Month: January 2020

Jan 31 2020 A new study from the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, published in January 2020 in the journal JAHA finds that babies born small for their gestational age are not so fit when it comes to their heart and lungs capacity, compared to other babies born with normal weight. Image Credit: Rinafoto/Shutterstock.com The study

Researchers are at work to find effective treatments to help young patients with brain tumors. Hundreds of brain organoids have been developed in the laboratories of the University of Trento to understand the genetic mechanisms responsible for these hard to treat diseases. In this way, the research team coordinated by Luca Tiberi of the Armenise-Harvard

When it comes to finding new treatments for disease, reinventing the wheel is not always necessary – drugs already in use for other conditions may do the job. And if it turns out that a pre-existing drug works, getting it approved for the treatment of another disease can happen much more quickly than for entirely

Workers in many industries inadvertently bring home toxic contaminants, endangering the health of their families. Those at greatest risk are the least likely to benefit from current regulations. A new review by researchers from the Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health calls for recognition of

Over the past year, at least seven children have died from diseases including influenza while being detained by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency. Infectious disease experts at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) called for protections like influenza vaccinations to prevent serious outbreaks. “Detention centers have

New clinical guidelines call strongly for providing psychosocial supports for children and adolescents with complex attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Developed by the Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics (SDBP), the guideline provides a framework for diagnosing and treating complex ADHD in these age groups. Its recommendations complement existing ADHD guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics

Suicide in children under age 20 has been increasing in the U.S., with rates almost doubling over the last decade. Between 2007 to 2016, nearly 21,000 children ages 5-19 years old died by suicide. While the reasons for the increase are not well understood, new research from Boston Children’s Hospital shows a link between poverty

Rhabdomyosarcoma is the most common childhood cancer in the soft tissues, and it is mainly originated in the muscles. It represents almost 5% of pediatric tumors, and the survival rate is between 60% and 70%. The work published in “Cancer Letters” journal focuses on the most aggressive and hard to treat rhabdomyosarcoma, the alveolar type.

The overuse of antibiotics poses an increasing threat to children who develop — or already have — drug-resistant infections that are difficult or impossible to treat, and can cause extended hospitalization, disability and even death. At any given time, about 1 in 3 patients in U.S. children’s hospitals receive one or more antibiotics. However, for