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CWRU and UH secure $4 million to establish research center focused on lung cancer in East Africa

Researchers with the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center have secured $4 million in funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH)/National Cancer Institute to establish an HIV-associated Malignancy Research Center (HAMRC) focused on lung cancer in East Africa.

9 Oct 2020

Health inequities can be measured in children as young as 5 years old, shows study

9 Oct 2020

Researchers have discovered a safe, non-invasive way to manage blood sugar

Researchers from the University of Iowa may have discovered a safe new way to manage blood sugar non-invasively. Exposing diabetic mice to a combination of static electric and magnetic fields for a few hours per day normalizes two major hallmarks of type 2 diabetes, according to new findings published Oct. 6 in Cell Metabolism.

7 Oct 2020

Study finds high out-of-pocket spending on orphan drugs for rare childhood diseases

Only about one in every 170 children take them. But "orphan drugs" accounted for 1 in every 15 private insurance dollars spent on children's health care in the United States in 2018, according to a new study. That's up 65% from just five years before.

6 Oct 2020

Programs known to reverse the negative effects of poverty are being widely neglected, shows report

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has caused widespread harm to the health and well-being of already vulnerable children and adolescents in the U.S., particularly those in low-income households and children of color.

6 Oct 2020

Study: Parents less likely to know when children vape or use other tobacco products

Most parents know or suspect when their child smokes, but they are much more likely to be in the dark if the child vapes or uses other tobacco products, according to a large national study by researchers at UC San Francisco.

5 Oct 2020

Machine learning can predict pediatric ECMO patients at risk of brain injury

When newborn babies or children with heart or lung distress are struggling to survive, doctors often turn to a form of life support that uses artificial lungs.

1 Oct 2020

New tool can employ MRI scan data to predict motor development risks for preterm infants

As many as 70% of very premature infants (born earlier than 32 weeks gestation) show signs of white matter abnormalities at birth. But only some of those infants go on to develop cognitive, language, motor, or behavioral disorders as they grow.

30 Sep 2020

Different triggers for Kawasaki disease suggest slightly different genetic susceptibilities

Researchers at University of California San Diego report that while Kawasaki disease (KD) occurs in clusters, the traits, and thus the triggers of the inflammatory disease vary among clusters. The findings are published in the September 2020 online issue of The Journal of Pediatrics.

30 Sep 2020

New artificial lung developed to support pre-term babies in respiratory distress

An international team led by current and former McMaster University researchers has developed an artificial lung to support pre-term and other newborn babies in respiratory distress.

29 Sep 2020

Computer model unravels mystery behind severe inflammation in people with COVID-19

A study from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Cedars-Sinai addresses a mystery first raised in March: Why do some people with COVID-19 develop severe inflammation?

29 Sep 2020

Stanford researchers unravel how a common genetic deletion elevates schizophrenia risk

A common genetic deletion boosts the risk for schizophrenia by 30-fold. Generating nerve cells from people with the deletion has showed Stanford researchers why.

28 Sep 2020

Early introduction of gluten may be an effective celiac disease prevention strategy

Introducing high doses of gluten from four months of age into infants' diets could prevent them from developing celiac disease, a study has found.

28 Sep 2020

NCCN publishes new clinical practice guidelines for pediatric Hodgkin lymphoma

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network today announced the publication of new NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology for Pediatric Hodgkin Lymphoma. Hodgkin lymphoma is one of the most curable forms of pediatric cancer, with long-term survival rates of 90% or higher.

28 Sep 2020

New study highlights success of health program's clinical van and street outreach

A novel mobile health program created in early 2018 by the Kraft Center for Community Health at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) has proven to be an effective model for bringing opioid addiction treatment services directly to marginalized individuals, particularly the homeless, a population that faces the highest risk of near-term death from drug overdose.

26 Sep 2020

New insights on pediatric mental health boarding in emergency departments

A Dartmouth-led study, published in the journal Pediatrics, offers new details about pediatric mental health boarding in emergency departments across the country, a problem that has steadily increased in the last 10 years and been made worse by a shortage of psychiatric resources.

25 Sep 2020

Study compares homicide rates involving firearms among various age groups

In the United States, individual state laws barring 18- to 20-year-olds from buying or possessing a handgun make little difference in the rate of homicides involving a gun by people in that age group, a new University of Washington study has found.

25 Sep 2020

Genetic variation not linked with differences in COVID-19 morbidity and mortality

A comprehensive search of genetic variation databases has revealed no significant differences across populations and ethnic groups in seven genes associated with viral entry of SARS-CoV-2.

24 Sep 2020

Home-based pediatric teleneuropsychology evaluations shown to be effective

Administering neuropsychology evaluations to children online in the comfort of their own homes is feasible and delivers results comparable to tests traditionally performed in a clinic, a new study led by UT Southwestern researchers and Children's Health indicates.

24 Sep 2020

These secret safety panels will pick the COVID vaccine winners

Most Americans have never heard of Dr. Richard Whitley, an expert in pediatric infectious diseases at the University of Alabama-Birmingham.

24 Sep 2020

Pediatrics News and Research

Latest Pediatrics News and Research

CWRU and UH secure $4 million to establish research center focused on lung cancer in East Africa

Health inequities can be measured in children as young as 5 years old, shows study

Researchers have discovered a safe, non-invasive way to manage blood sugar

Study finds high out-of-pocket spending on orphan drugs for rare childhood diseases

Programs known to reverse the negative effects of poverty are being widely neglected, shows report

Study: Parents less likely to know when children vape or use other tobacco products

Machine learning can predict pediatric ECMO patients at risk of brain injury

New tool can employ MRI scan data to predict motor development risks for preterm infants

Different triggers for Kawasaki disease suggest slightly different genetic susceptibilities

New artificial lung developed to support pre-term babies in respiratory distress

Computer model unravels mystery behind severe inflammation in people with COVID-19

Stanford researchers unravel how a common genetic deletion elevates schizophrenia risk

Early introduction of gluten may be an effective celiac disease prevention strategy

NCCN publishes new clinical practice guidelines for pediatric Hodgkin lymphoma

New study highlights success of health program's clinical van and street outreach

New insights on pediatric mental health boarding in emergency departments

Study compares homicide rates involving firearms among various age groups

Genetic variation not linked with differences in COVID-19 morbidity and mortality

Home-based pediatric teleneuropsychology evaluations shown to be effective

These secret safety panels will pick the COVID vaccine winners

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