Therapy slows onset and progression of Lou Gehrig's disease, study finds
Studies of a therapy designed to treat amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) suggest that the treatment dramatically slows onset and progression of the deadly disease, one of the most common...
View ArticleDoctors look at treating specific types of pediatric cancer with viral therapy
(Medical Xpress)—Parents do everything they can to protect their children against all of the nasty germs floating around classrooms across the country this time of year. Doctors and researchers at...
View ArticleDiets low in polyunsaturated fatty acids may be a problem for youngsters
In the first study to closely examine the polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) intake among U.S. children under the age of 5, Sarah Keim, PhD, principal investigator in the Center for Biobehavioral Health...
View ArticleStudy shows buying breast milk online is likely to cause illness in infants
Results from a study led by researchers at Nationwide Children's Hospital found more than three-fourths of breast milk samples purchased over the Internet contained bacteria that can cause illness, and...
View ArticlePregnant women with hepatitis C may pass heartier viral strain to newborns,...
Infants who get hepatitis C from their mothers during childbirth may inherit a viral strain that replicates more quickly than strains found in non-pregnant hosts, according to a new study published...
View ArticleResearchers identify way to increase gene therapy success
Scientists in The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital have found a way to overcome one of the biggest obstacles to using viruses to deliver therapeutic genes: how to keep the immune...
View ArticleAbusive head trauma injuries linked to socioeconomic status, age and gender
(Medical Xpress)—A new study estimates that more than seven children under the age of five with abusive head trauma were treated each day in U.S. emergency departments between 2006 and 2009. Abusive...
View ArticleFindings announced from landmark study on safety of adolescent bariatric surgery
Initial results of a first and largest of its kind study focusing on the safety of adolescent bariatric surgery were published this week in JAMA Pediatrics. The "Teen Longitudinal Assessment of...
View ArticleScientists identify genetic link between language impairment and autism
(Medical Xpress)—In the first molecular genetic study of families with a history of both language impairment and autism, scientists may have uncovered a shared origin for the two conditions, an...
View ArticleGenetic signature identified for RSV, the leading cause of infant...
(Medical Xpress)—Scientists have identified the genetic signature of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), the leading cause of infant hospitalizations around the world. The work is a key step toward a...
View ArticleNew study helps explain why some ear and respiratory infections become chronic
Scientists have figured out how a bacterium that causes ear and respiratory illnesses is able to elude immune detection in the middle ear, likely contributing to chronic or recurrent infections in...
View ArticleHigh chair-related injuries to children on the rise
High chairs and booster seats are commonly used to help make feeding young children easier. Although most parents assume these products are safe, millions have been recalled in recent years, and...
View ArticlePDL-1 antibody could help immune system fight off influenza viral infection,...
An antibody that blocks a component of a key signaling pathway in the respiratory airways could help the immune system rid the body of the influenza virus, a new study suggests. The findings, from a...
View Article66 children a day treated in US emergency departments for shopping...
Although a voluntary shopping cart safety standard was implemented in the United States in 2004, the overall number and rate of injuries to children associated with shopping carts have not decreased....
View ArticleHighly reliable brain-imaging protocol identifies delays in premature infants
Infants born prematurely are at elevated risk for cognitive, motor, and behavioral deficits—the severity of which was, until recently, almost impossible to accurately predict in the neonatal period...
View ArticleSports medicine experts say Female Athlete Triad syndrome a growing concern
(Medical Xpress)—When an adolescent female patient comes to Nationwide Children's Hospital's Sports Medicine clinic, not only are these young women treated for their sports-related injury, but their...
View ArticleStudy identifies key player in motor neuron death in Lou Gehrig's disease
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, is marked by a cascade of cellular and inflammatory events that weakens and kills vital motor neurons in the brain and spinal cord....
View ArticleEsophageal function implicated in life-threatening experiences in infants,...
About 1 percent of all emergency room visits are prompted by near-death experiences in infants, such as extended periods without breathing or sudden changes in skin pallor or muscle tone. What causes...
View ArticleAntibiotics alone are a successful treatment for uncomplicated acute...
Using antibiotics alone to treat children with uncomplicated acute appendicitis is a reasonable alternative to surgery that leads to less pain and fewer missed school days, according to a pilot study....
View ArticleNew study finds 2.5 million basketball injuries to high school athletes in...
Basketball is a popular high school sport in the United States with 1 million participants annually. A recently published study by researchers in the Center for Injury Research and Policy at Nationwide...
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