https://medicalxpress.com/pediatrics-news/ en-us Latest medical news and research in Pediatrics In a study published in Scientific Reports, an international, multidisciplinary research team that included Binghamton University researchers identified a set of blood proteins that may explain why the corticosteroid prednisone, although beneficial in treating Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), can interfere with childhood growth and bone health. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-blood-biomarkers-reveal-common-muscular.html Fri, 04 Sep 2026 13:00:03 EDT news707745541 Pop-up messages that warn of the harms of social media—such as mental health consequences—have the potential to reduce young people's social media use, a new Stanford Medicine study has found. The online experiment of about 1,000 teens and young adults found that warnings also boosted people's knowledge of the risks of social media use. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-health-young-people-social-media.html Fri, 04 Sep 2026 11:00:03 EDT news707653142 Although the number of U.S. children under age 12 with obesity who are prescribed the weight-loss drugs Saxenda, Wegovy and Zepbound remains low, it was 310 times higher in June 2026 than in 2019, when the drugs were first prescribed, a new study shows. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-glp-young-children-obesity-rare.html Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:01 EDT news707573886 Since its discovery, the highly contagious bacterium Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile or C. diff) has been reported not to cause symptoms in infants, leading to the assumption that colonization was not a serious health issue. In a new study, researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) are challenging that long-held assumption, with findings suggesting that the bacterium can reshape the developing infant gut and may have long-term consequences. The findings are published in the journal Science. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-difficile-colonization-infants-reshapes-gut.html Thu, 03 Sep 2026 14:00:27 EDT news707494981 A large-scale study in Japan led by researchers from the University of Osaka and the Osaka Women's and Children's Hospital found that certain fertility treatments are associated with an increased risk of Kawasaki disease before age 5, although the association differed by treatment type. The findings were published in JAMA Network Open. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-fertility-treatments-kawasaki-disease-children.html Thu, 03 Sep 2026 13:00:11 EDT news707656738 Historically, cerebral palsy (CP) was linked largely to events at birth, including prematurity or temporary loss of oxygen to the brain, but research over the past decade has suggested that genetic factors contribute to CP in many children. In a study published in the journal American Journal of Human Genetics on Sept. 3, researchers report that only 89 of the 515 genes previously linked to CP have a statistically significant association with the condition. They suggest that instead of viewing CP as a single disease with genetic causes, it may be better described as a collection of symptoms that can occur in many different conditions as a result of both genetic variants and environmental factors. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-cerebral-palsy-symptoms-disease.html Thu, 03 Sep 2026 11:00:10 EDT news707486986 Hyperventilating. Breath-holding until they turn blue. This abnormal breathing is frequent and disturbing in people with Rett syndrome, a rare genetic disease. Now University of Connecticut researchers report in Current Biology why those episodes happen and show how medications for an entirely different disease might help. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-unexpected-rett-syndrome-symptoms.html Wed, 02 Sep 2026 11:20:07 EDT news707566021 A new study by the Wolfson Center at Cardiff University investigating links between ADHD and depression has shown that underlying factors such as anxiety and negative thought patterns in childhood, adolescence and young adulthood indicate depression risk. The research team suggests that identifying these emotions, behaviors and beliefs in children and young people with ADHD could be a promising intervention for preventing future depression in these individuals. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-anxiety-negative-thought-patterns-adhd.html Wed, 02 Sep 2026 08:00:03 EDT news707554191 Researchers have created a detailed map of childhood Crohn's disease before and after treatment to help understand disease progression. The study, published in eLife, is described by the editors as an important study that substantially advances understanding of pediatric Crohn's disease, mapping its cellular makeup and how patients respond to treatment. The editors add that the evidence is compelling, based on thorough analyses and underpinned by rigorous methodology. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-cell-childhood-crohn-severity-treatment.html Tue, 01 Sep 2026 16:00:06 EDT news707485981 Early school start times and sleeping in on weekends could contribute to anxiety in teenagers, a new study found. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-social-jet-lag-contribute-teenage.html Tue, 01 Sep 2026 11:20:01 EDT news707473465 The age at which adolescents first start using social media may be more important to their mental health than whether they have a social media account at all, new UNSW Sydney research suggests. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-social-media-younger-linked-anxiety.html Mon, 31 Aug 2026 13:40:01 EDT news707395741 A baby's brain is always listening, watching and learning—even when the world around it is chaotic and makes no sense. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-reveal-instability-infant-attention-brain.html Sat, 29 Aug 2026 12:31:53 EDT news707225484