Child Health Related News
Scientists make a significant discovery about Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Researchers from the University of Portsmouth have found a more effective way to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
Duchenne muscular dystrophy is caused by a genetic...
NHS urge parents to book MMR vaccination for children
The NHS is campaigning for parents and carers to book their children for the MMR vaccination by sending reminders through text, email and letters.
In...
Insufficient sleep linked to obesity in teenagers
A new study from the Spanish National Centre for Cardiovascular Research has identified a link between lack of sleep and obesity in teenagers.
Teenagers who...
Lifestyle interventions are needed to alleviate depression in teenagers
The rate of depression in teenagers is on the rise, causing screening requirements to increasingly fall on paediatric care providers. New research has suggested...
Secondhand smoke can pass asthma risk through generations
According to research published in the European Respiratory Journal, children are more likely to develop asthma if their father was exposed to secondhand smoke...
Air pollution may cause heart arrhythmia in healthy teenagers
A new study discovers that breathing particulate matter air pollution may cause heart arrhythmia in healthy teenagers.
In new research published in the Journal of...
Use of cannabis during pregnancy likely to harm children
Children of mothers who used cannabis during pregnancy are more likely to show elevated rates of symptoms of psychopathology, such as depression and anxiety.
According...
Antibiotics in infancy may impact adult gut health
New findings show that antibiotics for preterm or low birth weight babies can lead to adverse adult gut health.
Preterm and low birth weight babies...
New insight into autism and infections in pregnancy
Research illuminates new knowledge about infections in pregnancy and the increased risk of neurodevelopmental conditions.
Having an infection in pregnancy can be detrimental to your...
Biomarker test predicts the development of eczema in babies
Researchers have developed an immune biomarker test that can predict the subsequent onset and severity of eczema in babies.
In a new study presented at...
Stress during pregnancy can affect babies’ emotions
Levels of stress during pregnancy have been linked to negative emotions in babies according to a new study from Northwestern University.
Pregnant women who had...
Poor air quality in schools is leaving children at risk
Researchers from the University of Surrey’s Global Centre for Clean Air Research (GCARE) have worked alongside schools in London to investigate air quality in...
Fish oil and vitamin D supplements lower risk of croup in babies and children
In a new study, researchers found that fish oil and vitamin D supplements could lower the risk of croup in babies and children.
Croup is...
Robotics can be used to assess children’s mental well-being
A new study suggests that robots could be more useful at assessing children’s mental well-being than parent-reported or self-reported testing.
A team of roboticists, computer...
New approach to treating leukaemia in children may reduce side effects
By using drugs currently used to treat other diseases, scientists hope they can reduce the side effects of medication used to treat leukaemia in...
47% of parents experience PTSD after their child’s defibrillator implant
The installation of a cardiovascular defibrillator implant in a paediatric patient is more likely to cause PTSD in the parents of the child than...
Gene therapy for achromatopsia in children partly restores cone function
A new study by University College London has found gene therapy for achromatopsia in children partly restored cone function.
Achromatopsia is a rare inherited condition...
New hope for curing neuroblastoma in children
Researchers in Sweden have found a drug that can cure neuroblastoma in mice, paving the way for clinical trials in humans.
Neuroblastoma is a rare...
Dental biorhythm linked to weight gain in adolescence
Researchers from the University of Kent have identified a link between a biorhythm in human primary teeth and weight gain in adolescence.
A research team at Kent’s...
Finding a low toxicity treatment for childhood leukaemia
New research has discovered a new method that potentially paves the way for safer treatments for childhood leukaemia.
Leukaemia is the most common cancer in...
