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Study shows a small increased risk of congenital abnormalities in infants exposed to opioids in utero

A new study in CMAJ shows a small increased risk of congenital abnormalities in infants exposed to opioid medications in the first trimester of pregnancy.

7 Feb 2022

Sentinel cards found to be effective for indoor SARS-CoV-2 monitoring

In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, a team of researchers used sentinel cards for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) monitoring in schools where individual-level sampling is tedious due to privacy or compliance reasons and higher cost.

6 Feb 2022

Vaccine-induced immunity and prior infection effective in reducing COVID severity in reinfections

A recent study posted to the Research Square* preprint server and under consideration for inclusion in the journal Scientific Reports assessed the epidemiology of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) reinfections.

6 Feb 2022

Younger mothers have the least intention to vaccinate children for COVID-19

Fathers older than age 34 were more open to having their child vaccinated against COVID-19, while younger Black and white mothers were the least open to it, finds a new survey of Medicaid recipients from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis.

4 Feb 2022

Loneliness during teenage years increases risk of many negative outcomes

New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology, & Neuroscience at King's College London has found that young people who experience loneliness during early adolescence (age 12) are at greater risk of leaving school with lower grades than their non-lonely counterparts, even if they stop being lonely later on.

3 Feb 2022

Study provides unique insight into long-term benefits of malaria control in children

Bed nets save lives in the long run, according to a 22-year study in Tanzania which, for the first time, indicates that children who sleep under them at an early age are more likely to survive into adulthood.

3 Feb 2022

Study underscores the urgent need to accelerate testing to identify undiagnosed children with HIV

Over the past two decades, important progress has been made in implementing services to prevent mother-to-child (vertical) transmission of HIV and to access and uptake of HIV testing for infants and children in countries with a high HIV burden.

2 Feb 2022

Pictorial warnings could be a promising option to reduce purchases of sugary drinks for children

Purchases of sugary drinks could be reduced by pictorial health warnings, reports research publishing February 1st in the open access journal PLOS Medicine.

1 Feb 2022

Children are more exposed to microplastics than adults, says expert

Plastic breaks down into microplastics and even smaller nanoplastics. These plastics can be found almost everywhere around the globe.

1 Feb 2022

Childhood obesity more likely to be influenced by lifestyle factors than mother's BMI

Researchers from the University of Bristol and Imperial College London have found that a high Body Mass Index (BMI) of a mother before and during pregnancy is not a major cause of high BMI in their offspring – indicating that childhood and teen obesity is more likely to be a result of lifestyle factors.

1 Feb 2022

Individual dosing of preparatory drug makes stem cell transplants safer for children

Individual dosing of a drug used to prepare children for stem cell transplantation makes this treatment safer. That's according to new research by scientists from the Princess Máxima Center and the Wilhelmina Children's Hospital.

1 Feb 2022

Observational study reveals continuing inequality in COVID-19 mortality in England and Wales

Recently, the same group of researchers refined their earlier analysis by using new data sets to determine deaths due to COVID-19 instead of including deaths involving COVID-19 in small areas. This study has been posted to the medRxiv* preprint server.

31 Jan 2022

Fusion oncogenes associated with more invasive pediatric thyroid cancers, study says

Fusion oncogenes, such as RET- and NTRK-gene fusions, are associated with more invasive pediatric thyroid cancers, correlating with the highest risk of metastases and a lower likelihood of achieving remission one year after initial therapy, according to a new study by researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP).

31 Jan 2022

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Study shows a small increased risk of congenital abnormalities in infants exposed to opioids in utero

Sentinel cards found to be effective for indoor SARS-CoV-2 monitoring

Vaccine-induced immunity and prior infection effective in reducing COVID severity in reinfections

Younger mothers have the least intention to vaccinate children for COVID-19

Loneliness during teenage years increases risk of many negative outcomes

Study provides unique insight into long-term benefits of malaria control in children

Study underscores the urgent need to accelerate testing to identify undiagnosed children with HIV

Pictorial warnings could be a promising option to reduce purchases of sugary drinks for children

Children are more exposed to microplastics than adults, says expert

Childhood obesity more likely to be influenced by lifestyle factors than mother's BMI

Individual dosing of preparatory drug makes stem cell transplants safer for children

Observational study reveals continuing inequality in COVID-19 mortality in England and Wales

Fusion oncogenes associated with more invasive pediatric thyroid cancers, study says

Open-label placebo shows promise as therapy for disorders of gut-brain interaction in children

Researchers examine unintentional drug overdose mortality in Years of Life Lost among adolescents

Placental ACE2 shedding may block SARS-CoV-2 transmission to babies during pregnancy

Researchers identify genetic cause of rare interstitial lung disease in a young child

Children and adolescents respond as well or better than adults to mRNA-1273 COVID vaccination

Adults and children have similar neutralizing antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 infection

Minority ethnic children in care experience a 'double whammy' of disadvantage in the youth justice system

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