News & Updates

Haemodialysis tied to higher paediatric MAP-SDS than hemodiafiltration

17 Jun 2020 by

Children undergoing haemodialysis (HD) may experience a higher mean arterial pressure standard deviation score (MAP-SDS) over time compared with those undergoing hemodiafiltration (HDF), according to a study presented at ERA-EDTA 2020.

Haemodialysis tied to higher paediatric MAP-SDS than hemodiafiltration

17 Jun 2020

$Benzodiazepine may pose increased fracture hazard in kids$

Benzodiazepine may pose increased fracture hazard in kids

16 Jun 2020 by

Children with anxiety disorders receiving treatment with benzodiazepine are at high risk of fractures in the upper and lower limb than those taking selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), an effect that is not observed in young adults, a study has found.

Benzodiazepine may pose increased fracture hazard in kids

16 Jun 2020

Obesity tied to multiple negative pregnancy and birth outcomes

12 Jun 2020 by

Women who are obese may have a host of pregnancy-related negative outcomes including pre-eclampsia and large for gestational age (LGA) infants, according to several studies from ACOG 2020.

Obesity tied to multiple negative pregnancy and birth outcomes

12 Jun 2020

Lunch dietary GI does not affect cognition of schoolchildren

08 Jun 2020

Dietary glycaemic index (GI) consumed at lunchtime does not appear to have short-term effects on cognitive function in schoolchildren, a recent study has shown.

Lunch dietary GI does not affect cognition of schoolchildren

08 Jun 2020

Self-harm, violent behaviour common among people who lost parents during childhood

07 Jun 2020

Self-harm and violent criminality risks are heightened among individuals who experienced parental death during childhood, a study suggests.

Self-harm, violent behaviour common among people who lost parents during childhood

07 Jun 2020

Risdiplam yields motor function gains for SMA babies

07 Jun 2020 by

Treatment with risdiplam helps infants with Type 1 spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) gained significant motor functions, according to the FIREFISH Part 2 pivotal trial presented during the AAN 2020 Meeting.

Risdiplam yields motor function gains for SMA babies

07 Jun 2020

Teens not exercising enough, says study

07 Jun 2020

Adolescents are unlikely to satisfy physical activity (PA) guidelines, a recent study has shown. This failure may promote adiposity and correlates with adverse cardiometabolic factors.

Teens not exercising enough, says study

07 Jun 2020

Guillain-Barré in children: Incidence patterns, presentations, risk factors

06 Jun 2020

A diagnosis of Guillain-Barré syndrome in children has high validity, and the prevalence tends to peak at age 2 years, a new Danish study has found. Paediatric GBS also appears to commonly follow infections, and pain in the lower extremities is a common presentation.

Guillain-Barré in children: Incidence patterns, presentations, risk factors

06 Jun 2020

BMI, CRP level tied to extraintestinal manifestations in children with IBD

06 Jun 2020

Extraintestinal manifestations (EIMs) in children with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are associated with body mass index (BMI) in the lower or upper quartile, lower haemoglobin level, and higher C-reactive protein (CRP) level, among others, a recent study has shown.

BMI, CRP level tied to extraintestinal manifestations in children with IBD

06 Jun 2020

Buccal swabs underpowered to detect COVID-19 in kids

06 Jun 2020 by

While detection of SARS-CoV-2 is possible, buccal swabs appear to show substantially lower viral loads than nasopharyngeal samples, according to a new Singapore study.

Buccal swabs underpowered to detect COVID-19 in kids

06 Jun 2020

News & Updates

Filter by Specialty:

Specialty:

Haemodialysis tied to higher paediatric MAP-SDS than hemodiafiltration

Haemodialysis tied to higher paediatric MAP-SDS than hemodiafiltration

Benzodiazepine may pose increased fracture hazard in kids

Benzodiazepine may pose increased fracture hazard in kids

Obesity tied to multiple negative pregnancy and birth outcomes

Obesity tied to multiple negative pregnancy and birth outcomes

Lunch dietary GI does not affect cognition of schoolchildren

Lunch dietary GI does not affect cognition of schoolchildren

Self-harm, violent behaviour common among people who lost parents during childhood

Self-harm, violent behaviour common among people who lost parents during childhood

Risdiplam yields motor function gains for SMA babies

Risdiplam yields motor function gains for SMA babies

Teens not exercising enough, says study

Teens not exercising enough, says study

Guillain-Barré in children: Incidence patterns, presentations, risk factors

Guillain-Barré in children: Incidence patterns, presentations, risk factors

BMI, CRP level tied to extraintestinal manifestations in children with IBD

BMI, CRP level tied to extraintestinal manifestations in children with IBD

Buccal swabs underpowered to detect COVID-19 in kids

Buccal swabs underpowered to detect COVID-19 in kids