with congenital heart disease discovered

Race was already known to matter when it came to health outcomes for infants with congenital heart disease (CHD), the most common birth defect, affecting 1 in 100 live births.

29 Aug 2022

The incidence rate, distribution, characteristics, and outcomes of neonatal COVID-19

Researchers assessed the epidemiology of neonatal COVID-19 infections.

29 Aug 2022

School-aged children can successfully self-swab to obtain COVID-19 test specimen, study finds

A new study that could have immediate implications for COVID-19 testing in schools found that with age-appropriate instructions, school-aged children can successfully use a nasal swab to obtain their own COVID-19 test specimen.

26 Aug 2022

Penn-CHOP Kidney Innovation Center focuses on early detection, prevention, and treatment of kidney disease

In an effort to improve the lives of children and adults with kidney disease, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Penn Medicine are jointly launching the Penn-CHOP Kidney Innovation Center.

26 Aug 2022

Youth-onset type 2 diabetes climbed 77% amid COVID-19, study shows

Data suggests diagnoses of type 2 diabetes in children are increasing 4-5% per year. Type 2 diabetes occurs when the cells in the body do not respond to insulin, which increases the body's need for insulin.

24 Aug 2022

Experimental, genetically attenuated malaria vaccine warrants further exploration

Findings from a preliminary human study of an experimental, genetically attenuated malaria parasite immunization show this vaccine warrants further exploration.

24 Aug 2022

Social media messaging strategies can help educate young adults about HPV vaccine interventions

Public health researchers from the University of California, Irvine identified several social media messaging strategies to educate young adults and their parents about evidence-based interventions around the human papillomaviruses (HPV).

24 Aug 2022

Study finds a steep rise in type 2 diabetes among children during the COVID-19 pandemic

In a multi-site study of medical records, researchers at Johns Hopkins Children's Center and across the United States say they have documented a steep rise in type 2 diabetes among children during the COVID-19 pandemic.

23 Aug 2022

Incidence of type 2 diabetes in youth increased during COVID-19 pandemic

A new study assesses the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the onset of T2D among the youth.

22 Aug 2022

What is the impact of cannabis use in adolescence?

A new study summarized the use of cannabis among adolescents, its negative health impacts, and interventions to stop or reduce

22 Aug 2022

Cedars-Sinai investigators propose a theory for the cause of post-COVID syndromes

Investigators at Cedars-Sinai have proposed a theory for how SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, infects the body. Their hypothesis, published in Frontiers in Immunology, could explain why some people still have symptoms long after the initial infection.

19 Aug 2022

What is the importance of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination among adolescents?

Researchers estimated messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness (VE) against SARS-CoV-2 infections among Sicilian adolescents.

18 Aug 2022

Waning of humoral immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 after 14 months of infection

Researchers assessed humoral immune responses to and neutralization of the SARS-CoV-2 Delta (B.1.617.2) variant of concern after two months (T1) and 14 months (T2) of asymptomatic or mild wild-type (WT) SARS-CoV-2 infections.

18 Aug 2022

Pediatrics News and Research

Latest Pediatrics News and Research

Duke receives $12 million federal grant to develop artificial intelligence tools for detecting autism

Mothers' experience of stress during pregnancy affects children's emotional development

Metabolic signature could be a potential target for new breast cancer therapies

Noninvasive respiratory support may not benefit nano-preterm infants, study suggests

The dynamics of neutralizing antibodies in a cohort of children and adolescents after SARS-CoV-2 infection

Tight control of blood sugar in teens may help reduce diabetes-related brain damage

Post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection in children appears to be lower than in adults

Potential cause of racial disparity affecting infants with congenital heart disease discovered

The incidence rate, distribution, characteristics, and outcomes of neonatal COVID-19

School-aged children can successfully self-swab to obtain COVID-19 test specimen, study finds

Penn-CHOP Kidney Innovation Center focuses on early detection, prevention, and treatment of kidney disease

Youth-onset type 2 diabetes climbed 77% amid COVID-19, study shows

Experimental, genetically attenuated malaria vaccine warrants further exploration

Social media messaging strategies can help educate young adults about HPV vaccine interventions

Study finds a steep rise in type 2 diabetes among children during the COVID-19 pandemic

Incidence of type 2 diabetes in youth increased during COVID-19 pandemic

What is the impact of cannabis use in adolescence?

Cedars-Sinai investigators propose a theory for the cause of post-COVID syndromes

What is the importance of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination among adolescents?

Waning of humoral immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 after 14 months of infection

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