In an article published in the Journal of Pediatrics, researchers based in Brazil describe the case of a nine-year-old boy admitted to hospital with multiple symptoms and overlapping conditions that made diagnosis difficult, ...
Feb 19, 2024
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Babies born to mothers who used fentanyl during pregnancy displayed similar facial and musculoskeletal abnormalities that suggest the emergence of a novel syndrome, according to research published in the journal Genetics ...
Oct 27, 2023
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Through next-generation sequencing, investigators have identified a mutation in the TMCO3 gene in two sisters with short stature.
Aug 9, 2023
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Challenging the assumption that short stature negatively impacts children and adolescents' self-esteem, a new study by researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) has found that in otherwise healthy short youth, ...
Jun 12, 2023
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In an analysis of data from national Swedish registries for extremely preterm babies (born before 24 weeks) from 2007–2018, most had neurodevelopmental disorders and/or other diagnoses during childhood and were referred ...
Mar 23, 2022
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The US Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved for the first time a drug to improve growth in children with the most common type of dwarfism.
Nov 19, 2021
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Primary school children from England's most deprived areas are nearly twice as likely to be short than those in the least deprived areas, according to new research led by Queen Mary University of London.
Sep 29, 2021
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Many people viewed the Tokyo Olympics as the pinnacle of human physical achievement. However, Paralympic performances often receive less attention despite amazing feats of strength, speed and endurance.
Sep 3, 2021
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In a retrospective study believed to be one of the largest of its kind, researchers say they have successfully charted the health risks, growth patterns, and medical and surgical outcomes of 1,374 people with the most common ...
Jun 21, 2021
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New research has found that individuals born with inherited mutations of the "BLM gene' are more susceptible to developing mesothelioma, especially upon exposure to asbestos. The study was conducted by University of Hawaiʻi ...
Dec 18, 2020
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