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Autism and rare childhood speech disorder often coincide
Some children with autism should undergo ongoing screenings for apraxia, a rare neurological speech disorder, because the two conditions often go hand-in-hand, according to researchers. It’s estimated that one in 68 children in the United States has autism and one to two in 1,000 have apraxia. With increased recognition and improved evaluation measures, more children are being identified with autism and apraxia. Developmental experts have long noted autism and apraxia seem to frequently coincide.
Children’s National first in US to destroy bone tumors with incisionless surgery
Doctors from the Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation at Children’s National Health System are the first in the United States to treat osteoid osteoma, a benign but painful bone…
Google has created plans for a creepy toy that records your children
These cuddly creatures are straight out of a Toy Story nightmare
Hodgkin’s lymphoma: Treatment can have late sequelae
In Hodgkin’s lymphoma — cancer of the lymph nodes — nine out of ten patients survive the disease, thanks to the highly effective treatments that are now available. Depending on the type of treatment given, however, there may be late sequelae, researchers report. These authors studied the question of which types of treatment were more likely to be followed by the development of secondary malignant neoplasia, and they quantified the risk of such an event as a function of the treatment received.
Access to mental health care for teens improving, but less for communities with disparities
Teens in the U.S. have more availability of mental health care than they did two years ago, but access is not equal in all communities, new research suggests. A five year study gauged opportunities for children and teens at the local level in communities across the U.S. surveying over 2,000 adults across the U.S. who work and/or volunteer on behalf of children and teens.
Toddler temperament could be influenced by different types of gut bacteria
The microbiome of a toddler’s gut may influence their behavior, a new study suggests. Scientists found correlations between temperament and the presence of specific types of intestinal bacteria in both girls and boys. The researchers aren’t looking for a way to help parents modify the ‘terrible twos,’ but for clues about how – and where – chronic illnesses like obesity, asthma, allergies and bowel diseases start.
Governments take decisive step towards more affordable vaccines
Governments meeting in Geneva for the annual World Health Assembly raised the alarm on Monday over the exorbitant rise in the price to vaccinate a child, passing a resolution urging more affordable…
Roots of Emotional Eating
In his paper written for the journal Eating Disorders, Dr. Pretlow stated that today’s youth appear to be “victims of boredom, stress, and depression in an addictive, comfort food environment” and added: Accordingly, a perfect storm may be contributing to the childhood obesity epidemic: 1) cheap, widely available, highly pleasurable foods, 2) increased stress in children, and 3) comfort eating, leading to dependence (addiction). Recently, three British researchers (Claire V. Farrow, Emma Haycraft, and Jackie M. Blissett) set out to understand more completely the development of emotional eating in young children. Specifically, they wanted to learn “whether parental use of overly controlling feeding practices at 3–5 years of age predicts a greater subsequent tendency for children to eat under conditions of mild stress at ages 5–
Melanoma, pediatric cancer and lymphoma dominate research from NYU Langone at ASCO 2015
Plasma cell disorders and epidemiology studies also play a prominent roleNYU Langone Medical Center and its Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center will have a high profile at the 51st Annual…
Endoscopic removal of spinal tumor with the patient awake at Rhode Island Hospital
First case reported in medical literature of novel approach to diagnosisThe spinal tumor grew back.