Pediatrics News and Research

Latest Pediatrics News and Research

New strategies to enhance the survival of children with neuroblastoma

Neuroblastoma, a childhood cancer that develops from neural cells on the adrenal glands, accounts for 15% of childhood cancer deaths. Almost half of children with high-risk neuroblastoma harbor extra copies of the gene MYCN (MYCN amplified), the primary driver of neuroblastoma and its resistance to therapy.

18 Aug 2022

Shelter sickness: Migrants see health problems linger and worsen while waiting at the border

Two days after arriving at a temporary migrant shelter at the border with the U.S. in June, Rosa Viridiana Ceron Alpizar's 9-year-old daughter and 1-year-old son fell ill. Most of the kids in the converted gym had stomach issues after being served a meal of sausage and beans, she recalled.

17 Aug 2022

Study identifies an optimal rTMS treatment regimen for older adults

A new study published in Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience is the first to identify an optimal Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) treatment regimen for older adults with treatment-resistant depression, according to researchers at Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research and the Deanna and Sidney Wolk Center for Memory Health at Hebrew SeniorLife.

16 Aug 2022

What is the prevalence of COVID-associated neurologic complications in hospitalized US children?

Researchers assessed the prevalence of neurologic complications in children hospitalized with COVID-19.

16 Aug 2022

Living unrelated donor organ transplants are not inferior to deceased donor organs

Do pediatric kidney transplant patients have better long-term outcomes when their kidney comes from living, biologically unrelated donors compared to deceased donors?

16 Aug 2022

Costly Chemicals; The Health and Economic Impact of 'Forever Chemicals'

With PFAS being commonly found in households worldwide, what are the health and economic impacts of these forever chemicals? In this interview, we speak to Dr. Linda Kahn to find out more!

15 Aug 2022

National follow-up study identifies risk factors for a prolonged COVID-19 recovery

In one of the largest follow-up studies to date, involving 25 pediatric hospitals, more than a quarter of children and adolescents hospitalized with coronavirus infection early in the pandemic still had health problems two to four months later, either persisting symptoms or activity impairment. The study, led by Boston Children's Hospital, is published August 12 in the journal Pediatrics.

12 Aug 2022

Researchers identify genes that become active when carotid plaque rupture leads to a stroke

Researchers at Ochsner Health and Tulane University School of Medicine have identified the genes that become active in carotid arteries when plaque rupture causes a stroke.

11 Aug 2022

Elevated acetate levels reprogram gut microbiota during alcohol intake

Chronic alcohol use is a major cause of liver damage and death: Approximately 30,000 persons in the United States die annually from alcoholic liver diseases, such as cirrhosis.

11 Aug 2022

Children hospitalized with COVID-19 commonly experience neurologic complications

Physicians at Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt have found another reason to vaccinate children against COVID-19: to help reduce the likelihood of neurologic complications caused by the virus.

11 Aug 2022

Monoclonal antibody decreases asthma attacks by 27% in children and adolescents of color

A monoclonal antibody, mepolizumab, decreased asthma attacks by 27% in Black and Hispanic children and adolescents who have a form of severe asthma, are prone to asthma attacks and live in low-income urban neighborhoods, a National Institutes of Health clinical trial has found.

10 Aug 2022

Lower risk of MIS-C during Omicron wave

Researchers estimate the risk of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) in Denmark.

9 Aug 2022

Study assesses the prevalence of gender-diverse youth in a rural region in Appalachia

Gender-diverse youth are at an increased risk of suicide and depression, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But the prevalence of gender diversity is largely unknown-;especially in rural areas, where studies of the topic are rare.

9 Aug 2022

Human intestine-on-a-chip for modeling intestinal injury associated with a pediatric inflammatory disorder

News-Medical speaks to Dr. Cicely Fadel and Amir Bein about their latest research which involved the development of an Environmental Enteric Dysfunction (EED) Chip that reveals the effects of nutrition and genetics on disease in children

8 Aug 2022

Terminally exhausted T cells may remain competent for transcription, researchers say

During a battle with cancer, T cells can become exhausted and are no longer able to function properly. The early phase of exhaustion can sometimes be reversed with immunotherapy drugs, but once T cells become too exhausted, it had been thought that this state was irreversible. However, new insights from University of Pittsburgh and UPMC researchers suggest that even the most fatigued T cells can be revived.

8 Aug 2022

UC San Diego and Rady Children’s Hospital join new study to better understand long-term impact of COVID-19

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego have joined a nationwide study to better understand the long-term impact of COVID-19 on patients in the United States across all demographic groups.

5 Aug 2022

Twitter scraping tool reveals an “infodemic” of misinformation during the first year of COVID pandemic

More than 225,000 tweets with the hashtags #scamdemic and #plandemic led to an "infodemic" of misinformation and disinformation on Twitter during the first year of the pandemic, according to a study by UT Southwestern researchers published in PLOS ONE.

4 Aug 2022

CHOP helps launch new computational platform to harmonize pediatric cancer data

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia has helped launch a new computational platform that will harmonize pediatric cancer data, allowing researchers, pharmaceutical companies, and advocacy groups to accelerate the pace of drug development for pediatric cancer.

4 Aug 2022

Researchers identify a component in the intestine that plays key role in repairing damaged tissue

Investigators at Cedars-Sinai and the University of California, San Francisco have identified a component in the intestine that plays a critical role in repairing damaged tissue.

4 Aug 2022

What is the impact of COVID-19 on children's media usage?

Researchers assessed the media usage by children during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

4 Aug 2022

Pediatrics News and Research

Latest Pediatrics News and Research

New strategies to enhance the survival of children with neuroblastoma

Shelter sickness: Migrants see health problems linger and worsen while waiting at the border

Study identifies an optimal rTMS treatment regimen for older adults

What is the prevalence of COVID-associated neurologic complications in hospitalized US children?

Living unrelated donor organ transplants are not inferior to deceased donor organs

Costly Chemicals; The Health and Economic Impact of 'Forever Chemicals'

National follow-up study identifies risk factors for a prolonged COVID-19 recovery

Researchers identify genes that become active when carotid plaque rupture leads to a stroke

Elevated acetate levels reprogram gut microbiota during alcohol intake

Children hospitalized with COVID-19 commonly experience neurologic complications

Monoclonal antibody decreases asthma attacks by 27% in children and adolescents of color

Lower risk of MIS-C during Omicron wave

Study assesses the prevalence of gender-diverse youth in a rural region in Appalachia

Human intestine-on-a-chip for modeling intestinal injury associated with a pediatric inflammatory disorder

Terminally exhausted T cells may remain competent for transcription, researchers say

UC San Diego and Rady Children’s Hospital join new study to better understand long-term impact of COVID-19

Twitter scraping tool reveals an “infodemic” of misinformation during the first year of COVID pandemic

CHOP helps launch new computational platform to harmonize pediatric cancer data

Researchers identify a component in the intestine that plays key role in repairing damaged tissue

What is the impact of COVID-19 on children's media usage?

Precision in every drop: Inside Hamilton’s syringe technology

Exploring the Future of Neuroscience Drug Discovery

Genomic conservation in Thailand's mangroves

Pediatrics News and Research

Latest Pediatrics News and Research

Precision in every drop: Inside Hamilton’s syringe technology

Exploring the Future of Neuroscience Drug Discovery

Genomic conservation in Thailand's mangroves

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