http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Researchers from the UK determined that developmental delays are present in children within six weeks following convulsive status epilepticus (CSE)—a seizure lasting longer than thirty minutes. The study appearing today in Epilepsia, a journal published by Wiley on behalf of the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE), suggests that neurodevelopmental impairments continue to be present one year after CSE. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-developmental-children-prolonged-seizures.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 08 Apr 2013 00:00:01 EST news284558334 A new study out by researchers at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, found large differences in the criteria that states use to determine eligibility for Part C early intervention services for infants and toddlers who have developmental delays. A developmental delay is any significant lag in a child's development as compared with typical child development. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-states-child-early-intervention-developmental.html Pediatrics Mon, 07 Jan 2013 16:10:46 EST news276797378 University of Illinois researchers have developed a model that uses neonatal piglets for studying infant brain development and its effect on learning and memory. To determine if the model is nutrient-sensitive, they have done some research on the effects of iron-deficient diets. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-iron-deficiency-cognitive-insights-piglets.html Health Mon, 03 Dec 2012 13:09:35 EST news273762565 (Medical Xpress)—George Wehby from the University of Iowa has been conducting a study to discover adverse mental development effects on toddlers and babies due to living at high altitudes. He's found, as he describes in his paper published in the Journal of Pediatrics that children living above 8,530 feet were twice as likely to be at risk of experiencing delays in their mental development as those living at or below 2,625 feet. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-children-high-altitude-higher-mental.html Pediatrics Tue, 06 Nov 2012 05:56:42 EST news271402946 (Medical Xpress)—Infants born to mothers attempting to deliver vaginally before the 32nd week of pregnancy are as likely to survive as those delivered by a planned cesarean, provided the fetus is in the head-first position, according to researchers at the National Institutes of Health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-vaginal-delivery-safe-head-first-births.html Overweight and Obesity Mon, 24 Sep 2012 08:05:22 EST news267692706 (Medical Xpress)—We often hear that "knowledge is power." But, that isn't always the case, especially when the knowledge pertains to the health of an unborn child, with murky implications, at best. A new study, led by researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, begins to document this exception to the general rule. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-documents-women-chromosome-abnormalities-prenatal.html Genetics Fri, 21 Sep 2012 08:58:23 EST news267436688 (Medical Xpress) -- Doctors should reconsider the common practice of avoiding the use of cochlear implants in deaf children with developmental delays, according to a new study from the Stanford University School of Medicine and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-benefits-cochlear-implants-deaf-babies.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 01 Aug 2012 07:00:01 EST news263021821 (HealthDay) -- As many as one in 20 children may predominantly walk on their toes in early childhood. Youngsters who have developmental delays or neuropsychiatric disorders, however, are more likely to walk on their toes, according to a new study from Sweden. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-toe-walking-common-kids-mental-woes.html Health Mon, 23 Jul 2012 10:20:01 EST news262256080 A lifestyle that features fresh foods and limited use of products likely to contain environmental chemicals has been shown to reduce exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs), such as BPA and phthalates, in a small population study. EDCs are linked to a number of adverse health complications including neuro-developmental delays, behavioral issues and fertility problems. They are produced by the millions of pounds per year and found extensively in a range of products that contain certain plastics. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-simpler-lifestyle-exposure-endocrine-disrupting-chemicals.html Health Tue, 26 Jun 2012 09:27:46 EST news259921648 Tufts Medical Center researchers have shown that presence of a gene strongly linked to appetite regulation is highly predictive of a premature infant's readiness to feed orally. An analysis of just a drop of an infant's saliva could be the key to preventing many feeding problems and the expensive medical complications that can occur when infants are fed by mouth too early. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-marker-premies-saliva-readiness-mouth.html Pediatrics Mon, 21 May 2012 18:11:06 EST news256842630 (Medical Xpress) -- Researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University have found that a gene known as RAI1 controls one of the most important genes in circadian rhythm, CLOCK. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-gene-disrupt-bodies-internal-rhythm.html Pediatrics Wed, 16 May 2012 10:22:08 EST news256382485 Advanced high-speed gene-sequencing has been used in the clinical setting to find diagnoses for seven children out of a dozen who were experiencing developmental delays and congenital abnormalities for mysterious reasons. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-sequencing-clinical-diagnosis.html Pediatrics Tue, 08 May 2012 00:20:01 EST news255629098 A major study of the relationships between maternal metabolic conditions and the risk that a child will be born with a neurodevelopmental disorder has found strong links between maternal diabetes and obesity and the likelihood of having a child with autism or another developmental disability. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-maternal-obesity-diabetes-autism-developmental.html Autism spectrum disorders Mon, 09 Apr 2012 00:00:01 EST news253087182 Maternal obesity may contribute to cognitive impairment in extremely premature babies, according to a new study by researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-maternal-obesity-brain-premature-infants.html Health Thu, 08 Mar 2012 11:27:36 EST news250428228 A study led by Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, in collaboration with the University of East London UK, and Swansea University UK, is the first to show the effects of the drug ecstasy on fetal and infant development. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-effects-infants-prenatally-exposed-ecstasy.html Addiction Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:32:02 EST news249647508 The first prospective study of ethnic differences in the symptoms of autism in toddlers shows that children from a minority background have more delayed language, communication and gross motor skills than Caucasian children with the disorder. Researchers at the Kennedy Krieger Institute concluded that subtle developmental delays may be going unaddressed in minority toddlers until more severe symptoms develop. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-minority-toddlers-autism-affected-caucasian.html Autism spectrum disorders Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:49:50 EST news249050978 Upon learning they are pregnant, most women dutifully nix the alcohol, sushi and caffeine. But what about antidepressants? http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-antidepressants-pregnancy-women-impact-drugs.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:40:01 EST news248090616 Amber Dias couldn't be sure what was wrong with her little boy. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-autism-unsettling-boom.html Autism spectrum disorders Mon, 19 Dec 2011 13:50:05 EST news243518425 At birth, Melinda Star Guido was so tiny she could fit into the palm of her doctor's hand. Weighing just 9 1/2 ounces - less than a soda can - she is among the smallest babies ever born in the world. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-palm-sized-baby-2nd-smallest.html Health Thu, 15 Dec 2011 05:01:21 EST news243147330 BC Children's Hospital and University of British Columbia (UBC) researchers have found that two existing screening tests are accurate in diagnosing development delays in children and could be incorporated in a busy family practice setting with relative ease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-quick-low-cost-accurately-childhood-developmental.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 03 Aug 2011 10:10:01 EST news231584772 Developmental abnormalities in the mirror neuron system may contribute to social deficits in autism. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-mirror-neuron-autism-broken-slowly.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 03 May 2011 11:21:49 EST news223640494