A genetic map of an aggressive childhood brain tumor called medulloblastoma has helped researchers identify a new generation anti-cancer drug that can be repurposed as an effective treatment for the disease. This international collaboration, led by researchers from The University…
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Baby born without immune system undergoes rare gland transplant to save his life
Ellis Melhuish has spent every moment of the first four months of his life in hospital because coming into contact with any sort of germs could kill him. The little boy has a rare condition called CHARGE syndrome and combined…
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The WHO didn’t reverse its position on kids and Covid vaccines
A social media post circulating on Facebook and Instagram claims that the World Health Organization recently flipped its policy recommendation about children receiving a Covid-19 vaccine. "The WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION recently reversed its stance on children getting the Covid vaccine….
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Women don't always recover quickly from birth – it took me four years
My son James recently declared that he wants a new scooter for his eighth birthday. I tried replying enthusiastically but every time his birthday ticks around I can’t help but have flashbacks to his traumatic arrival. James was my first…
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RUDN University doctors find alterations in serum amino acid profile in children with ADHD
RUDN University doctors found alterations in serum amino acid profile in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The findings will help to understand the mechanism of the disorder and develop new treatment strategies. The study is published in the…
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Children of well-educated parents survive more often than others
Every day, around 15000 children under the age of five die from causes that could have been prevented. But the children of highly educated parents survive more often than others. This statistic applies worldwide, according to a newly published sweeping…
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Study offers overview of SARS-CoV-2 infection in children
While the current pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has largely spared children from severe illness, relative to adults, its causative pathogen – the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) – can still cause infection and post-acute sequelae in…
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Study reveals prevalence of multimorbidity among people using methamphetamine
People who use methamphetamine are more likely to have health conditions, mental illness, and substance use disorders than people who do not use the drug, according to a new study by researchers at the Center for Drug Use and HIV/HCV…
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A Major Change? 6-Monthly Leuprolide for Central Precocious Puberty
The 6-month subcutaneously injectable leuprolide acetate (Fensolvi, Tolmar Pharmaceuticals) effectively and safely treats children with central precocious (early) puberty, research suggests. Findings from a 2-year phase 3 study of subcutaneous leuprolide acetate in 62 children with central precocious puberty were…
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Woman Donates Kidney to Hubby’s Ex-Wife Days After Wedding
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Ten years after their first date, Debby Neal-Strickland put on a cream-colored lace gown and married her longtime sweetheart at their Florida church. Two days later, she put on a hospital gown and donated a…
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