NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – There is no strong evidence in the literature to recommend any specific pharmacologic agent to treat functional abdominal pain disorders…
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Virtual children help prevent withdrawal syndrome in real children
When children wean off from heavy medication, they often experience withdrawal symptoms. The severity of these symptoms is often difficult to predict. Pharmacologist Bas Goulooze…
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Milder COVID-19 in children may be due to higher memory B cells responses to SARS-CoV-2
The importance of durable immunity against the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has become increasingly evident, particularly as newer strains of the virus…
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Antidepressant exposure in the womb may increase offspring's risk of affective disorders
Major depressive disorder is highly prevalent, with one in five people experiencing an episode at some point in their life, and is almost twice as…
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Nearly a quarter of pediatric patients need stronger pain treatment after surgery
A great need for better pain treatment After an appendectomy, a quarter (24.8%) of all children wanted a stronger pain treatment in the first 24…
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Study reveals reason behind high risk of leukemia in children with Down syndrome
Children with Down syndrome are 20-times more likely to develop acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) and 150-times more likely to develop acute myeloid leukemia (AML) compared…
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Study shows developmental trajectory of gut microbiota in cesarean-born babies
Infants born by cesarean section have a relatively meager array of bacteria in the gut. But by the age of three to five years they…
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So You’re Vaccinated Against COVID. Now What?
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. As you surely know, this country’s covid vaccination effort has been…
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UVA researcher developing innovative gene therapy to help children with Rett syndrome
A University of Virginia School of Medicine scientist is developing an innovative gene therapy she hopes will slow disease progression and improve movement, coordination and…
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Risdiplam Promising for Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Infants with type 1 spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) showed promising signs, including an increased expression of functional survival motor neuron (SMN) protein in the blood,…
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