Babies with brain tumours could benefit from targeted treatment – Tumours in infants biologically distinct from older patients – – Study finds genetic vulnerabilities to existing targeted drugs – – Clinical trials to offer hope for families of youngest patients – Brain cancer in infants is biologically distinct from other childhood brain tumours and could […]
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The 1957 flu outbreak caused an estimated one million to two million deaths worldwide and is generally considered to have been the least severe of the three influenza pandemics of the 20th century although it did affect children. […]
The Top Journal Lancet Haematology recently published an international trial on a blood thinner to treat blood clots in children. Principal investigator was Christoph Male from the Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, MedUni Vienna. He was now invited by Lancet Haematology to write a ‘Debate Article’ to give his view on the usefulness of […]
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(Tokyo, 24 March) Researchers at Keio University report in the journal Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health the results of an in-depth study on the importance of sleep for children’s health and social behavior. The main findings showed that the sleep onset time and duration of sleep are important factors for the development of […]
Leading charity, the Oral Health Foundation, is calling for a united effort to take action against the ongoing issue of childhood tooth decay. The concern for the oral health and general wellbeing of children has been prompted by the release of new statistics from Public Health England (PHE) that reveal around one-in-four (23%) of 5-year-olds […]
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The damaging impact of poverty on children and their families and the growing problem of exploitation are revealed in a new report by researchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA) and University of Warwick. In cases of neglect they found a cumulative risk of harm to a child when different parental and environmental risk […]
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There is growing evidence that respiratory problems among children may be exacerbated by indoor air pollution in homes, schools and nurseries, according to a joint report by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) and the Royal College of Physicians. The report, informed by a RCPCH commissioned systematic review of 221 studies, presents […]
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A public ban on smoking in cars in England and Wales has led to fewer children being exposed to cigarette smoke, according to new analysis. England and Wales banned smoking in cars carrying children in 2015, with Scotland introducing a ban the following year. But to date, the impact of the legislation on children’s exposure […]
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Aluminium is Toxic In 1984, as an undergraduate at the University of Stirling, Scotland and while carrying out my first piece of independent research, I watched for the first time a fish, a salmon parr, die from acute aluminium toxicity. The whole process took less than forty-eight hours. Within six hours, the fish showed signs […]
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One in six children in the world live in a conflict zones and are seven times more likely to die from blast injuries than adults involved in fighting* Hundreds of CT scans from war zones made newly available Improved knowledge sharing – better coordination and joined-up thinking announced Dr Michael von Bertele, of the Paediatric […]
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