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Tag: Pediatrics
Study Identifies Barriers High Schools Face When Implementing and Enforcing State Concussion Laws
A new study conducted by researchers at the Center for Injury Research and Policy in the Abigail Wexner Research Institute (AWRI) at Nationwide Children’s Hospital investigated the barriers high schools across the country face when implementing state concussion laws.
Majority US parents cite socioeconomic factors negatively impact their families’ health
Nemours survey finds significant exposure to ‘social determinants of health’
How do those born preterm at very low birth weight fare as adults?
A follow up study seeks to reduce in adult life of those born preterm at very low birth weight
More children survive neuroblastoma
Both the survival rate and the incidence of neuroblastoma have increased in the last decennia, as was shown by a study from the Princess Máxima Center. The improved chance of survival and the increase in the number of patients has…
Possible new treatment strategy against progeria
Progeria is a very rare disease that affects about one in 18 million children and results in premature aging and death in adolescence from complications of cardiovascular disease. In a study on mice and human cells, researchers at Sweden’s Karolinska…
Tailored T-cell therapies neutralize viruses that threaten kids with PID
Tailored T-cells specially designed to combat a half dozen viruses are safe and may be effective in preventing and treating multiple viral infections, according to research led by Children’s National Hospital faculty. Catherine Bollard, M.B.Ch.B., M.D., director of the Center…
Vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks and state legislative proposals
What The Study Did: This study explored how health is associated with legislative activity by examining whether outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases, such as measles, mumps, whooping cough and chickenpox, were associated with the introduction of legislation in states to change…
Majority US parents cite socioeconomic factors negatively impact their families’ health
Nemours survey finds significant exposure to ‘social determinants of health’
How do those born preterm at very low birth weight fare as adults?
A follow up study seeks to reduce in adult life of those born preterm at very low birth weight
More children survive neuroblastoma
Both the survival rate and the incidence of neuroblastoma have increased in the last decennia, as was shown by a study from the Princess Máxima Center. The improved chance of survival and the increase in the number of patients has…
Possible new treatment strategy against progeria
Progeria is a very rare disease that affects about one in 18 million children and results in premature aging and death in adolescence from complications of cardiovascular disease. In a study on mice and human cells, researchers at Sweden’s Karolinska…
Tailored T-cell therapies neutralize viruses that threaten kids with PID
Tailored T-cells specially designed to combat a half dozen viruses are safe and may be effective in preventing and treating multiple viral infections, according to research led by Children’s National Hospital faculty. Catherine Bollard, M.B.Ch.B., M.D., director of the Center…
Vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks and state legislative proposals
What The Study Did: This study explored how health is associated with legislative activity by examining whether outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases, such as measles, mumps, whooping cough and chickenpox, were associated with the introduction of legislation in states to change…
Can cells collected from bone marrow repair brain damage in babies with CHD?
Richard Jonas MD, Children’s National chief of cardiac surgery, to highlight upcoming NIH-funded trial that will use cardiopulmonary bypass to deliver mesenchymal stromal cells for brain growth and regeneration
FDA accepts submission for selumetinib as treatment for neurofibromatosis
Would become first approved drug for genetic disorder affecting millions
Diverging trends: Binge drinking and depression
Study finds relationship between binge drinking and depressive symptoms declined 16 percent among high schoolers
Unhealthy habits can start young: Infants, toddlers, and added sugars
A new study in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics breaks new ground by evaluating a nationally representative sample of infant and toddler diets and consumption of added sugars
Parents want mental health support to reduce stress of children’s hospitalizations
Research finds parents of children with congenital heart disease want tailored support programs to help improve child and family outcomes
How maternal Zika virus infection results in newborn microcephaly
A new study led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine revealed how in utero Zika virus infection can lead to microcephaly in newborns. The team discovered that the Zika virus protein NS4A disrupts brain growth by hijacking a pathway…
Restoring protein homeostasis improves memory deficits in Down syndrome model
Down syndrome is the most common genetic cause of intellectual disability, and currently there is no effective treatment. Memory deficits are a hallmark of this condition and a study published today in the journal Science reports that the defects in…
Revised criteria lead to more accurate screening for eye disease in premature infants
CHOP physicians develop new screening approach for retinopathy of prematurity with potential to reduce unnecessary tests
Bisphenol-a structural analogues may be less likely than BPA to disrupt heart rhythm
Poster at AHA Scientific Sessions suggests BPS and BPF may have less impact on heart function than BPA
Can cells collected from bone marrow repair brain damage in babies with CHD?
