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Study offers new hope for babies born with opioid withdrawal syndrome
As the opioid crisis continues, the number of babies born with neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS)—a condition that affects infants whose mothers used opioids during pregnancy—has risen 5-fold over the past 20 ...
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Neuroscience
Children born before 34 weeks show lasting cognitive lag behind peers
Karolinska Institutet researchers report that children born before 34 weeks of gestation show persistent deficits in cognitive abilities at ages 9 to 10. Impairments appear independent of socioeconomic status, genetic predisposition, ...
Apr 25, 2025
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Timing of RSV immunization matters for infant protection
The seasonal timing of when infants receive the new respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) immunization is crucial for ensuring its effectiveness, according to Yale research published in JAMA Network Open.
Apr 25, 2025
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Study shows significant increase in mental health diagnoses among publicly insured children
In the first comprehensive investigation into the trends of mental health diagnoses among children with public health insurance, a new study reports the percentage of mental health and neurodevelopmental disorder diagnoses ...
Apr 25, 2025
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Antibiotic exposure before age two linked to childhood obesity
Taking antibiotics within the first two years of life is linked to a higher body mass index (BMI) in childhood, according to a new study. The research was presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) 2025 Meeting, ...
Apr 25, 2025
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Education improves in-home gun safety, study reveals
More information about gun safety has increasingly led parents to ask about firearms in the homes their kids visit, according to a new national study. The research was presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) 2025 ...
Apr 25, 2025
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Erythropoietin treatment found to be ineffective for newborns with low oxygen or blood supply
Erythropoietin, a treatment for newborns with critically low levels of oxygen or blood supply to the brain at birth, does not prevent death or disability, according to a new multinational study. The research was presented ...
Apr 25, 2025
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AI more accurately identifies child abuse, study finds
Artificial intelligence (AI) can help better identify the prevalence of physical abuse of children seen in the emergency room, a new study found. The research was presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) 2025 Meeting, ...
Apr 25, 2025
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Opioid use disorder treatment improves pregnancy outcomes, findings reveal
Pregnant women living with opioid use disorder (OUD) and their infants had significantly better health outcomes when treated with buprenorphine, according to a new study at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Emory University's ...
Apr 25, 2025
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Telehealth in pediatric primary care supports judicious antibiotic prescribing
According to a study presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) 2025 Meeting, held April 24–28 in Honolulu, children treated with primary care telehealth visits were less likely to receive antibiotics for acute ...
Apr 25, 2025
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Children with chronic conditions at risk for severe RSV outcomes, new study finds
Research presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) 2025 Meeting, held April 24–28 in Honolulu, reveals that young children with chronic conditions are more likely to be hospitalized for respiratory syncytial virus ...
Apr 25, 2025
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Gene therapy delivered early can help children with rare neurodegenerative disease retain motor and cognitive functions
If administered early, gene therapy has the potential to change the medical history of children born with metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD), a rare and lethal neurodegenerative disease of genetic origin which leads to the ...
Apr 24, 2025
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Babies follow social cues despite trauma, study finds
Babies living as refugees have some of the same social skills as children with more secure home conditions. This is shown by a new study that researchers from Uppsala University have conducted in cooperation with colleagues ...
Apr 24, 2025
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Legalizing cannabis edibles linked to increased adolescent use in Canada
University of Manitoba and Memorial University of Newfoundland researchers are reporting that legalization of youth-oriented cannabis edibles and extracts in Canada was associated with higher cannabis use among adolescents ...
Infants as young as 15 months can learn new words for unseen objects
Human language allows us to learn new words for things we've never witnessed directly. We do this seamlessly, for example, in conversations, using clues from the overall context to infer a new word's meaning.
Apr 23, 2025
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Studies show urgent change needed to reduce deaths from malaria and meningitis in comatose African children
Results of two parallel studies show that 1 in 4 African children hospitalized with malaria and coma have an additional infection, and that giving antibiotics with antimalarials could help reduce death rates of comatose children.
Apr 23, 2025
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New research points out a promising strategy for treating metastatic medulloblastoma
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto and collaborating institutions reveal in Nature Cell Biology a strategy that helps medulloblastoma, the most ...
Apr 23, 2025
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Maternal childhood trauma may lead to early metabolic changes in male children
Adverse situations experienced by the mother during childhood—such as neglect or physical, psychological or sexual violence—can trigger excessive weight gain in male children as early as the first two months of life. ...
Apr 23, 2025
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Exposure to toxic metals in war zones endangers early childhood development
Advanced military technology exposes civilians to various toxic metals. New research in the field of psychology provides evidence that mothers' and newborns' exposure to toxic metals in wars endangers children's motor, cognitive ...
Apr 23, 2025
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Prevalence of depression increased over last decade, data indicate
The prevalence of depression among adolescents and adults aged 12 years and older during August 2021 to August 2023 was 13.1%, a 60% increase from 2013–2014, according to an April data brief published by the National Center ...
Apr 23, 2025
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Early-onset pediatric atopic dermatitis tied to higher risk for uveitis
Children with early-onset atopic dermatitis (AD) have an elevated risk for pediatric uveitis, according to a study published online April 3 in JAMA Ophthalmology.
Apr 23, 2025
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Q&A: Research shows fostering a warm home environment can lead to young people's beliefs that the world is safe
Primal world beliefs ("primals") capture an understanding of general characteristics of the world, such as whether the world is "Good," "Safe," and "Enticing." In a new study, researchers analyzed responses from children, ...
Apr 23, 2025
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Adolescents who sleep longer can perform better at cognitive tasks
Adolescents who sleep for longer—and from an earlier bedtime—than their peers tend to have improved brain function and perform better at cognitive tests, researchers from the UK and China have shown.
Apr 22, 2025
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Multiple studies show that children face elevated health risks after COVID infection
Long COVID can result in increased risk for a variety of serious health problems for young people, including those affecting the kidney, gut, and cardiovascular system, according to a group of new studies led by investigators ...
Apr 22, 2025
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Female children may face greater emotional and immune challenges from prenatal stress, study finds
A new study led by Prof. Hermona Soreq and Shani Vaknine Treidel from the Edmond and Lily Safra Center of Brain Science, uncovers how stress experienced during pregnancy can affect newborns at the molecular level—with significant ...
Apr 22, 2025
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