News tagged with white children


Scientists shed new light on mechanisms of T-ALL, a form of leukemia that primarily affects children

Acute lymphatic leukemia (ALL) is the most common cancer in children under the age of 14 years. With optimum treatment, approximately 75 % of children are currently cured, but the treatment consists of severe chemotherapy ...

Cancer created Dec 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Concussions affect children's brains even after symptoms subside

Brain changes in children who have sustained a mild traumatic brain injury, or concussion, persist for months following injury—even after the symptoms of the injury are gone, according to a study published in the December ...

Neuroscience created Dec 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Brain scans can predict children's reading ability, researchers say

(Medical Xpress)—New research can identify the neural structures associated with poor reading skills in young children, and could lead to an early warning system for struggling students.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Oct 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

3-year study finds significant differences in white matter processes related to children's reading development

(Medical Xpress)—Researchers from Stanford and Israel's Bar Ilan University have found that differences in the rates at which white matter develops in children's brains may, as they write in their paper ...

Neuroscience created Oct 09, 2012 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (7) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

White matter structural changes ID'd in children with T1DM

(HealthDay)—Children with type 1 diabetes have significant structural differences in the white matter of their brain compared to healthy children, which correlates with hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) values, according ...

Diabetes created Sep 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Large health gaps found among black, Latino, and white fifth-graders

Substantial racial and ethnic disparities were found for a broad set of harmful health-related issues in a new study of 5th graders from various regions of the U.S. conducted by Boston Children's Hospital and a consortium ...

Health created Aug 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

White children more likely to receive CT scans than Hispanic or African-American children

White children are more likely to receive cranial (head) CT scans in an emergency department following minor head trauma, compared with African-American or Hispanic children, a study published by researchers at UC Davis has ...

Health created Aug 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

MRI study shows social deprivation has a measurable effect on brain growth

Severe psychological and physical neglect produces measurable changes in children's brains, finds a study led by Boston Children's Hospital. But the study also suggests that positive interventions can partially reverse these ...

Neuroscience created Jul 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Variation in brain development seen in infants with autism

Patterns of brain development in the first two years of life are distinct in children who are later diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs), according to researchers in a network funded by the National Institutes ...

Autism spectrum disorders created Feb 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Sickle cell anemia stroke prevention efforts may have decreased racial disparities

The disparity in stroke-related deaths among black and white children dramatically narrowed after prevention strategies changed to include ultrasound screening and chronic blood transfusions for children with sickle cell ...

Cardiology created Feb 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Prevalence of obesity in US still high, with little change in recent years

There has not been significant change in the prevalence of obesity in the U.S., with data from 2009-2010 indicating that about one in three adults and one in six children and teens are obese; however, there have been increases ...

Health created Jan 17, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Minority children less likely to receive CT scans following head trauma

African-American and Hispanic children are less likely to receive a cranial computed tomography (CT) scan in an emergency department (ED) following minor head trauma than white children, according to an abstract presented ...

Health created Oct 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Aboriginal children less likely to receive kidney transplants

Aboriginal children with kidney failure were less likely to receive a kidney transplant compared to white children, found an article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).

Health created May 24, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0