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In children scheduled to receive treatment for diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), acidosis and high levels of blood urea nitrogen (BUN) appear to increase the risk of cerebral injury, reports a new study.

Using tools for universal mental health assessment appears to also identify adolescents who are at risk of suicide, according to a recent study. Such findings underline the potential of developing and implementing suicide-specific screening tools among the youth.

Use of the AutoAnthro scanning technology, a handheld 3D imaging system, in children aged <60 months has yielded many poor results for anthropometric data quality, accuracy, and precision compared to expert manual measurements of length or height, midupper arm circumference (MUAC), and head circumference (HC), especially for those aged <24 months, reports a recent study.

The investigational drug soticlestat (TAK-935) helps reduce seizure frequency in children with Dravet syndrome (DS) or Lennox–Gastaut syndrome (LGS), with its safety profile consistent with previous data, according to the results of the phase II ELEKTRA trial.

In childhood cancer survivors (CCS), treatment with vincristine appears to be linked with global longitudinal strain (GLS) abnormalities over the long-term, a new study has found.

Children conceived through assisted reproductive technology (ART) showed similar asthma outcomes but had a higher risk of allergies and slightly altered lung function compared with those who were born after spontaneous conception, according to a study presented at ESHRE 2022.

Children born to mothers with lower educational levels appear to be at a higher risk of having compromised growth, according to a recent Indonesia study.