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In patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) with insufficient response to conventional synthetic (cs) or biologic (b) disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs), the JAK*1/2 selective inhibitor baricitinib reduced the frequency and delayed time to disease flares, according to a phase III trial presented at EULAR 2022.

Children with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) are at an increased risk of type 2 diabetes, a study reports. Other risk factors for T2D include severity of liver histology, body mass index, and female sex.

Children who grow in height fast appears to have a higher risk of islet autoimmunity (IAA) and rapid progression to type 1 diabetes (T1D), a study has found.

Adolescents with normal weight obesity (NMO) may present with several cardiometabolic risk factors, putting them at greater risk of developing vascular events or diabetes, suggests a recent study.

Insulin resistance in young people with obesity is positively associated with an atherogenic lipoprotein/lipid profile and carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT), regardless of their glucose tolerance status, suggests a study.

A once-weekly subcutaneous dose of the GLP-1* receptor agonist dulaglutide successfully controlled glycaemic levels in youths with type 2 diabetes (T2D) being treated with lifestyle modification with or without metformin or insulin, results of the multinational, phase III AWARD-PEDS** study showed.

In the first 3 months of a newborn’s life, the prevalence of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is at its peak, but most infants outgrow it by age 1 year, according to a Singapore study, noting that those breastfed at 3 weeks have a lower likelihood of GERD.