Taiwanese doctors have restored some movement in four children bedridden with a rare, life-threatening neurological disease using gene transfer techniques pioneered by University of Florida faculty. The first-in-humans achievement may also be helpful f… . . . → Read More: Children with rare, incurable brain disease improve after gene therapy
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A pill designed to zero in on abnormal genes that drive specific cancers has produced encouraging early results in children with an uncommon but aggressive type of lymphoma, as well as in children with a rare form of neuroblastoma. A phase 1 clinical t… . . . → Read More: Children with cancer have complete responses in a Children’s Oncology Group phase 1 trial A new study from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and the World Health Organization (WHO) found that a simple checklist-based childbirth safety program dramatically improved adherence to essential childbirth care practices at a pilot hospital in … . . . → Read More: Simple, low-cost checklist dramatically improves practices of health workers during childbirth PHOENIX, May 15, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ – Gov. Jan Brewer signed into law yesterday the expansion of an Arizona school choice program, explicitly making children of active military members eligible to participate – a first nationwide…. . . . → Read More: Arizona Governor Signs Groundbreaking School Choice Plan A new study from the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) finds that the early reading skills of children from linguistically isolated households (those without any adult English speaker) can significantly improve with participation in a center… . . . → Read More: English Language Learners Benefit from Preschool The mothers of Britain’s “mixed families” are ensuring their children learn about their heritage and culture, according to a development project funded by the Economic and Social Research Council. So, even if the child’s father hails from a minority ba… . . . → Read More: ‘Mixed’ family moms ensure minority culture continues in the home Resiliency is a measure of a person’s ability to flexibly adapt their behaviors to fit the surroundings in which they find themselves. New findings suggest that resiliency in early adolescence is associated with better working memory performance and ma… . . . → Read More: Resiliency during early teen years can protect against later alcohol/drug use Prenatal exposure to alcohol can disrupt the brain’s executive function (EF) and adaptive functioning. A new study examines these abilities in children with heavy prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) and and/or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD… . . . → Read More: Examining adaptive abilities in children with prenatal alcohol exposure and/or ADHD On bmj.com today, two experts debate whether childhood vaccination should be mandatory in the UK. . . . → Read More: Should childhood vaccination be mandatory? Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) caseloads have plummeted since the program was enacted in 1996. This brief summarizes changes to the caseload during the period of decline and explores factors that have contributed to caseload change. I… . . . → Read More: How Has the TANF Caseload Changed Over Time? |
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