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Adjunctive sucralfate falls short of improving oral intake in kids with infectious mouth ulcers

27 Aug 2021

Use of sucralfate as an adjunct to analgesics does not appear to help improve oral intake of children with acute oral infectious ulcers, as shown in a study.

Adjunctive sucralfate falls short of improving oral intake in kids with infectious mouth ulcers

27 Aug 2021

Internet-delivered CBT shows promise for managing social anxiety disorder

26 Aug 2021 by

Therapist-guided internet-delivered cognitive behavioural therapy (ICBT*) was an effective intervention for children and adolescents with social anxiety disorder (SAD) compared with internet-delivered supportive therapy (ISUPPORT**), a study has shown.

Internet-delivered CBT shows promise for managing social anxiety disorder

26 Aug 2021

Breastfeeding, even for just a few days, tied to lower BP in early childhood

25 Aug 2021 by

Infants who are breastfed, even for just a few days, have lower blood pressure (BP) at 3 years compared with their counterparts who have never been breastfed, according to the CHILD* study.

Breastfeeding, even for just a few days, tied to lower BP in early childhood

25 Aug 2021

COVID-19 days fewer in children; experts explain why

25 Aug 2021 by

Most symptomatic children who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 recovered within a week, and only a small subset of children experienced lingering symptoms in the COVID Symptom Study, one of the largest UK citizen participatory epidemiological studies thus far.

COVID-19 days fewer in children; experts explain why

25 Aug 2021

Brain maturation mediates cognitive improvement in teens

23 Aug 2021 by

Cortical thinning and reduced sleep slow wave activity (SWA), both markers of brain maturation in adolescence, facilitate age-related improvements in cognitive function, according to a Singapore study.

Brain maturation mediates cognitive improvement in teens

23 Aug 2021

Tenofovir alafenamide may prevent HBV mother-to-child transmission

19 Aug 2021 by

Tenofovir alafenamide (TAF), administered during the second or third trimester of pregnancy, may prevent mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, according to two studies presented as posters at ILC 2021.

Tenofovir alafenamide may prevent HBV mother-to-child transmission

19 Aug 2021

Rapid growth in kids linked to high insulin, HOMA-IR

19 Aug 2021

Rapid growth in children may lead to elevated insulin and homeostatic model assessment for insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), reports a recent meta-analysis.

Rapid growth in kids linked to high insulin, HOMA-IR

19 Aug 2021

Victims of child sexual abuse in Singapore present to ED only after >1 incident: study

18 Aug 2021 by

Child sexual abuse (CSA) poses a serious problem in Singapore, wherein girls aged <13 years are often abused by a family member in their own home, reveals a study. Moreover, several victims present to the paediatric emergency department (ED) only after a repeated incident.

Victims of child sexual abuse in Singapore present to ED only after >1 incident: study

18 Aug 2021

Moderna vaccine safe, effective in adolescents

17 Aug 2021 by

The mRNA-1273 SARS-CoV-2 vaccine developed by Moderna demonstrates satisfactory safety profile in adolescents and produces an immune response comparable to that in young adults, according to the results of an interim analysis of an ongoing trial.

Moderna vaccine safe, effective in adolescents

17 Aug 2021

COVID-19 pandemic takes its toll on teens’ mental health

16 Aug 2021

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has led to an increased burden of mental health problems among adolescents, a new study has found.

COVID-19 pandemic takes its toll on teens’ mental health

16 Aug 2021

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Adjunctive sucralfate falls short of improving oral intake in kids with infectious mouth ulcers

Adjunctive sucralfate falls short of improving oral intake in kids with infectious mouth ulcers

Internet-delivered CBT shows promise for managing social anxiety disorder

Internet-delivered CBT shows promise for managing social anxiety disorder

Breastfeeding, even for just a few days, tied to lower BP in early childhood

Breastfeeding, even for just a few days, tied to lower BP in early childhood

COVID-19 days fewer in children; experts explain why

COVID-19 days fewer in children; experts explain why

Brain maturation mediates cognitive improvement in teens

Brain maturation mediates cognitive improvement in teens

Tenofovir alafenamide may prevent HBV mother-to-child transmission

Tenofovir alafenamide may prevent HBV mother-to-child transmission

Rapid growth in kids linked to high insulin, HOMA-IR

Rapid growth in kids linked to high insulin, HOMA-IR

Victims of child sexual abuse in Singapore present to ED only after >1 incident: study

Victims of child sexual abuse in Singapore present to ED only after >1 incident: study

Moderna vaccine safe, effective in adolescents

Moderna vaccine safe, effective in adolescents

COVID-19 pandemic takes its toll on teens’ mental health

COVID-19 pandemic takes its toll on teens’ mental health