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Involving pediatric practices in promotion of private well water testing can influence parental compliance

Findings from a new study conducted by a team of researchers at Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine and published in the journal Preventive Medicine Reports, show that involving pediatric practices in the promotion of private well water testing can influence parental compliance.

27 Oct 2020

Early life exposure to air pollution may increase children's body mass index

Exposure to higher air pollution levels and greater population density during the early months of life may be associated with an increase in children's body mass index (BMI).

27 Oct 2020

Study reveals social and economic costs of ADHD to the Australian community

Researchers have revealed the key factors that can improve outcomes in children with ADHD, a disorder that costs Australia US$13 billion a year in social and economic losses.

27 Oct 2020

Precise screening index pinpoints areas at risk for low-level lead exposure in Georgia

While many people think of lead poisoning as a problem of the past, chronic exposure still occurs in some communities that may be missed in limited screening programs for children's blood lead levels.

27 Oct 2020

Study examines the long-term health effects of vaping, e-cigarettes on children

Adolescent use of e-cigarettes and vaping products is at epidemic proportions, yet the adverse health effects are understudied, with almost no data on younger patients.

27 Oct 2020

10-24-year-olds are as susceptible to COVID-19 as older adults

In an attempt to replicate the results of previous studies, a team of researchers performed statistical analyses on COVID-19 prevalence data from the U.S. to compare the number of cases in adolescents and youth to that in older adults. Their work is published on the preprint server medRxiv.

27 Oct 2020

Universal testing in schools may be needed to prevent SARS-CoV-2 transmission

Researchers at Simon Fraser University in Canada have warned that within the school setting, even small differences in individuals' contribution, their environment, and their activities to the transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) result in highly variable sizes of transmission clusters.

25 Oct 2020

Antenatal steroids improve preterm newborn survival in low-resource settings, finds study

The results of a new clinical trial, published today in the New England Journal of Medicine, show that dexamethasone- a glucocorticoid used to treat many conditions, including rheumatic problems and severe COVID-19- can boost survival of premature babies when given to pregnant women at risk of preterm birth in low-resource settings.

23 Oct 2020

Preventive antimalarial treatments drastically reduce malaria infections among school children

With nearly half of the world's population at risk for life-threatening malaria infections, University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) researchers and their colleagues identified an important public health measure to control the disease.

23 Oct 2020

Study raises new questions about viral load in asymptomatic children with COVID-19

New questions are at the forefront as a study published in the Journal of Clinical Microbiology from nine children's hospitals finds that most asymptomatic children who tested positive for COVID-19 had relatively low levels of the virus compared to symptomatic children.

22 Oct 2020

Nutritional status may impact susceptibility to COVID-19, study says

Now, a team of researchers at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and the University of Oxford wanted to provide a systematic review of the latest evidence on how malnutrition across all forms, including undernutrition, obesity, and micronutrient status, may influence the susceptibility and severity of COVID-19.

22 Oct 2020

Study reveals developmental changes of the immune system during first week of life

Within the womb, a human fetus benefits from the protection of the placenta, limiting their contact with pathogens.

22 Oct 2020

Experts develop a novel intervention in the home kitchen to tackle obesity

Thomaseo Burton, PhD, and Webb Smith, PhD, of Le Bonheur Children's Hospital and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center have developed a novel intervention in the home kitchen to address obesity.

22 Oct 2020

Robotic Trunk Support Trainer helps children with cerebral palsy to sit more stably

Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common childhood physical disability - 2.0-3.5 per 1000 births - and children born with it have impaired development and diminished control of movement and posture.

22 Oct 2020

Tumor DNA in spinal fluid can help track children with aggressive brain tumors

For many cancers, doctors are increasingly looking to the DNA that solid tumors shed into the blood stream to help with diagnosis and monitoring. But brain cancer has been a different story thanks to the natural blockade created by the blood-brain barrier.

22 Oct 2020

Studies examine impact of COVID-19 on neonatal intensive care units

Two studies examining the impact of COVID-19 on neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) found the prevalence of COVID-19 in NICU infants is low, yet many hospitals at the start of the pandemic put in place strict parental visitation policies and scaled back NICU services such as lactation support and therapy.

22 Oct 2020

Study looks at childbirth experiences during COVID-19 in the USA

A new study by Elizabeth Mollard at the University of Nebraska Medical Center and Amaya Wittmaack from the University of Virginia School of Medicine published on the preprint server medRxiv in October 2020 reveals that pregnant women may feel less supported during their childbirth experience due to the changes in maternity unit practices related to the pandemic.

22 Oct 2020

Scientists develop a way to accurately detect and monitor common pediatric brain cancer

A team of scientists at Texas A&M University, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital have developed a way to more accurately both detect and monitor a common type of pediatric brain cancer, setting the stage for giving clinicians a real-time view into how the cancer responds to treatment.

21 Oct 2020

Study explains how certain foods can prevent respiratory tract infections

On 22 October 2020 paediatrician Ellen van der Gaag will receive her PhD for her thesis entitled 'Health-promoting effects of nutrition in children'.

21 Oct 2020

Allergy charities encourage parents, teachers to ‘Check It, Don’t Chance It’ to safeguard allergic children

To mark Allergy Awareness Week (19-25 October), two leading allergy charities are urging parents and teachers to ‘Check It, Don’t Chance It’ to ensure pupils and young adults with allergies are safe in schools.

21 Oct 2020

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Involving pediatric practices in promotion of private well water testing can influence parental compliance

Early life exposure to air pollution may increase children's body mass index

Study reveals social and economic costs of ADHD to the Australian community

Precise screening index pinpoints areas at risk for low-level lead exposure in Georgia

Study examines the long-term health effects of vaping, e-cigarettes on children

10-24-year-olds are as susceptible to COVID-19 as older adults

Universal testing in schools may be needed to prevent SARS-CoV-2 transmission

Antenatal steroids improve preterm newborn survival in low-resource settings, finds study

Preventive antimalarial treatments drastically reduce malaria infections among school children

Study raises new questions about viral load in asymptomatic children with COVID-19

Nutritional status may impact susceptibility to COVID-19, study says

Study reveals developmental changes of the immune system during first week of life

Experts develop a novel intervention in the home kitchen to tackle obesity

Robotic Trunk Support Trainer helps children with cerebral palsy to sit more stably

Tumor DNA in spinal fluid can help track children with aggressive brain tumors

Studies examine impact of COVID-19 on neonatal intensive care units

Study looks at childbirth experiences during COVID-19 in the USA

Scientists develop a way to accurately detect and monitor common pediatric brain cancer

Study explains how certain foods can prevent respiratory tract infections

Allergy charities encourage parents, teachers to ‘Check It, Don’t Chance It’ to safeguard allergic children

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