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Study illuminates genetic understanding of aggressive childhood leukemias

New research published today in JAMA Oncology reports how two separate DNA changes appear to predict aggressive childhood leukemias when they occur in combination.

20 Aug 2021

Study identifies the cause and treatment for rare rheumatoid-like autoinflammatory condition

The absence of a protein that activates the body's antiviral defenses can cause a rare rheumatoid-like autoinflammatory condition that is treatable with an FDA-approved class of drugs known as TNF (tumor necrosis factor) inhibitors, a global research team led by Mount Sinai has found.

19 Aug 2021

Children and young adults are frequently exposed to unsafe opioid prescriptions, study suggests

Children and young adults who have pain from surgery, dental care and other conditions are often prescribed opioids.

19 Aug 2021

Scientists use mathematical concepts to analyze fMRI data

Research led by a Wayne State University Department of Mathematics professor is aiding researchers in Wayne State's Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences in analyzing fMRI data. fMRI is the preeminent class of signals collected from the brain in vivo and is irreplaceable in the study of brain dysfunction in many medical fields, including psychiatry, neurology, and pediatrics.

19 Aug 2021

Science shows mask-wearing is largely safe for children

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is one of a handful of Republican governors trying to block school districts from requiring masks in the classroom.

18 Aug 2021

Partnering with faith-based community to increase COVID-19 vaccination rates among persons of color

Concerned about relatively low COVID-19 vaccination rates among U.S. Blacks and Latinos, Glenn Flores, M.D., chair of pediatrics at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, is helping to guide a faith-based initiative addressing one of the nation's most pressing healthcare challenges.

17 Aug 2021

Children’s Hospital Colorado helps prove safety and efficacy of CF treatment in younger pediatric patients

Researchers at the Children's Hospital Colorado Breathing Institute, the largest pediatric cystic fibrosis (CF) clinical care center in the U.S., participated in the pivotal international multi-center Phase 3 clinical trial, sponsored by Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, leading to FDA approval of TRIKAFTA (elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor), a highly effective CF treatment, for patients ages 6 through 11 who have at least one copy of the F508del mutation.

17 Aug 2021

Different teaching methods during COVID-19 pandemic dramatically changed students' sleep cycle

A new paper in Sleep indicates that different teaching strategies schools imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in dramatic differences in when and how much students slept.

17 Aug 2021

The newest disease detection tool for covid and beyond: Poop

Since reopening campus at the University of California-San Diego last summer, university officials have relied on the tried-and-true public health strategies of testing and contact tracing. But they have also added a new tool to their arsenal: excrement.

16 Aug 2021

Study: 90% of children with ADHD continue to experience residual symptoms into young adulthood

Most children diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) don't outgrow the disorder, as widely thought.

13 Aug 2021

How a hospital and a school district teamed up to help kids in emotional crisis

In 2019, the Rockville Centre school district in Long Island, New York, was shaken by a string of student deaths, including the suicides of a recent graduate and a current student.

13 Aug 2021

CDC's mask guidance may have increased the threat of COVID-19 among vulnerable communities

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may have increased the threat of COVID-19 infection in the Black community and among some other racial and ethnic minority groups when the agency updated its mask guidance last May, according to a new commentary in the Journal of General Internal Medicine by two colleagues at Massachusetts General Hospital.

12 Aug 2021

Researchers identify human sperm mutations that can cause disease in children

Throughout development, life and the processes of aging, all human cells accumulate mutations, resulting in what is called mosaicism, a condition in which different cells in the same person have different DNA sequences or genetic makeup.

12 Aug 2021

Reading, ’rithmetic and resisting covid: The new 3 R’s as kids head back to school

When kids head back to school this fall, for some it will be the first time they've been in a real classroom with other students since the pandemic began.

12 Aug 2021

Defective process in the development of RBCs may trigger lupus

The autoimmune disease lupus may be triggered by a defective process in the development of red blood cells (RBCs), according to a study led by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine.

11 Aug 2021

Novel gene could make plants more tolerant to higher temperatures

With temperatures rising globally, agricultural crops are feeling the stress. Warmer weather can cause a large reduction in crop yield. The Kendal Hirschi Lab at Baylor College of Medicine recently had a patent approved for a gene to make plants more tolerant to higher temperatures.

10 Aug 2021

Pediatrics News and Research

Latest Pediatrics News and Research

Study illuminates genetic understanding of aggressive childhood leukemias

Study identifies the cause and treatment for rare rheumatoid-like autoinflammatory condition

Children and young adults are frequently exposed to unsafe opioid prescriptions, study suggests

Scientists use mathematical concepts to analyze fMRI data

Science shows mask-wearing is largely safe for children

Partnering with faith-based community to increase COVID-19 vaccination rates among persons of color

Children’s Hospital Colorado helps prove safety and efficacy of CF treatment in younger pediatric patients

Different teaching methods during COVID-19 pandemic dramatically changed students' sleep cycle

The newest disease detection tool for covid and beyond: Poop

Study: 90% of children with ADHD continue to experience residual symptoms into young adulthood

How a hospital and a school district teamed up to help kids in emotional crisis

CDC's mask guidance may have increased the threat of COVID-19 among vulnerable communities

Researchers identify human sperm mutations that can cause disease in children

Reading, ’rithmetic and resisting covid: The new 3 R’s as kids head back to school

Defective process in the development of RBCs may trigger lupus

Novel gene could make plants more tolerant to higher temperatures

Hypoxic inflammation leads to inefficient cardiac repair after heart attacks

Children's Hospital Colorado announces participation in pivotal trial of synthetic restorative pulmonary valve

Global prevalence of mental health crisis among children and adolescents due to COVID-19 pandemic

New study shows how quickly vaping can affect the cells of healthy younger nonsmokers

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