Study finds reduction in mortality rate among children born with Down syndrome and heart defect
Since 1990, the mortality rate for children born with Down syndrome and a congenital heart defect has more than halved.…
Children battling meningitis face lifelong disability, study finds
One in three children who suffer from bacterial meningitis live with permanent neurological disabilities due to the infection. This is…
New insights into how prenatal exposure to organophosphate esters affects a child’s growth
Organophosphate esters, commonly used as substitutes for brominated flame retardants, are increasingly present in various environmental media due to their…
COVID-19 vaccines show moderate success in preventing long COVID in kids
A new study recently published in Pediatrics explores the effectiveness of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines in preventing long COVID…
What makes people gag at dentists?
Introduction: Emetophobia, Gagging, and Dental Anxiety In a recent study published in the International Dental Journal, researchers investigated the potential…
COVID-19 vaccines saved over 1.4 million lives across Europe, WHO study reveals
In a recent study published in the medRxiv preprint* server, in response to the COVID-19-associated total death toll reports from…
Who’s at greater risk for long-COVID? New study sheds light on vulnerable demographics
In a recent study uploaded to the medRxiv preprint* server, researchers in the United States used a combined cohort comprising…
Climate change to quadruple air quality alerts, challenging adaptation in vulnerable U.S. communities
A recent study published in the journal PNAS examines the impact of climate change on air quality alerts in the…
Schools ignore federal rules on restraint and seclusion
Photos show blood splattered across a small bare-walled room in a North Carolina school where a second grader repeatedly punched…
Study suggests gut phages may be involved in the development of asthma
In a recent study published in Nature Medicine, a group of researchers investigated the relationship between early-life gut virome, specifically…
Study links teenage stress to cardiometabolic risk later in life
Young adults who reported higher stress during their teenage years to adulthood were more likely to have high blood pressure,…
Evidence that 100% fruit juice consumption is associated with a BMI gain in children
In a recent study published in JAMA Pediatrics, researchers assess the effect of 100% fruit juice on weight gain in…