Cellular crosstalk between mother and offspring is more complex than expected
Scientists have known for decades that pregnancy requires a mother’s body to adjust so that her immune system does not…
Physical activity patterns associated with changes in cardiometabolic risk factors during adolescence
A follow-up study found unfavorable changes in glucose metabolism, HDL cholesterol levels, and body mass index in adolescents whose physical…
Digital vision training may not be an effective treatment for amblyopia in children
In the “ThemenCheck Medizin” procedure offered by the German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG), interested members…
Puberty onset shifts forward in children with type 1 diabetes
Puberty in both girls and boys with type 1 diabetes has shifted forward over the last two decades, according to…
A key contributor to unexplained pregnancy loss
About one million pregnancies in the United States end in miscarriage each year. Additionally, about 20,000 end at or after…
Pitt launches trial to test interventions for life-threatening bleeding in injured children
The No. 1 cause of death in children is trauma. There are an estimated 2,000 pediatric deaths from traumatic bleeding…
Newborn screening for neurodevelopmental disorders may cause more harm than good
Expanding newborn screening (NBS) to include identifying genes associated with an increased risk for neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD) would cause more…
Study sheds light on the cause of craniosynostosis in infants
Craniosynostosis, the premature fusion of the top of the skull in infants, is caused by an abnormal excess of a…
People with autism may acquire language differently, study suggests
You’re looking at a truck. You’re with a young child and he follows your gaze. He’s interested in the object…
St. Jude Children’s researchers better define hyperdiploidy in childhood B-ALL
Hyperdiploidy is a genetic condition observed in cancer cells, where the cells contain more chromosomes than usual. The condition is…
Suppressing negative thoughts may actually improve mental health
The commonly-held belief that attempting to suppress negative thoughts is bad for our mental health could be wrong, a new…
Lurie Children’s neurosurgeon performs computer-guided radiofrequency ablation to decrease hypertonia in cerebral palsy
Jeffrey Raskin, MS, MD, a neurosurgeon at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, performed the first ever…