Pediatrics

Study provides a window into suicide prevention 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…

Credit: Dr. Susan Furth The Society for Pediatric Research (SPR) is pleased to announce Susan Furth, MD, PhD, as the recipient of this year's Maureen Andrew Mentor Award, which recognizes pediatricians with outstanding records of…

A large-scale production of in vitro tumors could make it possible to perform large drug screenings to identify new brain cancer drugsCredit: ©AlessioCoser for University of Trento Researchers are at work to find effective treatments to…

Commonly used BCG vaccine formulations differ in amount of live bacteria; large comparative clinical study needed Each year, more than 100 million newborns around the world receive vaccinations against Mycobacterium tuberculosis, or TB,…

Credit: McMaster University Hamilton, ON (January 28, 2020) - Children who spend time in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at birth have a higher risk of mental health issues later, regardless of their birth weight, say…

The belt for pregnant women, which is monitoring the health of a fetus was labelled as the best in the healthcare field at the annual Silicon Valley Innovation Challenge organized by San Jose State University, USCredit: KTU A team of…

Fears of a youth vaping epidemic may be overblown, finds NYU analysis While youth vaping rates have increased in recent years, most middle and high school students don't vape or smoke and very few vape or smoke daily, finds a study led by…

Credit: UTHealth The grim effects that climate change will have on pediatric health outcomes was the focus of a "Viewpoint" article published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation by Susan E. Pacheco, MD, an expert at The University…

Credit: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center CINCINNATI -- A new study suggests that significant early childhood exposure to traffic-related air pollution (TRAP) is associated with structural changes in the brain at the age of…

A new study analyzes 30 years of patient data and details the clinical course of 184 individuals with genetically diverse forms of maple syrup urine disease STRASBURG, PA- A new study analyzes 30 years of patient data and details the…