Children

Recent research from the University of North Carolina reveals potential risks associated with early medication use in preterm infants with
Recent advances in medical research have revealed cellular processes in juvenile idiopathic arthritis, offering hope for better treatments. A groundbreaking
Understanding autism requires comprehensive data collection to improve support and interventions. Challenges include privacy concerns and inconsistent methods, but collaboration
Adderall shortage linked to shift in ADHD treatment for children

A national shortage in a common treatment for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder was associated with changes in stimulant prescriptions filled for

Elevated uric acid levels may contribute to severe malaria outcomes in children

Indiana University School of Medicine researchers and their collaborators in Uganda at the Makerere University School of Medicine have uncovered

Schools aren’t as plugged in as they should be to kids’ diabetes tech, parents say

Just a few years ago, children with Type 1 diabetes reported to the school nurse several times a day to

Confidence and communication key to condom use among teens

A new meta-analysis evaluating condom use across 249 studies and more than a quarter million U.S. teens finds that simply

Self-guided family-based treatment effective for childhood obesity

Family-based behavioral treatment (FBT) is a clinically-proven approach to treating children with obesity in which a health care professional works

New insights into mechanisms of mucosal mast cells in food allergies

Food allergy, or the aggressive immune system reaction following the consumption of a certain food or food ingredient, typically involves

Weekly diabetes injection could replace daily shots for lipodystrophy patients

Rutgers Health researchers have found that a weekly injection of diabetes medication could replace painful daily hormone shots for people

Study finds no evidence linking sickle cell trait to sudden death

A systematic literature review found no evidence to support that physical exertion without rhabdomyolysis (muscle breakdown) or heat injury can

Breakthrough model simulates human bone marrow function in the lab

Hidden within our bones, marrow sustains life by producing billions of blood cells daily, from oxygen-carrying red cells to immune-boosting

Lurie Children’s launches campaign to raise awareness of newborn screening

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago launched a newborn screening awareness campaign, with signage on public transit

Scientists unveil global patterns in early-life gut microbial evolution

Using data from over 3,000 infant samples worldwide, this groundbreaking study unlocks the secrets of gut microbiome development, setting the

Air pollution before conception may increase child BMI

In a study of more than 5,000 mothers and their children, exposure to air pollution during the three months before

Dexter software platform reveals connection between early life trauma and immune disorders

University of Birmingham venture Dexter has demonstrated the power of its Dexter software platform in a study showing that people

Measles risk heightened by undernutrition in vulnerable children

Amid a global surge in measles cases, new research suggests that undernutrition may be exacerbating outbreaks in areas suffering from

Childhood vaccination rates, a rare health bright spot in struggling states, are slipping

Jen Fisher can do only so much to keep her son safe from the types of infections that children can

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