Pediatrics

Investigating the earliest stages in development of fragile X syndrome offers new targets for potential treatments The lab of Yongchao Ma, PhD, from Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's…

Credit: CDC/Cynthia S. Goldsmith, Yiting Zhang The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) approximately $10…

Special teratology society journal issue provides new insight surrounding fetal alcohol spectrum disorders RESTON, VIRGINIA--Whether alone or combined with alcohol, new studies included in Birth Defects Research just published by the…

Study: Amish babies' gut microbes lead to more robust immune development in newborn pigsCredit: The Ohio State University COLUMBUS, Ohio - Getting up close - and a little dirty - with farm animals just might help us fend off illness,…

This study investigated behaviors associated with weight gain and cardiometabolic risk in adolescents. Missing the first meal of the day can contribute to the development of unhealthy habits and behaviors A paper published in Scientific…

Estimates show more than 800,000 child deaths could be averted annually with optimal breastfeeding Despite substantial progress, only three African nations expected to meet global breastfeeding goals Estimates indicate that more…

Research 'paves the way' for early interventions to prevent childhood inflammatory diseases A study of newborn infants has identified a compound produced by gut bacteria that appears to predispose certain infants to allergies and asthma…

Increase greater in urban than rural areas, FAIR Health study finds NEW YORK, NY--July 23, 2019--From 2014 to 2018, private insurance claim lines for non-hospital-based provider-to-patient telehealth grew 1,393 percent, according to a new…

Podcast post-embargo link: https://soundcloud.com/cmajpodcasts/181613-five Worried about peanut allergies in children? A practice article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) outlines five things to know about early…

Credit: Michigan Medicine ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Something most parents don't want to hear from their teenager: I am not prepared to be an adult, and it's your fault. Nearly all parents (97%) in a new national poll say they are helping…