[ad_1] Peanuts represent one of the most common causes of immunoglobulin E (IgE)-mediated, or anaphylactic, food allergies in children, yet a landmark study found that early introduction of peanut to infants may lower their risk of developing this allergy. Now, a new study from researchers from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) has shown that the…
[ad_1] A groundbreaking study published in Hypertension, the journal of the American Heart Association, has identified a set of blood-based biomarkers that can predict improvements in blood pressure five years after adolescents underwent metabolic bariatric surgery. This is the first study to demonstrate that measures of a patient’s unique biological profile taken before weight loss…
[ad_1] Sixteen-year-old Sophia Uhlhorn-Thornton set a goal of getting back to playing water polo with her high school team after a knee injury. Her Stanford Medicine Children’s Health care team helped her achieve that. When you ask Sophia Uhlhorn-Thornton what she likes about playing water polo, the first thing she’ll tell you is, “The best…
[ad_1] Patients often have to wait months or even years before an organ is available to them. That’s because most organ donations for organ transplants come from deceased donors. But did you know that living donor liver transplantation can make a difference? Leina Alrabadi, MD, pediatric transplant hepatologist at Stanford Medicine Children’s Health, answers commonly…
[ad_1] Lung cancer screening might be the best-kept secret in health care today. Only about 16 percent of those who are eligible in the U.S. get screened for lung cancer, but a study coming out in NEJM Catalyst on Wednesday provides a roadmap for how health systems can improve those numbers. The study details how…
[ad_1] Hearing the sound of their mother’s voice promotes development of language pathways in a premature baby’s brain, according to a new Stanford Medicine-led study. During the study, which is publishing online Oct. 13 in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, hospitalized preemies regularly heard recordings of their mothers reading to them. At the end of the…
[ad_1] Sepsis, or infection causing life-threatening organ dysfunction, is a leading cause of death in children worldwide. In efforts to prevent this rare but critical condition, researchers developed and validated AI models that accurately identify children at high risk for sepsis within 48 hours, so that early preemptive care can be provided. These predictive models…
[ad_1] School is back in session. Kids are back interacting with other kids. And concerns about bullying, particularly cyberbullying, are back on the minds of parents. October is National Bullying Prevention Month, a time to help raise awareness of bullying’s harmful effects on children. There are four main types of bullying—verbal, social, physical, and cyberbullying—and…
[ad_1] Researchers from the University of Iowa found that babies fed lactose-free or hydrolyzed formulas gained weight faster in their first year, raising new questions about how modern formula compositions may shape lifelong health. Study: Effects of Infant Formula Type on Early Childhood Growth Outcomes: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Image credit: New Africa/Shutterstock.com With childhood…
[ad_1] As Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s dismantling of federal vaccine policy continues to roil the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, some Democratic-led states have struck out on their own, setting up new systems to help them assess the science and maintain immunization access for their residents. Four western states…