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While household rules regarding adolescents’ use of devices and technology are common, their impact on bedtime appears to be mixed, suggesting the need for further investigation, a recent study has found. Nevertheless, many adolescents report having inadequate sleep.

Household rules on use of electronics have uncertain benefit on teens’ sleep

Low-dose vitamin D improves lipid profile in children

Supplementation with vitamin D, particularly at the lower dosage of 600 IU/day, appears to confer positive effects on high-density lipoprotein (HDL), low-density lipoprotein (LDL), and total cholesterol, with significant changes persisting after the supplementation period, a study has shown.

Low-dose vitamin D improves lipid profile in children

Paediatric VTE: How long should anticoagulation be?

13 Jan 2022 by

A shorter duration of anticoagulant therapy of 6 weeks is as effective in preventing recurrent thrombosis as the conventional 3-month treatment course without increasing the risk of bleeding in young patients aged below 21 years old with acute provoked venous thromboembolism, according to the Kids-DOTT* trial.

Paediatric VTE: How long should anticoagulation be?

MRI scoring systems accurately assess cognitive, motor development in infants

Existing scoring systems for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans are sufficiently predictive of cognitive and motor outcomes in term-born infants, a recent study has found. For language assessment, more detailed scoring inventories seem to perform better.

MRI scoring systems accurately assess cognitive, motor development in infants

One-time beti-cel gene therapy potentially curative for TDT

13 Jan 2022 by

One-time gene therapy in patients with transfusion-dependent β-thalassemia (TDT) results in near-normal or normal haemoglobin levels and transfusion independence, suggesting its curative potential, a long follow-up study has shown.

One-time beti-cel gene therapy potentially curative for TDT

Atopic dermatitis in children show high endotype heterogeneity

Paediatric atopic dermatitis shows four distinct clusters of serum biomarker profiles, only one of which shows marked similarity to adult biomarker clusters, a recent study has found.

Atopic dermatitis in children show high endotype heterogeneity

11 Jan 2022

Choline supplementation during pregnancy improves infant attention span

11 Jan 2022 by

Mothers who consume twice the recommended amount of choline during their third trimester of pregnancy give birth to children with significantly better sustained attention at age 7 years, according to a recent trial.

Choline supplementation during pregnancy improves infant attention span

Newborn screening detects late-onset Pompe disease, allows for early intervention

Newborn screening (NBS) can facilitate the early detection of late-onset Pompe disease, leading to timely intervention, a recent study has found.

Newborn screening detects late-onset Pompe disease, allows for early intervention