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Beneficial microbes in the infant gut use nitrogen from human milk to support pediatric development

A University of Massachusetts Amherst nutrition scientist who has spent his career studying breast milk has demonstrated how beneficial microbes in the gut of infants use nitrogen from human milk to support pediatric nutrition and development.

28 Mar 2023

Study reveals: Coronaviruses that cause common colds boost immune response to COVID-19

During the pandemic, it became clear that children who contracted COVID-19 became less ill than adults. One hypothesis has been that common colds would give children immunity protecting against a severe form of the disease. Researchers at Karolinska Institutet are now able to show that OC43, one of the coronaviruses that cause common colds, boosts the immune response to COVID-19. The study, which is published in PNAS, could give rise to more tailored vaccine programmes for children and adults.

16 Mar 2023

Artificial pancreas helps improve blood sugar control in children with type 1 diabetes

An artificial pancreas originally developed at the University of Virginia Center for Diabetes Technology improves blood sugar control in children ages 2 to 6 with type 1 diabetes, according to a new study.

16 Mar 2023

Novel newborn screening test for HCU works by measuring homocysteine levels

Scientists have developed a test that could greatly improve quality of life for infants with homocystinuria (HCU)-;a congenital disease that, if not treated early, causes serious complications. Research demonstrating the efficacy of this test was published today in AACC's Clinical Chemistry journal.

16 Mar 2023

Aston University receives funding for the development of a diagnostic tool for children with brain tumors

Birmingham based charity, Help Harry Help Others and Aston University researchers, are working together to develop a pioneering pre-surgical diagnostic tool, which could see the eventual outcome of children with brain tumors drastically improve.

15 Mar 2023

Research reports distinct patterns of reward-seeking behavior between OCD and problem gambling

Shinsuke Suzuki at The University of Melbourne, Australia reports distinct patterns of reward-seeking behavior between obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and problem gambling, in a study publishing in the open access journal PLOS Biology on March 14th. OCD is associated with lower-than-normal learning rates when rewards are less than expected. On the other hand, people with problem gambling exhibit boosted and blunted learning from rewards higher and lower than expected, respectively.

15 Mar 2023

Study reveals the detrimental effects of even a few extra pounds on young people

A Kaiser Permanente study of more than 800,000 young people between the ages of 3 and 17 showed that youth at the upper range of average weight had a 26% higher risk of developing hypertension than those closer to what is considered average weight. The study was published March 14, 2023, in JAMA Network Open.

15 Mar 2023

Study identifies a novel rare mutation in gene linked to Harlequin Ichthyosis

Harlequin ichthyosis (HI) is a severe genetic skin disorder characterized by thick white, brown, or dark brown patches on the skin covering a newborn's entire body. HI has a low incidence of 1 per 300,000 live births but comes with the highest mortality rate among skin conditions. It is caused by a mutation in the ABCA12 gene, which codes for a protein involved in transporting lipids necessary for the formation of the skin barrier. Such protein shortage leads to a weaker epidermal barrier.

9 Mar 2023

Study pinpoints a splicing deregulation that causes therapeutic vulnerability in pediatric AML

Pediatric acute myeloid leukemia or pAML is a childhood blood cancer, one that has proved confounding to clinicians and researchers, with a high relapse rate and relatively few identified genetic mutations (compared to the adult version) that might explain its cause.

8 Mar 2023

Study pinpoints a key cause of metastasis from an aggressive form of pediatric brain cancer

New research pinpoints a key cause of metastasis from an aggressive form of brain cancer in children and provides a potential new therapy for treating these tumors in the future.

7 Mar 2023

Study links neutral maternal behavior toward infants with epigenetic change in children

Adding evidence to the importance of early development, a new study links neutral maternal behavior toward infants with an epigenetic change in children related to stress response.

3 Mar 2023

Stress response in mom leads to epigenetic change in children

Adding evidence to the importance of early development, a new study links neutral maternal behavior toward infants with an epigenetic change in children related to stress response.

2 Mar 2023

Study explores factors associated with parents' acceptance of SGM adolescents using PrEP

Since its approval in 2012, HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, has shown promise in reducing HIV infection rates by preventing infection in high-risk HIV-negative people. However, research shows that only around three percent of sexual and gender minority (SGM) adolescents who are eligible for PrEP have used it.

2 Mar 2023

Study elucidates the cellular changes caused by exposure to adversity during childhood

A new brain connection discovered by University of California, Irvine researchers can explain how early-life stress and adversity trigger disrupted operation of the brain's reward circuit, offering a new therapeutic target for treating mental illness. Impaired function of this circuit is thought to underlie several major disorders, such as depression, substance abuse and excessive risk-taking.

28 Feb 2023

Study: Oral verapamil improves the pancreas' insulin secretion in children with newly-diagnosed TID

Published in JAMA, a University of Minnesota led study shows that verapamil, a drug commonly used to treat high blood pressure and heart conditions, can have a beneficial effect on the pancreas in children with newly-diagnosed type 1 diabetes (T1D).

27 Feb 2023

Study identifies genetic variants linked to mathematical abilities in children

A new study published in Genes, Brain and Behavior has identified several genetic variants that may be linked with mathematical abilities in children.

23 Feb 2023

LMU physician explores the causes of high susceptibility to deadly infections in prematurely born babies

LMU physician Markus Sperandio has discovered why the immune system of prematurely born babies is not working properly after birth.

23 Feb 2023

Specific types of gut fungi play a role in infant weight gain and growth

Researchers in the Cumming School of Medicine (CSM) at the University of Calgary in collaboration with the Canadian CHILD Study have found a link between the diversity, or number, of fungal species in the infant gut and the body-mass index (BMI) of infants.

10 Feb 2023

Study: Video-gaming does not harm children's cognitive abilities

Parents: It might be time to rethink your family's video-gaming rules.

8 Feb 2023

Novel insight into how stress changes in dynamic social systems

Stress is ubiquitous in today's world and affects people's lives significantly. Past research has focused on how stress is transmitted between pairs of individuals and in small groups. In a new longitudinal study, researchers adopted a network perspective to examine how the distribution of stress in an individuals' social environment influences their appraisal of stress.

8 Feb 2023

Child Health News

Beneficial microbes in the infant gut use nitrogen from human milk to support pediatric development

Study reveals: Coronaviruses that cause common colds boost immune response to COVID-19

Artificial pancreas helps improve blood sugar control in children with type 1 diabetes

Novel newborn screening test for HCU works by measuring homocysteine levels

Aston University receives funding for the development of a diagnostic tool for children with brain tumors

Research reports distinct patterns of reward-seeking behavior between OCD and problem gambling

Study reveals the detrimental effects of even a few extra pounds on young people

Study identifies a novel rare mutation in gene linked to Harlequin Ichthyosis

Study pinpoints a splicing deregulation that causes therapeutic vulnerability in pediatric AML

Study pinpoints a key cause of metastasis from an aggressive form of pediatric brain cancer

Study links neutral maternal behavior toward infants with epigenetic change in children

Stress response in mom leads to epigenetic change in children

Study explores factors associated with parents' acceptance of SGM adolescents using PrEP

Study elucidates the cellular changes caused by exposure to adversity during childhood

Study: Oral verapamil improves the pancreas' insulin secretion in children with newly-diagnosed TID

Study identifies genetic variants linked to mathematical abilities in children

LMU physician explores the causes of high susceptibility to deadly infections in prematurely born babies

Specific types of gut fungi play a role in infant weight gain and growth

Study: Video-gaming does not harm children's cognitive abilities

Novel insight into how stress changes in dynamic social systems

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