In a group of internationally adopted children with cleft lip and/or palate, speech at age five is impaired compared to a corresponding group of children […]
Smartphone app makes parents more attuned to their babies’ needs, research shows
University of York researchers have designed an app to help new parents become more ‘tuned in’ to what their babies are thinking and feeling. The […]
Scientists unlock secrets of maternal/fetal cellular communication during pregnancy
Researchers have unlocked mysteries surrounding how a pregnant mother’s cells and her fetus’ cells communicate throughout pregnancy. With this new information, The University of Texas […]
Paradoxical outcomes for Zika-exposed tots
In the midst of an unprecedented Zika crisis in Brazil, there were a few flickers of hope: Some babies appeared to be normal at birth, […]
How fathers, children should spend time together: Study dives into factors that could help develop a stronger relationship
As men everywhere brace for an onslaught of ties, tools, wallets and novelty socks gifted for Father’s Day, here are two questions fathers of young […]
Despite safety standard, laundry packet exposures increase in older children, adults: Researchers say current safety standard isn’t doing enough to protect our most vulnerable populations
A new study conducted by researchers at the Center for Injury Research and Policy of the Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and […]
Put more father friendly cues in OB/GYN offices: Simple environmental cues could increase fathers’ active participation during prenatal care, and women and infant health following birth
The saying “a picture is worth a thousand words” might be just what the doctor ordered for expecting fathers. A new Rutgers-led study finds that […]
Autism diagnoses prove highly stable as early as 14 months: Finding suggests earlier, effective identification can result in earlier, more effective treatment
Diagnoses of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) by trained professionals in children as young as 14 months are remarkably stable, suggesting that accurate screening and earlier […]
Growing up in poverty increases diagnoses of psychosis-spectrum mental illnesses: Study followed families for three decades
Growing up in impoverished urban neighborhoods more than doubles your chances over the average person of developing a psychosis-spectrum disorder by the time you reach […]
Ultrasound provides precise, minimally invasive way to measure heart function in children
Currently, a practical, precise, minimally invasive way to measure cardiac output or heart function in children undergoing surgery does not exist. New research published in […]
Lower costs associated with late-preterm steroid therapy: Study adds evidence to benefits of treatment for women at risk of delivery between 34th and 36th weeks
An analysis of a previous study has found more evidence to support giving the steroid betamethasone to pregnant women at risk of late-preterm delivery (between […]
Interferon regulatory factor 6 mutations implicated in neural tube defects, including spina bifida: DNA variants in IRF6 linked to this common birth defect
Mutations in a gene known as interferon regulatory factor 6 (IRF6) that cause cleft lip and palate also are implicated in neural tube defects such […]
Autism behaviors show unique brain network fingerprints in infants
A new study has identified unique functional brain networks associated with characteristic behaviors of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in 12- and 24-month old children at […]
Traumatic brain injuries can lead to long-term neurological and psychiatric disorders
Traumatic brain injury is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in children, and rates of injury have increased over the past decade. According to […]