Richard Jonas MD, Children’s National chief of cardiac surgery, to highlight upcoming NIH-funded trial that will use cardiopulmonary bypass to deliver mesenchymal stromal cells for brain growth and regeneration
Unhealthy habits can start young: Infants, toddlers, and added sugars
A new study in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics breaks new ground by evaluating a nationally representative sample of infant and toddler diets and consumption of added sugars
FDA accepts submission for selumetinib as treatment for neurofibromatosis
Would become first approved drug for genetic disorder affecting millions
Parents want mental health support to reduce stress of children’s hospitalizations
Research finds parents of children with congenital heart disease want tailored support programs to help improve child and family outcomes
Diverging trends: Binge drinking and depression
Study finds relationship between binge drinking and depressive symptoms declined 16 percent among high schoolers
How maternal Zika virus infection results in newborn microcephaly
A new study led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine revealed how in utero Zika virus infection can lead to microcephaly in newborns. The team discovered that the Zika virus protein NS4A disrupts brain growth by hijacking a pathway…
Direct-to-patient telemedicine cardiology follow-ups may safely save families time, cost
A poster presentation at the AHA Scientific Sessions shows successful implementation of virtual care delivered directly to patients and families via technology
Restoring protein homeostasis improves memory deficits in Down syndrome model
Down syndrome is the most common genetic cause of intellectual disability, and currently there is no effective treatment. Memory deficits are a hallmark of this condition and a study published today in the journal Science reports that the defects in…
Revised criteria lead to more accurate screening for eye disease in premature infants
CHOP physicians develop new screening approach for retinopathy of prematurity with potential to reduce unnecessary tests
Bisphenol-a structural analogues may be less likely than BPA to disrupt heart rhythm
Poster at AHA Scientific Sessions suggests BPS and BPF may have less impact on heart function than BPA
Early Spinal Patterns May Predict Scoliosis in Teen Years
A pediatric researcher has identified patterns of spinal curvature in younger children that may be likely to develop into scoliosis by adolescence. Accurately predicting scoliosis, a common, abnormal curvature of the spine, may set the stage for the first-ever methods to prevent the potentially disabling condition.
Early ID of prenatal exposure to opioids, gabapentin improves timely treatment of newborns
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Timely identification of newborns exposed to both opioids and gabapentin during pregnancy could mean more appropriate care for newborns experiencing withdrawal, according to researchers at Marshall University, in collaboration with Marshall Health, Cabell Huntington Hospital and the…
American Pediatric Society honors Dr. Kathryn M. Edwards with 2020 APS John Howland Award
The American Pediatric Society (APS) is pleased to announce Kathryn M. Edwards, MD, as the 2020 APS John Howland Award recipient, the highest honor bestowed by the APS. The prestigious award signifies the society’s recognition of Dr. Edwards for her…
Punishing pregnant women for opioid use increases risks to infants
Punitive policies linked to higher rates of newborns facing opioid withdrawal
Researchers create model to predict children likely to go into septic shock
Algorithm draws on electronic medical records as soon as patient arrives
‘Give me the calcium!’ Tulane virus takes over cellular calcium signaling to replicate
Some gastrointestinal viruses need calcium. They need calcium ions to carry out several essential aspects of viral life, such as entry into host cells, genome replication and building new viruses to invade other cells. The cells invaded by viruses also…
Children’s National receives $6 million for global polycystic kidney disease initiative
Lisa M. Guay-Woodford, MD: Enhanced funding will help to give families hope
Early ID of prenatal exposure to opioids, gabapentin improves timely treatment of newborns
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Timely identification of newborns exposed to both opioids and gabapentin during pregnancy could mean more appropriate care for newborns experiencing withdrawal, according to researchers at Marshall University, in collaboration with Marshall Health, Cabell Huntington Hospital and the…
Punishing pregnant women for opioid use increases risks to infants
Punitive policies linked to higher rates of newborns facing opioid withdrawal
Lithium can reverse radiation damage after brain tumor treatment
Children who have received radiotherapy for a brain tumour can develop cognitive problems later in life. In their studies on mice, researchers at Karolinska Institutet have now shown that the drug lithium can help to reverse the damage caused long…
The Lancet: Climate change already damaging health of world’s children and threatens lifelong impact
New research from 35 global institutions published in The Lancet reports on extensive health damage from climate change and sets out the lifelong health consequences of rising temperatures for a child born today should the world follow a business-as-usual pathway.…
American Pediatric Society honors Dr. Kathryn M. Edwards with 2020 APS John Howland Award
The American Pediatric Society (APS) is pleased to announce Kathryn M. Edwards, MD, as the 2020 APS John Howland Award recipient, the highest honor bestowed by the APS. The prestigious award signifies the society’s recognition of Dr. Edwards for her…
Researchers create model to predict children likely to go into septic shock
Algorithm draws on electronic medical records as soon as patient arrives
‘Give me the calcium!’ Tulane virus takes over cellular calcium signaling to replicate
Some gastrointestinal viruses need calcium. They need calcium ions to carry out several essential aspects of viral life, such as entry into host cells, genome replication and building new viruses to invade other cells. The cells invaded by viruses also…
Children’s National receives $6 million for global polycystic kidney disease initiative
Lisa M. Guay-Woodford, MD: Enhanced funding will help to give families hope
Mothers’ pregnancy-related anxiety may alter how infants’ brains respond to sad speech
Study shows correlation between mothers’ self-reported pregnancy-related anxiety, and babies’ blood flow to brain areas responsible for emotional responses when listening to sad speech
Researchers find new way to target childhood cancer
Australian-led international research effort has broken fresh ground in the race to find more effective treatments for the childhood cancer neuroblastoma, by uncovering a new and as-yet unexploited target in cancer cells that therapeutic drugs can be at.