In a new study appearing in Pediatric Research, researchers probe how immature immune cells handle iron during neonatal sepsis—an infection...

Oral feeding problems are a frequent, often hidden challenge in infants born preterm who develop bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD). These difficulties...

Early childhood is a decisive window for shaping lifelong health, yet young children are routinely exposed to a cocktail of...

A new biomarker-based analysis is shining a spotlight on a subtle statistical trap in studies that try to reconstruct infants’...

Acetaminophen—commonly sold as Tylenol—has long been a go-to option for pain and fever during pregnancy, but scientists have debated whether...

Newborn jaundice is common, but identifying which infants will develop clinically significant hyperbilirubinemia remains a challenge—especially when clinicians must balance...

Ependymoma, a pediatric brain tumor with distinct molecular subtypes, remains difficult to stratify beyond genetics because its metabolic landscape has...

A panel of international experts has issued new consensus guidance aimed at improving how patent ductus arteriosus (PDA)—a persistent fetal...

Preterm birth (PTB)—delivery before 37 weeks—remains a major contributor to neonatal illness and long-term developmental risk. Despite decades of research,...

Exposure to PFAS—often dubbed “forever chemicals”—during pregnancy and early life has been linked to higher intestinal inflammation in childhood, according...