Pediatrics - Dec 5, 2017 Edition

Family risk for childhood asthma may involve microbes found in baby's digestive tract

December 5, 2017     Pediatrics     The latest pediatrics news from News Medical

WHO delivers medical supplies to tackle outbreak of diphtheria in Yemen   WHO has delivered medicines to tackle an outbreak of diphtheria in Yemen, warning that sustained humanitarian access is critical to stopping its spread.       Family risk for childhood asthma may involve microbes found in baby's digestive tract   A new University of Alberta study shows that the family risk for asthma--typically passed from moms to babies--may not be a result of genetics alone: it may also involve the microbes found in a baby's digestive tract.

Study finds altered blood flow in brains of preterm newborns   According to a new prospective and observational study published today in The Journal of Pediatrics, very premature infants suffer from an altered cerebral blood flow (CBF) of key regions of the brain which may help to warn of complications in brain maturation, far sooner than conventional imaging could visually reveal.         Study provides potential explanation for increased prevalence of asthma in adult women   In childhood, asthma is more common in boys than girls. But around the time of puberty, that picture reverses. By midlife women are twice as likely as men to have asthma.         HPV vaccine shows long-term safety and efficacy in protecting against most virulent strains   A decade of data on hundreds of boys and girls who received the HPV vaccine indicates the vaccine is safe and effective long term in protecting against the most virulent strains of the virus, researchers report.

The ratcheting cost of the pneumococcal vaccine: What gives?   Every November, like clockwork, she gets the same letter, said Dr. Lindsay Irvin, a pediatrician in San Antonio.       Drug that stimulates neuron pruning promotes goal-directed behavior in mice   A drug that stimulates neuron pruning can nudge mice away from habit-driven behaviors when combined with retraining, neuroscientists have found.       Simple new tool may help physicians identify people at risk for Alzheimer disease   A simple new tool that tracks cognitive performance in adults aims to help physicians identify people who may be on the path to Alzheimer disease or another form of dementia. The tool, called the QuoCo (cognitive quotient), is published in CMAJ.       Genetic susceptibility to BD can increase suicide risk among people exposed to traumatic stress   Genetic susceptibility to bipolar disorder can increase the risk for suicide attempt, but only among those who also have experienced traumatic stress, reports a study published in the December 2017 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.       New study finds serious mental health risks among Yemenis   Yemenis face serious mental health risks, but the issue is being neglected, says a new study released today by Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health and the Sana'a Center for Strategic Studies, Columbia Law School's Human Rights Clinic.       Pediatric submersion score helps identify children at low risk for submersion-related injury   A risk score can identify children at low risk for submersion-related injury who can be safely discharged from the ED after observation.

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