Poor blood sugar control in kids with T1D tied to Neurodevelopmental Disorders MD Bureau19 Feb 2021 6:00 AM ISTGlucose metabolism is essential for brain development and function, and its disturbance during childhood may have negative consequences....
Prenatal spina bifida repair better than postnatal repair: JAMA Pediatrics Medha Baranwal19 Feb 2021 6:00 AM ISTUSA: Prenatal repair of spina bifida (SB) is more beneficial than standard postnatal repair in terms of improving functional mobility and motor levels...
The hidden reason children born by C-section are more likely to develop asthma Hina Zahid18 Feb 2021 6:00 PM ISTResearchers at Rutgers University, the Copenhagen Prospective Studies on Asthma in Childhood and the University of Copenhagen have described for the...
Delayed antibiotics reduce adverse GI effects in kids with respiratory infections: Study Medha Baranwal18 Feb 2021 11:00 AM ISTSpain: Children with uncomplicated respiratory tract infections (RTIs) who received delayed antibiotic prescription (DAP) had reduced gastrointestinal...
Cisplatin may induce hearing loss in children and young adults, study reveals Dr. Nandita Mohan17 Feb 2021 10:14 PM ISTAccording to a recent large, multicentre cohort study published in The Lancet- Child and Adolescent Health Journal, benchmarks were established for...
Use of Real-time CGM prevents blood sugar swings in infants: Lancet Study Dr. Nandita Mohan17 Feb 2021 11:45 AM ISTHyperglycaemia, hypoglycaemia, and blood sugar instability are common in preterm infants and have been associated with increased risk of mortality and...
Infants, children acquire oral human papillomavirus, probably from mother: CDC Medha Baranwal17 Feb 2021 8:28 AM ISTFinland: Oral human papillomavirus (HPV) infections has been detected in infants and young children, reveals a recent study in the journal Emerging...
Dabigatran etexilate as effective as standard of care in acute VTE in children: Lancet Dr Satabdi Saha15 Feb 2021 2:15 PM ISTRecent research findings have suggested that Dabigatran, an oral anticoagulant, was non-inferior to standard of care in terms of efficacy, with...
Testosterone therapy associated with BMI increase in transgender males: Study Medha Baranwal15 Feb 2021 8:49 AM ISTUSA: Transgender males who received testosterone therapy experience a significant increase in BMI over time as compared to cisgender females, finds a...
Aspirin bests warfarin to prevent blood clots in kids after heart surgery Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli14 Feb 2021 7:48 PM ISTPatients are at an increased risk of thromboembolic complications because of the nature of the Fontan physiology. As such, warfarin or aspirin is...
Excess social media time for teen girls tied to elevated suicide risk in long study Hina Zahid12 Feb 2021 9:15 PM ISTAs teens' use of social media has grown over the past decade, so too has the suicide rate among younger people, with suicide now being the second...
Botox receives FDA approval for neurogenic detrusor overactivity in children Medha Baranwal12 Feb 2021 7:30 PM ISTUSA: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given its approval to AbbVie's onabotulinumtoxin (BOTOX). The approval is for the treatment of...
