How much does residential noise exposure affect sleep in preadolescents?
In urban areas, people are constantly exposed to environmental noise, especially road traffic noise. Noise has been identified to be…
Women and girls are disproportionately affected by climate change
The adverse effects of climate change have impacted numerous areas of human health and well-being. In most parts of the…
Study reveals new clues to the underlying cause of FXS symptoms
In Fragile X syndrome (FXS), the most common cause of autism, sensory signals from the outside world are integrated differently,…
Multidisciplinary approach helps improve identification of interpreter need in the pediatric emergency department
Pediatric patients with limited English proficiency (LEP) may face additional challenges when they present to an emergency room. However, researchers…
UTA researchers discover how to identify which brain cells lead to epileptic episodes in children
A University of Texas at Arlington bioengineer and his doctoral student have discovered how to identify which brain cells lead…
Prenatal alcohol exposure associated with the facial shape of children
Researchers have used artificial intelligence (AI) and deep learning technology to find a link between alterations in the shape of…
Poor maternal diet during pregnancy increases risk of early childhood fatty liver in offspring
In a recent study published in The Journal of Nutrition, researchers investigate the association between the quality of the maternal…
In the wake of COVID restrictions being lifted, kids’ screen time has remained high
In a recent study published in the journal JAMA Network Open, researchers investigated whether the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic-related…
Differences in gut microbiome diversity attributed to dietary patterns in children with obesity
In a recent study published in Microbiology Spectrum, researchers found that differences in the dietary patterns of children with normal…
CHLA researchers receive funding to support studies into diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma
Researchers at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles have received a nearly $1 million K08 grant from the National Institutes of Health…
Tapping mothers’ and babies’ medical records to better predict prematurity complications
By sifting through electronic health records of moms and babies using a machine-learning algorithm, scientists can predict how at-risk newborns…
Brain cells may age faster in people with cocaine use disorder
A new study finds evidence from the DNA methylome that the biological age – different from the chronological age –…