Right Sleep time for Children: American Academy of Pediatrics Recommendations supriya kashyap kashyap4 July 2016 5:17 PM ISTTeens should sleep eight to 10 hours per night while younger children need even more sleep, according to new recommendations from the American Academy...
Food allergies linked to higher asthma risk in kids: Study supriya kashyap kashyap27 Aug 2016 12:22 PM ISTNew York : The higher the number of food allergies a child might have, the greater is his or her risk of developing asthma and allergic rhinitis...
New gene identified as diabetes culprit supriya kashyap kashyap2 Sept 2016 11:44 AM ISTNew York : Using the gene editing technology called CRISPR and other sophisticated scientific tools, researchers have identified a new culprit Type-2...
Risk factors for congenital heart defects may lie both inside and outside the heart : PLOS Biology Study supriya kashyap kashyap11 Sept 2016 9:42 AM ISTCongenital heart defects (CHDs) are a leading cause of birth defect-related deaths. Understanding how genetic alterations cause such defects is...
Children with autism may be over-diagnosed with ADHD, new study suggests supriya kashyap kashyap29 Oct 2016 9:35 AM ISTA well-established screening tool used to assess children for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may be less accurate when a child has an...
Innovative imaging, surgery treats plastic bronchitis in adults: Study supriya kashyap kashyap12 Jan 2017 10:14 AM ISTResearchers who developed a safe and effective procedure to remove thick clogs in children's airways are now reporting similar success in adult...
30 Doctors separate twin girls joined at head in an 11 hour surgery Anjali Nimesh Nimesh20 Jun 2017 9:33 AM ISTPHILADELPHIA : surgeons at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) successfully completed the separation of 10-month-old conjoined twins Erin and...
Altered mitochondria associated with increased autism risk : JAMA Anjali Nimesh Nimesh24 Aug 2017 9:25 AM ISTMitochondria, the tiny structures inside our cells that generate energy, may play a key role in autism spectrum disorders (ASD). A provocative new...
New clinical care guidelines for patients with mitochondrial disease Anjali Nimesh Nimesh29 Oct 2017 7:00 PM ISTPhysicians who see patients with the mitochondrial disease now have a practical new tool--a set of guidelines for managing and caring for those...
Proton beam therapy has less side effects in pediatric head and neck cancer patients Anjali Nimesh Nimesh3 Nov 2017 7:20 PM ISTPediatric patients with head and neck cancer can be treated with proton beam therapy (PBT) instead of traditional photon radiation, and it will result...
Narrow-spectrum antibiotics better in children with respiratory infections: JAMA Medical Dialogues Bureau31 Jan 2018 7:25 PM ISTDr.Gerber and colleagues in their study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association have found that when it comes to prescribing...
Children with acute metabolic stroke benefit from Intravenous arginine Anjali Nimesh Nimesh12 March 2018 7:05 PM ISTMitochondrial diseases were caused by a range of different genetic disorders and could produce symptoms such as seizures and partial paralysis in...
