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Extra chromosomes may seed childhood leukemia years before disease, study suggests
B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia is the most common form of childhood cancer. In this type of cancer, which affects blood cells, one of the most common abnormalities is the presence of cells with an excess of chromosomes ...
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Pediatric influenza vaccination prevents hospitalizations across seasons
In pediatric patients, influenza vaccine effectiveness (VE) varied across 2021 to 2024 seasons, but did help prevent influenza-associated hospitalizations and outpatient visits, according to a study published online April ...
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Outdoor environmental exposures and Kawasaki disease: Review synthesizes global epidemiological evidence
A review of global literature suggests Kawasaki disease may be linked to outdoor environmental exposures, with the most consistent signals for long-term or prenatal particulate matter and airborne biological agents, and reveals ...
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Breastfeeding patterns differ between India's slums and other city neighborhoods, study finds
A new study from the University of Toronto shows that where a mother lives in an Indian city—in a slum or a non-slum neighborhood—is linked to how she breastfeeds her baby. Breastfeeding within one hour of birth helps newborns ...
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How childhood dementia begins in brain cells
An Australian-led international research collaboration has delivered a promising breakthrough in the quest to better understand and treat childhood dementia. Recently published in the journal Nature Communications, the study ...
Apr 7, 2026
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Scientists uncover previously unknown chromatin regulation mechanism with therapeutic potential for pediatric cancer
As many as 1 in 4 cancers are driven by mutations in the SWI/SNF chromatin-remodeling complex, which controls access to DNA. A study led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital recently identified the gene-regulatory protein ...
Apr 7, 2026
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Prenatal smoking linked to emotional and behavioral problems across childhood
Children exposed to maternal smoking before birth are more likely to experience behavioral and mental health challenges, according to a large study published in the journal Development and Psychopathology.
Apr 7, 2026
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Are you worried about your preschoolers' anxiety? Here's how to help
New research on a group of Australian preschoolers suggests more than 40% are dealing with an anxiety disorder.
Apr 7, 2026
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Study finds rising rates of electric scooter injuries, with racial and ethnic disparities among those harmed
As electric scooters (e-scooters) become more available in cities and urban areas, injuries are becoming more common—especially among teenage boys. This is among the findings from a new study using a national database of ...
Apr 7, 2026
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Can medicinal cannabis help kids' autism, ADHD or Tourette's? Here's what we know so far
In the past 10 years or so, there has been a lot of interest to see if medicinal cannabis can help children with emotional and behavioral problems—the ones associated with conditions such as autism, ADHD (attention-deficit ...
Apr 7, 2026
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Bangladesh conducts emergency measles vaccinations as outbreak kills more than 100 children
Bangladesh is conducting emergency measles-rubella vaccinations while trying to contain an ongoing outbreak that has killed more than 100 children in less than a month.
Apr 7, 2026
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How unsupervised screen time harms vulnerable preschoolers
Early problems with language can have a lasting negative impact on social and emotional development. Building on this foundation, a new groundbreaking study from Florida Atlantic University and Aarhus University in Denmark ...
Apr 6, 2026
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Toxic dust from California's Salton Sea is harming children's lung growth—study tracks the impact in 700 kids
Southern California's Salton Sea was once a resort playground, with sunny beaches, celebrities and people waterskiing on the vast inland lake in the 1950s and '60s.
Apr 6, 2026
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Researchers help lead national effort to prevent child sex trafficking
Researchers at the University of Kentucky (UK) are helping lead a national effort to strengthen the prevention of child sex trafficking. Ginny Sprang, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Psychiatry and executive director ...
Apr 6, 2026
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The challenge of delivering evidence‑based medicine in children's care
It is easy to overlook the fact that over 90% of medical treatments are not backed by strong evidence. People can find it frustrating—even infuriating—when a review concludes that the evidence for a treatment is too weak ...
Apr 4, 2026
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An injectable particle could make surgery safer for infants
Biomedical researchers have designed an injectable microgel to help reduce bleeding in infants who require surgical care. In an animal model, the engineered microgel reduced bleeding by at least 50%. The paper, "Hemostatic ...
Apr 3, 2026
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Children living near the Salton Sea in Southern California show slower lung function growth
Children who live within 11 kilometers of the Salton Sea, a drying body of water with a high concentration of salts and contaminants in Imperial Valley, California, have slower lung function growth between ages 10 and 12 ...
Apr 3, 2026
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Vapes replace cigarettes as the top nicotine threat to young children
While cigarette exposures are decreasing for young children, electronic nicotine products are putting toddlers at new risk of inhalation, according to Rutgers Health researchers. Their study, published in JAMA Network Open, ...
Apr 3, 2026
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How calcium channel mutations disrupt early brain development in childhood epilepsy
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have uncovered a previously unrecognized mechanism by which inherited calcium channel mutations disrupt early brain development and predispose children to epilepsy and related cognitive ...
Apr 3, 2026
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Childhood cancer is a substantial contributor to global childhood mortality and global cancer burden
Childhood cancer is the eighth-leading cause of childhood death globally and causes more deaths than measles, tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS, with outcomes largely determined by resource availability, according to the latest findings ...
Apr 3, 2026
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Pediatric ICU study finds communication time doubles when families initiate access to interpreters
Language barriers may be particularly harmful in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU), where families encounter challenging, often life-changing medical decisions. In many hospitals, a member of the health care team, ...
Apr 3, 2026
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USDA warns of lead risk in frozen dino-shaped chicken nuggets
Food safety officials are warning the public not to eat certain frozen chicken nuggets after tests found dangerous levels of lead.
Apr 3, 2026
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Extreme heat from climate change linked to smaller babies
Exposure to extreme heat conditions is resulting in more babies being born with low birth weight, according to a new study involving Adelaide University researchers. The collaborative study, published in BMC Medicine, used ...
Apr 2, 2026
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Household cleaning products remain a leading source of child injury, study finds
Researchers from the Center for Injury Research and Policy at Nationwide Children's Hospital have found more than an estimated 240,800 visits to U.S. emergency departments (EDs) associated with household cleaning product-related ...
Apr 2, 2026
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Gut microbiota found to differ in children with rare food allergy
Children with the rare but serious allergic disease FPIES have an atypical gut microbiota compared to healthy children. This is shown in a new study from Umeå University, published in the journal the Journal of Allergy and ...
Apr 2, 2026
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